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 […]
Camera Boldly Goes Where No UDOT Worker Has Gone Before
The camera is mounted on a small truck and can be sent into pipes or culverts to identify structural defects or obstructions.