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 - Wed January 24, 2024
Contractors Conclude Busy Year With 131 DOT Projects
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) recently announced that contractors completed 131 projects statewide during 2023, with a total value of approximately $1.1 billion. Construction crews spent much of 2023 performing upgrades to the existing highway system to give a needed boost to state infrastructure....
UDOT - Tue December 12, 2023
Utah Jumpstarts Current EV Capacity With 15 Additional Sites
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) will double Utah's current fast charging capacity by the end of 2024 with 15 new sites funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program....
UDOT - Wed September 20, 2023
Crews Correct Portion of I-6 Damage to Reopen Highway
The Utah Department of Transportation has fixed and reopened a portion of I-6 between Helper and Solider Summit after flood damage caused the road to close. The highway was closed in both directions while crews built a temporary fix....
UDOT - Wed September 20, 2023
UDOT Approves Its Largest Investment in State History
The Utah Department of Transportation announced recently that the agency has approved the largest transportation program in state history. A total of $14.3 billion will go toward improving roads, trails and transit systems in partnership with local planning organizations and governments over the course of the next six years....
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....
UDOT - Wed July 26, 2023
UDOT Decides On Preferred Cottonwood Construction
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) recently released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Little Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The ROD is the final step in the EIS process and selects Gondola Alternative B, with phased implementation of Enhanced Bus Service Alternative components, to improve transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon....
UDOT - Wed July 26, 2023
Joint Venture Completes UDOT's Largest Project of Decade
Oak Hills Constructors — a joint venture between Sterling Construction's subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth, and Granite Construction — recently celebrated a milestone on a Utah Department of Transportation construction project....
UDOT - Tue June 27, 2023
Utah's EV Committee Conducts Its Inaugural Meeting
In the month of June, the Utah Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee met for the first time. The group is tasked with guiding Utah to an electric future, with infrastructure that is both sustainable and economical....
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....
