MURRAY, Utah — A major freeway interchange in the Salt Lake Valley was closed through the night Wednesday after the road buckled, possibly due to the heat.
The ramp from northbound I-15 to westbound/eastbound I-215 was closed Wednesday evening, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
At around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, crews reopened the ramp to traffic, just in time for the morning commute.
UDOT said the closure was due to road buckling, although the cause of the buckling was not stated. However, this did come on the hottest day of the year so far in Salt Lake City (89 degrees).
Shortly before this closure, the "collector road" on northbound I-15 at 7200 South was also closed due to road buckling.
Later Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, multiple crews were seen repairing the damaged road.
