(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation is urging motorists to exercise caution amid the winter storm. Department officials say it’s especially important to stay a safe distance behind snowplows. It’s also advised to reduce speed and be extra careful on ramps and overpasses.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and survivors of a bus crash that killed four Chinese tourists say the state of Utah didn’t do enough to make sure a remote highway was safe. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says the state failed to post warning signs, had a road design that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transportation officials have reported nearly twice as many people died in alcohol-involved crashes on Utah roads last year compared to the year before, despite less commuter traffic during the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the state Department of Transportation said there were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mountain highway east of Salt Lake City that provides access to a pair of popular ski resorts was closed Tuesday after a large snowstorm raised already dangerous avalanche conditions. Utah Department of Transportation officials closed state Route 210 in the Little Cottonwood Canyon to […]
Bryce Canyon, Utah (August 28, 2020) – The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is beginning construction on a project designed to enhance the safety and mobility of Scenic Byway State Route 12 through a one-and-one-quarter mile section of Bryce Canyon National Park. The project, valued at over $8-million, extends efforts […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is planning a $15 million project in Juab County to reconstruct part of Interstate 15. In a press release, UDOT shared that they will reconstruct seven miles of I-15 in rural Juab County south of Yuba Lake State Park. Crews will use a process called […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is going to rebuild and improve the pavement surface along a section of I-15 south of Nephi near mileposts 193 through 200. Work is scheduled to begin as early as Apr. 6 in the southbound lanes and will continue through June. Crews will work on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Transportation has started making safety improvements near a homeless resource center where cars killed three men. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the department has installed electronic message signs to urge drivers to be alert for pedestrians near the South Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Transportation is installing a new temporary bridge to carry Interstate 80 traffic over Union Pacific railroad tracks in western Salt Lake County during a construction project. The state Department of Transportation says the temporary bridge in sections that crews are assembling […]
