Anticipated construction timeline: May 2025 – Fall 2026

The upper section of Millcreek Canyon Road is slated to be closed for nearly two years for the Upper Millcreek Canyon Road Improvements Project.

The goal of the project is to improve user safety, enhance access to recreational areas, and address water quality issues caused by erosion and outdated drainage infrastructure.

Key improvements focused on achieving these goals include widening the road to up to 24 feet, adding a bike lane, and building new parking lots to reduce roadside congestion.

Here’s how construction will play out:

• Millcreek Canyon Road, from the Winter Gate to Big Water Parking Lot, will be closed for the entire 2 years.
• There will be a winter shutdown of construction activities, allowing for ski grooming and pedestrian access, on the Millcreek Canyon Road from mid-December to late-March.
• Trail Access: Most hiking and biking trails in the canyon will remain open. The Pipeline and *Upper Pipeline trails will serve as the main through-routes between upper and lower canyon areas (trail closure map below).
  • Trails Utah is working with the city and construction crews to create a connector trail at Elbow Fork. This would allow trail users to access all upper and lower trails via the Upper Pipeline Trail at Elbow Fork throughout the year (without having to track back to the winter gate).

• Click here to read Salt Lake County’s latest update on the project

The following trail closure map image shows which trails will remain open and how you can connect to each of them.