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....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 15, 2023
Jacobsen Construction Celebrates Topping Out in Utah
Utah's busy construction industry was on full display in October as an audience of approximately 600 people, most of them construction workers, turned out to celebrate the placement of the final beam on Salt Lake City's tallest building, the new 41-floor Astra Tower....
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....
