Time-lapse videos always make mundane things seem really cool, and this video of a pedestrian bridge in South Jordan being installed is no exception.
When it's sped up, it looks like a little toy play set with a crane moving a plastic bridge, not a several-ton metal bridge that spans a multiple-lane highway.
The video shows the Utah Department of Transportation installing a pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway near the 9800 South intersection on Nov. 22.
"Sorry, we couldn't come out last night we were busy installing a new pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway," UDOT said on X.
Sorry we couldn't come out last night we were busy installing a new pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/lbLtVEeow1
— Utah DOT (@UtahDOT) November 24, 2024
The bridge will open next year, providing safe access to neighborhoods, Elk Meadows Elementary School and Elk Ridge Middle School.
The pedestrian bridge is part of a series of construction projects along Bangerter Highway that UDOT is conducting to eliminate stoplights and convert intersections into freeway-style interchanges. UDOT said the road is one of the valley’s largest north-to-south corridors and moves an average of 60,000 vehicles a day.