The Utah Department of Transportation needs Utahns help to curb the dangerous tide of litter on Utah’s roads by securing their loads. Unsecured loads and debris cause 1,800 crashes per year. UDOT crews have seen an increase of litter on Utah’s roads, as time spent cleaning up litter has increased 28% in the last five years. Costs […]
UDOT Traffic App Reaches 1 Million Downloads
The UDOT Traffic smartphone application achieved a significant milestone when it surpassed 1 million downloads. Launched in 2011, UDOT Traffic was one of the first traffic apps created by a state department of transportation. The UDOT Traffic app is a one-stop shop for all the information drivers need to effectively plan their trips, including construction […]
UDOT and Partners Work Together to Protect Paunsaugunt Mule Deer Herd
Each fall the Paunsaugunt mule deer herd migrates off the Paunsaugunt Plateau near Bryce Canyon, to the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and across U.S. 89 to winter habitat in southern Utah and northern Arizona. In spring they return to the Paunsaugunt Plateau. During the migrations mule deer were killed on U.S. 89 in wildlife-vehicle […]
Utah DOT Leveraging LiDAR for Asset Management Leap
This guest post was written by Philip Ellsworth for industry magazine LiDAR News. Philip is a consultant working with UDOT’s Consultant Services Division. In a world where LiDAR has revolutionized movie making, the Utah Department of Transportation is employing this impressive technology on a groundbreaking data collection project that will set the stage for vastly […]
Shields
UDOT is using a fairly new technology to apply thermoplastic markings in the shape of shields to direct drivers to the correct lane at interchanges.
DDI Designer
National DDI expert and advocate Gilbert Chlewicki will give the keynote address at the UDOT Research Workshop on May 10.
ENGINEERING SPECIALTIES AT UDOT
Materials engineer John Butterfield discusses concrete pavement with workers on the I-15 Corridor Expansion Project.
UDOT Engineers from many different areas of expertise work together at improve our transportation system.
Good Roads Cost Less
UDOT’s “good roads” strategy is a budget savvy, holistic approach that also helps road users save money. UDOT maintains thousands of miles of roadway, an investment worth tens of billions of dollars. And while UDOT only has responsibility for 13 percent of all roads in the state, those roads carry a lot of traffic. Using […]
What are these Lines on the Highway!
The following is a guest post written by Vic Saunders. Vic was the Public Involvement Manager for all of Northern Utah including Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich and Weber Counties.Throughout the fall, winter and spring we get asked regularly at UDOT, “What are these lines on the highway?” Some people wonder if they were […]
Do the Locomotion
UDOT’s rest stop echoes Tucker’s railroad past. Dave Babcock, Fleet Manager in UDOT Region 4’s Price Office wrote this article about UDOT’s newest rest area. The Utah Department of Transportation has constructed a new Safety Rest Area and Visitor Center on U.S. 6 at Milepost 202, at a location known as Tie Fork. The new facility […]