UDOT used a quick and modern construction approach to improve traffic mobility and keep a historic look and feel in Washington City.
Rebuilding SR-14
A major landslide that closed State Route 14 put a massive rebuilding effort in motion at UDOT. The substantial area of the slide, huge house-sized boulders and the geology of the area present challenges to the contractor that will be chosen to rebuild the road. A team of UDOT engineers, along with local design and […]
Botox for Aging Concrete
Dowel bar retrofit projects, now underway on Utah’s freeways, will help extend the life of aging concrete panels.
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 […]
High Arch Gets High Praise
Utah wildlife management experts love this new structure under I-70. Speaking for herself and other wildlife management experts, USU Assistant Professor Patricia Cramer calls this underpass crossing “our pride and joy.” The structure looks great and has good functionality as a wildlife crossing too. Cramer is especially pleased that it’s been used by elk, who are difficult […]
Modern Transportation Meets Ancient Ruins
When road construction and ancient ruins coincide, much care is taken to locate and preserve artifacts. The Puebloan Ancestral People lived in the Four Corners area of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. Elegant examples of their adobe homes draw tourists to sites like Hovenweep National Monument on the border between Utah and Coloradoor Mesa […]
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 […]
Beauty marries function
The elegant Colorado River Bridge, constructed in Southern Utah, is designed to improve the transportation system as well as blend into the red-rock desert landscape. Stan Johnson, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Bridge Planning and Studies Engineer visited the project last year and sent this great narrative about his visit. Thanks, Stan! A visit to […]