Drivers on northbound I-15 will need to use the ramp system to access I-215 and 7200 South In February 2021 we opened a new ramp system, or collector-distributor system, adjacent to northbound I-15 from 9400 South to I-215. Drivers on northbound I-15 will enter the ramp system prior to 9000 South and use it to […]
UDOT, Granger-Hunter Improvement District and Cedar City Partner to Save $500,000
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Granger-Hunter Improvement District (GHD) worked together to relocate to Cedar City a 2 million gallon water tank that was moved to make way for the Mountain View Corridor (MVC). By recycling existing resources, UDOT, GHD and Cedar City saved taxpayers $500,000. While UDOT was preparing for the phase […]
Parley’s Canyon Pipe Replacement
UDOT is working with W.W. Clyde and Geneva Pipe to begin the replacement of an old drainage system in Parley’s Canyon. The construction, which started at the end of May, begins at the mouth of Parley’s Canyon on I-80 and will extend about 2.5 miles east into the canyon. The pipe will serve to drain […]
Two Massive Road Projects Open
UDOT marked two significant milestones as it celebrated the completion of the largest road construction projects in Utah history on Saturday, December 15 with the opening of the Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion (I-15 CORE) and 15 miles of the Mountain View Corridor (MVC) in Salt Lake County. “We have delivered the World Series and […]
Avalanche Forecasting History
Alta, Utah, located on SR 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon, is the birthplace of avalanche forecasting and avalanche control in North America.
Seeing Bycicyles
UDOT has installed a radar activated signal specific to cyclists.
DDI and Apple Pie
UDOT’s new Diverging Diamond Interchange is sweet when it comes to mobility and safety.
Thru with Delay
An intersection type that was new to Utah reduced delay and improve safety through a busy Draper business district. Utah’s first ThrU-Turn Intersection was built at 12300 South and State Street. UDOT adapted a Michigan U-Turn, commonly built from scratch in the mid-west, in an innovative retrofit improvement that upgraded the safety and function of […]
Botox for Aging Concrete
Dowel bar retrofit projects, now underway on Utah’s freeways, will help extend the life of aging concrete panels.