MAGNA — The brand-new Cyprus High School opened its doors this week, but getting students to class has proven to be a challenge. Road construction and limited access points have created a traffic bottleneck, frustrating parents, students and city officials alike.

While the school is open, the only two routes leading in are under construction.

David Brickey, with the City of Magna, said the traffic issues are a symptom of rapid growth in the area.

“This falls into the fact that Utah and Magna are growing fast,” Brickey said. “There’s this cross-pollination of people coming and going, and it makes it a real challenge.”

The school, which serves 2,700 students, is surrounded by townhomes, apartments and homes that house another 1,200 residents. The influx of traffic on the first day of sch

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