BLUFFDALE, Utah (ABC4) — The City of Bluffdale announced that it will permanently close the 14600 South underpass between Spring View Parkway and 1010 West on Monday, in order to create a new tunnel.

The stretch of 14600 South is one of the main east-west routes between Bluffdale and Riverton. But come mid-November, this narrow underpass will close for good, and drivers will soon need to take alternate routes while construction begins on a safer, wider tunnel.

Nearly 11,000 vehicles drive through the one-lane Bluffdale underpass every day, the tight tunnel between Spring View Parkway and 1010 West.

For drivers like Jose Juarez, it’s a daily commute that’s getting harder.

“It’s getting very busy, especially in the morning, like the other week. The traffic was from I-15 all the way to th

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