Clinton City Launches Comeback Week to Boost Businesses Hit by Road Construction

City hopes to drive sales and support local shops struggling amid major infrastructure projects

Published on Feb. 9, 2026

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Businesses along Clinton City's main thoroughfares have been hit hard by years of intense road construction projects, leading to significant revenue losses of over 40% for many local shops. To help jumpstart commerce in the downtown area, the city is launching a "Clinton's Comeback Week" initiative to incentivize residents to shop locally for Valentine's Day and beyond through a web app that rewards customers for visiting multiple businesses.

Why it matters

The construction projects have caused a major drop in foot traffic and sales tax revenue for Clinton, forcing the city to raise other taxes. This initiative is an attempt to support local businesses that have been "hanging on for dear life" during the disruption, while also investing in the city's long-term infrastructure improvements.

The details

UDOT has been widening and updating 2000 West in Clinton for the past couple of years, and just finished up the project. Now the city is hoping to drive more visitors to the area with the "Clinton's Comeback Week" promotion, which allows customers to sign up, upload their receipts, and play a game to win prizes for shopping at multiple local businesses. The city's finance director had forecasted a $200,000 shortfall in sales tax revenue last year due to the construction impacts.

  • UDOT finished the 2000 West construction project in Clinton recently.
  • Clinton is launching its "Clinton's Comeback Week" promotion around Valentine's Day 2026.

The players

Marie Dougherty

The mayor of Clinton City, who has expressed concern about the wellbeing of local businesses that have reported losses of over 40% due to the road construction projects.

Clinton City

The local government in Clinton, Utah that is launching the "Clinton's Comeback Week" initiative to support businesses impacted by major road construction in the area.

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What they’re saying

“The construction is so intense and it's on both of those main arterials. They've just been avoiding Clinton. Even people who live here, they tell me they just go to Riverdale, they just go to Layton to shop. They go to Syracuse. And it's been really hard to hear that.”

— Marie Dougherty, Clinton City Mayor

“Getting that support from the public right now would be huge for us. It's a way for us to say, we know we are making an investment in the future with this construction, but we need an investment right now in the local businesses who have been hanging on for dear life for us. They've been trying to keep their lights on through this construction.”

— Marie Dougherty, Clinton City Mayor

What’s next

Clinton City plans to continue monitoring the impact of the ongoing 1800 North construction project and may need to implement additional initiatives like "Clinton's Comeback Week" in the future to support local businesses.

The takeaway

This case highlights the challenges small businesses can face during major infrastructure projects, and how local governments are trying innovative approaches to boost commerce and support their communities through disruptions. Clinton's efforts show the importance of public-private partnerships to weather construction impacts and invest in the long-term vitality of a city.