UDOT - Tue May 30, 2023
UDOT Names Huot Deputy Director of Planning, Investment
Ben Huot will serve as the Utah Department of Transportation's new deputy director of planning and investment starting July 15. Huot will succeed Teri Newell, who is retiring after 35 years of service in the transportation field....
UDOT - Tue May 02, 2023
Utah Unveils Its Biggest Construction Projects for 2023
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is ramping up construction on highway projects across the state. This year, UDOT has 217 projects scheduled to start or already under construction, with a combined value of $3.2 billion....
UDOT - Tue January 10, 2023
Utah Dept. of Transportation Asks for Input On Project
The Utah Department of Transportation is conducting an environmental study in the Kimball Junction area and is seeking public input on the scope of the project. UDOT is asking for input on the proposed alternatives, purpose and need of the project, alternative screening criteria, potential impacts to the community and natural environment and identification of significant issues or potential new alternatives....
UDOT - Wed November 30, 2022
Officials Laud Second Largest State Project Milestone
The Utah Department of Transportation announced in November that a new U.S. 89 interchange at Antelope Drive in Layton is now open. Crews members working for UDOT, as well as local officials, celebrated the construction milestone....
National Bureau of Labor Statistics - Tue October 04, 2022
St. George, Utah Among Best for Creation of Construction Jobs
While the construction sector has certainly seen its fair share of pandemic-related ups and downs over the last couple of years, one local area continues to see an uptick in construction-related jobs: St....
UDOT - Tue October 04, 2022
UDOT Prefers $550M Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternative
The Utah Department of Transportation identified Gondola B as the single preferred alternative developed as part of the Little Cottonwood Canyon Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to improve transportation in the canyon....
UDOT - Wed September 07, 2022
Crews, Officials Celebrate Porter Rockwell Bridge Finish
Construction crews, local officials and the Utah Department of Transportation recently celebrated the completion of the Porter Rockwell Boulevard Bridge, which marked the final segment required to connect Porter Rockwell Boulevard to Redwood Road and 14600 South....
UDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
Utah's Bridges Rank First
Utah's bridges are the best maintained in the nation, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highways Administration (FHWA). Utah has the lowest percentage of bridges on the National Highway System (which includes interstates and other key U.S....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 11, 2022
DOT Pauses 'Buy America' Provision to Provide Relief to Already Strained Industry
Challenges in sourcing American construction materials, coupled with continued supply-chain issues and industry concerns, have pushed the DOT to temporarily suspend President Biden's Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements....
St. George News - Wed July 27, 2022
Construction Crews Turn to Dish Soap to Aid Bridge Slide
The Utah Department of Transportation recently slid a 1.1-million-lb. bridge into place using dish soap to smooth the slide via a hydraulic system. The entire accelerated bridge construction took approximately one year to complete, but the soap-enhanced portion was completed in four hours....
