1972: When U-turns first became legal in Layton City; 2016: When some U-turns were required

                                      A thru-U turn traffic signal in Layton City today.

“ORDINANCE passed. Layton U-turn OK at intersections, if …” was a Nov. 17, 1972 headline in the Ogden Standard-Examiner.

At that time, the Layton City Council revised its ordinance so that U-turns were now legal “at most intersections, if they can be made without interfering with or endangering traffic.”

U-turns were only illegal then if there was signage at the intersection stating so.

However, it was also left to a police officer’s judgment as to whether or not the U-turn was made at a time when it was considered dangerous.

-Ironically, jump ahead 44 years to 2016, when the Thru-U turns were introduced on Hill Field Road and Main Street. Though somewhat confusing at first, this new traffic configuration mandates making U-turns, for drivers going a specific direction and has reduced wait time at major intersections in the heart of the City.
A different kind of U-turn, these Thru-U turns have outlawed left turns at specific locations off Main Street and Hill Field Road to improve traffic flow.