UDOT awarded $87.6 million federal grant to connect communities and neighborhoods in St. George
March 15, 2024
Two additional city street crossings planned for Interstate 15
The U.S.Department of Transportation has announced a grant award of $87,618,600 to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) toward funding local street crossings of Interstate 15 in St. George at 400 East and 900 South.
St. George City is one of 132 communities nationwide to benefit from the federal Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods Grant Program. The new crossings will provide additional connectivity of local routes on the east and west side of St. George at I-15.
The timing of the announcement comes at an opportune time for UDOT as it begins final design of additional lanes on I-15 between Exits 6 and 8, under which the crossings would be located.
UDOT credits community involvement from the residents and City of St. George along with the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization in working toward a unified vision with UDOT. The second attempt at this grant included 149 pages of letters of support, 30 pages of community outreach, and 7 pages of place-making and local design concepts.