UDOT - Wed February 21, 2024
Utah Opens Largest Highway Project Ahead of Schedule
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) celebrated the opening of all lanes on the new 16-mi. West Davis Highway with a community fun run/walk/bike event. Crews and residents had an opportunity to see the benefits of the largest construction project in the state — valued at $750 million — with a community-filled occasion....
UDOT - Tue August 22, 2023
Utah Turns to Innovative Solution for Highway Ramp
Crews working for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) are using geofoam blocks — similar to the Styrofoam used in packaging materials and ice chests — to build a freeway ramp that will connect the future West Davis Highway with southbound I-15 in Farmington....
CEG - Wed August 10, 2022
Dish Soap Helps Move Million-Pound Bridge
Crews from Wadsworth Bros. Construction Company used some innovation to execute a bridge slide in Cedar City, Utah. Working with the Utah Department of Transportation, the Draper-based general contractor managed to slide a 1.1-million-lbs....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 15, 2021
Farmington Bay Constructors Begin 750M Project
With a population growth of nearly 20 percent since 2010, Utah is busy attempting to meet the transportation demands that come with that growth. The latest highway construction project is the West Davis Corridor, a 16-mi., $750-million project that will see the construction of a four-lane divided highway in western Davis County stretching between I-15 and Legacy Parkway junction in Farmington and S.R....
CEG - Tue March 23, 2021
Tandem Crews Take Home 2020 Project of Year Honor
The joint venture of Ames Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction were recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of Utah with the 2020 Project of the Year, Overall Highway/Transportation, for its work on the I-15 Technology Corridor from Lehi Main Street to SR 92....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 06, 2020
Crews Turn to Geofoam on Railroad Bridge Project
A railroad bridge that is being constructed by Wadsworth Brothers Construction, part of the Utah Department of Transportation's (UDOT) $82 million 5600 W. project, is likely the largest installation of Geofoam ever used in the state, and may be among the largest in the United States....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 07, 2019
ITD Finds Innovative New Method to Replace 17 Bridges
When the Idaho Transportation Department identified 17 bridges in Eastern Idaho that did not meet current safety and geometry standards, the agency decided to try a new construction approach that ultimately saved taxpayers millions of dollars and more than a decade in time....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 31, 2018
UDOT's $430M I-15 Project Adds New Lanes in Tech Corridor
Work on $430 million project to widen I-15 in Utah County, Utah, began last April. The project is taking place in one of the fastest growing areas in Utah, known as Silicon Slopes for the high number of technology-based businesses there....
Tue May 08, 2018
Lemhi River Bridge Projects Under Way in East Idaho
ITD has identified nine bridges for reconstruction on ID-28 between April 2018 and October 2019. Construction on the first three bridges began the week of April 2 and lasts until mid-Oct. 2018. The project calls for removing and replacing bridges; enhancing existing structures; and providing increased capacity for the river....
Chuck Harvey - Wed October 26, 2016
UDOT Projects Improve I-15 at Both Ends of the State
In two separate projects, Utah Department of Transportation crews are working on projects designed to improve traffic flow and enhance safety on I-15. St. GeorgeWork started last spring on a $21.5 million project to add an additional lane in each direction on a 2-mi....
