Plan ahead: TRAX Red Line to be rerouted during ‘MexTour’ event at Rice Eccles Stadium

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — On Saturday, June 7, the Mexican national soccer team will be making a rare visit to the Beehive State to play a friendly exhibition game against Switzerland at Rice Eccles Stadium.

But if you were planning on making use of the TRAX’s Red Line train to make it to the stadium, you’ll need to adjust your travel plans.

The TRAX line, which typically runs up 400 South to Rice Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus, will be under construction and diverted to follow the Blue Line along Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. This temporary reroute could cause significant delays of up to 45 minutes to the commute, the University of Utah warned.

To make up for the lack of trains, UTA plans to increase services for bus routes 1, 2, and 4 to help passengers traveling to the University of Utah. Passengers will be encouraged to take the Red Line to Gallivan Plaza Station and transfer to any of the three bus lines to reach the stadium in time for the game.

The Red Line closure will allow for UTA maintenance crews to perform maintenance near the Rice-Eccles Stadium station, including at the S-Curve to the University of Utah. The closure and reroute are expected to be in place until Aug. 17.

However, normal services will temporarily resume over the July 4 weekend to help accommodate events on the University of Utah campus.