BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Sugar House businesses celebrate construction halt for the holidays

Dec 2, 2024, 7:00 PM

Construction along 2100 South in Sugar House. Construction will pause for the holidays. (KSL TV)...

Construction along 2100 South in Sugar House. Construction will pause for the holidays. (KSL TV)

(KSL TV)

SALT LAKE CITY – A huge relief for small businesses in Sugar House along a section of 2100 South – construction has come to a halt for the holidays.

“Okay we can pay this next paycheck,” said Emily Potts, the owner of Sugar House Coffee. She’s owned the place for 14 years, and said this year with construction was one of the worst financial years she’s seen.

“We are down about 33%,” Potts told KSL TV.

Sugar House Coffee full of customers amid construction halt along 2100 South in Sugar House on Dec. 2, 2024. (Dan Rascon, KSL TV)

Sugar House Coffee full of customers amid construction halt along 2100 South in Sugar House on Dec. 2, 2024. (Dan Rascon, KSL TV)

For more than a year, orange barrels, lane closures and traffic congestion have been part of 2100 South between 1300 East and 1000 East. The construction has been making it very difficult for customers to find parking and navigate getting to many of the businesses.

Construction along 2100 South in Sugar House. construction will pause for the holidays. (KSL TV)

For some businesses, they had no choice but to close their doors.

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“We lost Sugar House Barbecue, we lost Pizza Volta, here on the corner we’ve lost Fiddler’s Elbow,” said small business owner Derek Williamson, who is also the vice chair of the Sugar House Community Council. “Just countless other little coffee shops little café’s that didn’t make it.”

That’s why what businesses are now seeing along 2100 South is such a welcoming site. Free-flowing traffic, with no orange barrels or lane closures. A one-month holiday gift from the city of Salt Lake.

“My 19 employees are my kids, and so I wanted them to keep their hours. And the thought of having to cut their hours is tough,” Potts said. “I paid them as much as I could but also did what I had to do to keep the doors open.”

Barber Kyle Condie, who owns Sugar House Barber Shop, said it’s nice to finally see foot traffic again.

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