US-89 closure in northern Utah may cause heavy traffic through weekend

US-89 has been closed at South Weber Drive, which is causing a lot of backup on the I-15. The closure began Friday, April 26. "This is a very, very big closure, and we know that it’s going to cause a lot of inconvenience for people," said Mitchell Shaw, spokesperson for the Utah Department of Transportation. Shaw said that the closure is to provide the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District with time to install a new water pipeline. “It’s a very …