St. George plans party for boulevard reopening ceremony
By SCOTT DAVID JOHNSON
sjohnson@thespectrum.com
ST. GEORGE - The city will toast the results of 15 months and $15.4 million of work Friday in the official reopening of St. George Boulevard.
After several setbacks, the project has been completed on schedule and just in time for the start of the fall tourist season, said Myron Lee, of the Utah Department of Transportation.
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The road is now open to two lanes of traffic in both directions.
"This is the culmination of about six years worth of planning and design work, mixed up with 15 months of construction," Lee said.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place alongside Smith's Food and Drug Center at the corner of Bluff Street and St. George Boulevard. Speakers will include Mayor Daniel McArthur, UDOT Executive Director John Njord, Utah Sen. Bill Hickman and Rep. David Clark.
Following a breakfast provided by Smith's and entertainment from a classic rock band, a parade of classic cars will make a ceremonial first run up and down the boulevard.