Foothill Drive is frustrating for commuters. Here’s how UDOT plans to fix that

“We know there’s a lot of frustration about Foothill,” said the Salt Lake City Traffic Division director. “We feel optimistic about the next few years and what we’ll be able to do.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic moves along Foothill Dr. and Sunnyside Ave. in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, as the city and UDOT plan to make it more pedestrian-friendly and reduce the amount of time vehicles spent idling at red lights on the increasingly busy thoroughfare. Part of the reconstruction will get rid of the big right turn onto northbound Foothill and replace it with a regular turn lane.

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Shelley K. MeschInnovation Lab reporter

Shelley is a reporter on The Tribune's Innovation Lab team, where she reports on how businesses, nonprofits and governments can address community problems.