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Jordan River Parkway Trail reopens with new route designed for access and enforcement.
The Jordan River Trail reopened on Friday, ending months of closures and detours as Salt Lake City officials showed off the latest upgrades to one of the most embattled sections in the 40-mile-long parkway and active transportation corridor.
A new section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail near Backman Elementary opened to the public on Friday, July 11, 2025. FAIRPARK—The Jordan River Trail reopened on Friday, ending months of closures and detours as Salt Lake City officials showed off the latest upgrades to one of the most embattled sections in the 40-mile-long parkway and active transportation corridor.
The trail now features roughly one half-mile of new alignment on the west side of the Jordan River between 500 North and Backman Elementary, where a bridge was installed in 2022 after years of advocacy by the Backman school…
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