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....
UDOT - Tue July 12, 2022
Sunroc Completes Bluff Street Tunnel Ahead of Schedule
One of St. George's busiest stretches of road is now reopened after construction crews completed a major milestone ahead of schedule. The new pedestrian tunnel running under Bluff Street just south of the Main Street intersection is now accessible to residents after considerable construction was completed....
UDOT - Tue June 14, 2022
UDOT Begins Paving West Davis Highway: $750M Job
While it is still two years away from being complete, construction crews working for the Utah Department of Transportation have started paving a 16-mi. stretch of the West Davis Highway. "We've had the grade, which is a dirt pathway, for a while, but any time you can kind of see the paving put down on the road — something that more closely resembles actual driving conditions in this area that we've been working in — it's kind of a milestone," said Mitch Shaw, regional spokesman of the Utah Department of Transportation, in an interview with KSL.com....
UDOT - Tue June 14, 2022
WW Clyde, Ralph L. Wadsworth Complete Bangerter Job
The Joint Venture of WW Clyde and Ralph L. Wadsworth (RLW), working in conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), has completed construction of major infrastructure projects in Taylorsville, South Jordan and Riverton....
UDOT - Wed April 20, 2022
UDOT Crews Kick Off Most Impactful Projects of 2022
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) officially launched the 2022 construction season with a bridge slide over I-80, marking one of the bigger construction projects slated for this year — the new 1700 East Bridge — in the Beehive State....
Business Wire - Tue April 19, 2022
Sand Ridge Constructors Will Build Portion of $16.5M Project
Granite recently announced that Sand Ridge Constructors, a joint venture of Granite and W.W. Clyde & Co., has been awarded the $16.5 million construction manager portion of the 5600 South Progressive Design Build (PDB) project by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)....
UDOT - Tue March 22, 2022
Bill Includes Millions of Dollars for Animal Crossings
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Motorists and truckers aren't the only ones to benefit from the recently signed $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, which includes the largest investment in road and bridges in a generation....
Dixie Regional Transportation - Tue February 22, 2022
Dixie Regional Transportation Expo Returns to St. George
The Dixie Regional Transportation Expo returned to the Dixie Convention Center in St. George following a pandemic-induced move to a virtual space last year. This year's expo highlighted future projects along the Interstate 15 corridor through Washington County, as well as local projects spread across St....
