Texas Instruments - Wed November 15, 2023
Texas Instruments Commences Construction in Utah
Texas Instruments (TI) recently broke ground on its new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi, Utah. Joined by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, state and local elected officials, as well as community leaders, TI President and CEO Haviv Ilan celebrated the first steps toward construction of the new fab, LFAB2, which will connect to the company's existing 300-mm wafer fab in Lehi....
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....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 26, 2023
Jacobsen Names Its First Ever VP of Construction Innovation
Heather Soderquist was recently named Jacobsen Construction's first ever vice-president of construction innovation, so it must follow that she's pretty sharp about all the new technology transforming the industry....
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....
Volvo - Tue May 30, 2023
Long-Time Family Biz First to Deploy Zero-Tailpipe Volvo VNR Truck in Utah
Volvo Trucks North America customer Utah PaperBox, a 109-year-old family-owned business that has delivered paper products in the Salt Lake City region for five generations, has become the first company in Utah to invest in a zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric truck....
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....
