An integral part of the plan is to have each direction of traffic on I-15 shifted to one side of the freeway. This will allow road crews to reconstruct one side of the freeway while keeping the other side open. By reconstructing an entire half of the freeway and maintaining traffic on the other half, businesses can remain open. Their employees and customers can get to them with a reasonable amount of effort. Industries such as tourism and trucking, which rely heavily on I-15, can remain a vital part of Utah's economy.
Motorists can still use the entire interstate system.
In short, the maintenance of traffic for I-15 will allow a massive construction project to coexist with Utah's burgeoning economy. As part of the I-15 Reconstruction project, portions of an interchange's cross street, or arterial street, will be reconstructed. The 10600 South overpass is currently under construction, and 600 North and 7200 South have already undergone arterial construction. There are currently no plans to reconstruct the 1300 South arterial street. Because of motorists' reliance on I-15 during the day, complete road closures happen only at night during the week.