History
In April 2001, a three-week closure of the Sandy/Salt Lake line's northern portion, between Gallivan Plaza Station and Arena Station, in Downtown occurred when the switch at 400 South Main Street was built to accommodate the University Line's western turn into downtown. The first 2.3-mile (3.7 km) segment of the University Line opened on Saturday 15 December 2001 with service from the Delta Center to Rice-Eccles Stadium at a cost of $148.5 million, ahead of schedule and in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics, despite concerns that it would not be open in time. The entire UTA network was free to all riders on opening day. The $89.4 million extension from Rice-Eccles Stadium to the University Medical Center opened in September 2003, a full fifteen months ahead of schedule, adding 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of track and three new stations: University South Campus, Fort Douglas, and University Medical Center.
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