SPANISH FORK — Construction workers will be busy on U.S. Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon over the next few months.

Beginning Friday morning, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Diamond Fork Road and the U.S. 89 junction as workers install a concrete barrier in the median.

That project is expected to last until the end of the year, and officials said it has one specific goal.

“This is to prevent some of those crossover crashes that you see,” said John Gleason, Utah Department of Transportation spokesperson. “You can just imagine how devastating those can be if you’ve got vehicles that are traveling in opposite directions at freeway speeds.”

Crosses alongside U.S. Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon are pictured on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Jason Hammer, KSL TV)

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