Traffic deaths reach 6-year low, but serious concerns remain for motorcyclists and teens SALT LAKE CITY (January 6, 2026) — The Utah Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety today released preliminary traffic fatality data for the 2025 calendar year. Preliminary reports show 264 people lost their lives on Utah roads from Jan. 1, 2025 through […]
UDOT opens Mountain View Corridor ahead of schedule, celebrates holiday season
Project provides much-needed relief to Utah County drivers SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 19, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation celebrated the opening of four more miles of Mountain View Corridor (MVC) in northern Utah County today. The road will officially open to the public as early as 7 p.m. tonight. This is the first […]
UDOT moves ahead on next phase of Mountain View Corridor freeway
Public invited to weigh in on plans to transform travel in western Salt Lake County SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 18, 2025) – The Utah Department of Transportation is moving forward with the next phase of Mountain View Corridor, releasing plans to convert the current highway into a freeway between Porter Rockwell Boulevard in Herriman and Old […]
Service on TRAX Green Line to airport to pause for one day
UDOT crews will also close North Temple for bridge deck demolition SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 13, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Transit Authority will temporarily close a segment of the TRAX Green Line as well as a section of North Temple this weekend. On November 15, all stops between North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe […]
Cottonwood Canyons traction law expands to improve canyon safety
New rules allow enforcement before storms and strengthen tire standards SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 13, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation and its enforcement partners are implementing new traction law updates this winter that expand enforcement and strengthen safety requirements for drivers in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Thanks to legislation passed earlier this year […]
UDOT finalizes master plan map for Utah Trail Network
Plan outlines 3,100 miles of connected paved trails to connect Utahns Utah Gov. Spencer Cox today announced the completion of the master plan map for the Utah Trail Network. The Utah Department of Transportation designated 2,600 miles of new paved trails and 500 miles of existing trails as part of a visionary system to connect Utahns of […]
Southbound I-15 in Davis County to close for three nights
Crews will remove overhead signs SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 28, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation is warning Davis County drivers to expect delays and plan ahead for three overnight closures of southbound Interstate 15. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 30, southbound I-15 between 200 North (Kaysville) and Park Lane (Farmington) will be closed from 10:15 […]
UDOT anticipating heavy weekend delays on westbound US-6
Deer hunting season and fall break overlap, UDOT pausing project to ease congestion SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 24, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers on U.S. Route Six to plan for heavy delays due to fall break overlapping with the final weekend of deer hunting season. Heavier traffic is expected on westbound […]
Service on TRAX Green Line to airport suspended for two days for UDOT construction
North Temple to also close while crews will work on I-215/North Temple bridge SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Oct. 17, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Transit Authority will temporarily close a segment of the TRAX Green Line as well as a section of North Temple this weekend. On October 18-19, all stops between […]
I-215 to close for 10 nights near Parleys Canyon
Crews repairing bridge beams over I-215 at the mouth of the canyon SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Oct. 15, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation is urging drivers to plan ahead for nightly closures of Interstate 215 near the mouth of Parleys Canyon in Salt Lake. As early as 9 p.m. each night from Thursday, Oct. […]