UDOT has new plan for the future of 300 West outside of Delta Center

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Utah transportation officials want to lower 300 West to allow for a pedestrian plaza outside of Delta Center.

The plan seeks to create a plaza without disrupting traffic flow.

The project is part of a $1.8 billion downtown redevelopment initiative surrounding the arena.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah transportation officials say they may have figured out how to build a pedestrian plaza outside of the Delta Center without severely impacting a key roadway that runs alongside the arena.

The project remains in its "infancy stages," but Utah Department of Transportation engineers have zeroed in on a plan that would lower 300 West by approximately 10 feet between South Temple and 100 South. At the same time, a section of Smith Entertainment Group's proposed plaza over the roadway would