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UDOT removes pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Hwy.
The time-lapse video below shows the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) removing a pedestrian bridge over Bangerter Highway at 7000 South in West Jordan, Utah. The highway was closed to traffic on a Saturday night so the bridge could be removed to allow work on a new freeway-style interchange at that location. The bridge is […]
June 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Utah governor appoints 2 members to state transportation commission
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Larry Ellertson and Donna Law to the Utah State Transportation Commission to replace two members whose terms expired. Ellertson also has been named commission chair. The commission is an “independent advisory commission that prioritizes the Utah Department of Transportation’s state-wide projects and decides how funds allocated for transportation by […]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT announces top 10 highway construction projects for 2017
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released its annual top 10 construction projects for 2017, with the Bangerter Highway, which includes five interchanges, topping the list. UDOT has 180 highway projects on its construction docket for 2017, with a combined value of $1.3 billion. The Bangerter Highway project, which is set to be complete […]
April 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT adds technology that allows crossing guards to increase walk time at crosswalks for students
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is implementing new technology into crosswalk signals that will allow crossing guards to add extra walk time at peak times as an effort to increase safety for students crossing busy streets. The new system involves a key on signal boxes that crossing guards can use to add 10 to […]
September 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT announces top 10 bridge and highway projects for 2016 valued at $722 million
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has announced its top 10 bridge and highway projects for this year, with a total value of $722 million. UDOT has scheduled more than 150 projects this construction season. Here’s the top 10: 1. I-215—300 East to S.R. 201, $105 million Construction starts May 2016; scheduled completion fall 2017. […]
April 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT: ‘Get your head out of your apps’
“Get your head out of your apps.” That’s the playfully blunt message drivers in Utah got on Monday on electric highway signs in the state this week, according to KSL in Salt Lake City. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of highway deaths in the era of smartphones, and the Utah Department of […]
November 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Seven state DOTs win western regional America’s Transportation Awards
Departments of transportation for seven western states won America’s Transportation Awards during the 2015 Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) annual meeting. California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas and Utah were honored for projects in Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development categories. The American Association […]
August 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT hosts a transportation summit for middle school girls
The Utah Department of Transportation is trying to get more young women to consider the transportation industry as a potential career choice. With that aim, the department recently hosted a transportation summit for 53 middle school girls from across Salt Lake County, Fox 13 in Salt Lake City reported. The summit had professionals from across the […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT getting creative with electric roadside signs during “100 deadliest” traffic days
Utah’s Department of Transportation has a message to drivers: You look good. With a seatbelt on, that is. UDOT has started changing the message on its electric road signs to raise traffic safety awareness, the Deseret News reported. Instead of the ominous “Click it or Ticket,” UDOT’s new signs let drivers know “That seat belt […]
June 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
The 3 things needed right now to repair our nation’s bridges, according to 12 DOTs
The nation’s infrastructure system can be likened to an economic circulatory system – giving us freedom, opportunity and mobility—and this should not be taken for granted, said former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves during a recent infrastructure conference. “We should never undervalue the greatness and freedom our nation’s roads provide,” says Graves, now president and CEO […]
February 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Asphalt Recycling Section
How do you cold-recycle the top 6 inches of a 9-mile stretch of rural asphalt roadway for just $5 million? In several stages, says the Utah DOT.
July 7, 2011
Roadbuilding
Road Science Tutorial
Regional Partnerships Link State, Local Agencies with State-of-the-Art Pavement Preservation Practice.
March 1, 2011
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