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20-car pile-up shuts down eastbound State Route 201 between West Valley City and South Salt Lake

Utah Highway Patrol troopers are working to clear a 20-car pile-up on eastbound State Route 201 just before 3200 West in West Valley City on Thursday evening and asked drivers to use an alternative route.

Troopers tweeted the eastbound lanes of State Route 201 were closed because of the pile-up. While the westbound lanes are open, Department of Transportation officials estimated there would be congestion along the roadway until about 8 p.m.

(Courtesy Utah Department of Transportation) A screen grab of the Utah Department of Transportation traffic flow map shows congestion on State Route 201 after a 20-car pile-up on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018.
(Courtesy Utah Department of Transportation) A screen grab of the Utah Department of Transportation traffic flow map shows congestion on State Route 201 after a 20-car pile-up on Thursday, Dec.