AASHTO Journal - Mon January 28, 2019
Wildlife Issues, Tribal Diplomacy Top 'What's Hot' List for State DOTs
Managing wildlife issues, such as fish migration, while figuring out ways to forge stronger ties with Native American tribal governments are two of the "hot issues" currently facing state departments of transportation....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 15, 2019
$210M Utah Valley Express Nears Completion in Provo, Orem
A $210M bus rapid transit system project is rolling along in the growing Utah cities of Provo and Orem. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) developed plans for the Provo-Orem bus rapid transit to address transit as well as roadway infrastructure needs....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue December 18, 2018
Placing Largest Beams in State
Forterra Structural Precast crews are loading up 203-ft.-long, 225,000 lb. concrete beams. The beams are the longest precast beams in the state and will be placed on the Technology Corridor project in Lehi....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue December 18, 2018
SR 30 Final Environmental Statement Now Available
The Utah Department of Transportation announces the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), and the official Record of Decision (ROD) for proposed improvements to State Route 30 between SR 252 (1000 West) in Logan and SR 23 in Petersboro....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue December 18, 2018
Four New Bangerter Interchanges Near Completion
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced that major construction is complete on four new interchanges along Bangerter Highway, and a project to build the next three interchanges at 6200 South, 10400 South and 12600 South, will begin in 2020....
AASHTO Journal - Mon November 19, 2018
Utah DOT Deploys Concrete Barriers for Flood Protection
The Utah Department of Transportation recently engaged in a 17-hour effort to create 1,600 ft. worth of floodwater barriers from re-purposed concrete highway dividers near the towns of Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills....
AASHTO - Tue September 25, 2018
Utah DOT's Carlos Braceras Elected AASHTO President
The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials elected Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, to serve as its new president and Missouri DOT Director Patrick McKenna as its vice president....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 28, 2018
UDOT Narrows Bridges Along Wasatch Front to Widen Road
A burgeoning population along Utah's Wasatch Front means traffic in the Salt Lake Valley on I-15 South can get pretty crowded, especially during rush hour. Engineers at the Utah Department of Transportation have been studying the issue for several years, aware that expansion of the Interstate was crucial....
Utah Department of Transportation - Tue July 31, 2018
AASHTO Awards UDOT for Cottonwood Canyon Project
Once again, the Utah Department of Transportation is a winner in the annual America's Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)....
Utah Department of Transportation - Mon July 02, 2018
Gov. Appoints Zeenati to State Transportation Commission
Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed St. George realtor Naghi Zeenati as chairman of the Utah State Transportation Commission. A member of the Commission since 2013, Zeenati replaces J. Kent Millington, whose term of service as Commission chair has expired....
