LAYTON — It took a lot of manpower and a lot of dish soap, but construction crews were able to move a brand new bridge into place in time for the morning commute Thursday, March 10.

Hill Field Road was closed at the Interstate 15 exchange from 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at 6 a.m. Thursday as crews worked to slide the newly constructed freeway bridge in position.

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“By constructing the bridge adjacent to the old one and then sliding it into place, UDOT minimizes traffic delays and inconvenience to drivers,” a news release from the Utah Department of Transportation said. 

The new bridge is part of a project to reconstruct the I-15 interchange at Hill Field Road as a single-point urban interchange. The reconstructed interchange, along with several nearby ThrU Turn intersections, are part of a project to improve the flow of traffic and reduce delays in the Layton area.

A time lapse of the bridge slide can be watched below.

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