Every Wednesday we share job opportunities from around the Department. Today, we’re posting four new open positions. Please click on the included links for more information or to apply. Come join UDOT’s workforce and help keep Utah moving. Recruitment #25275 – Region 1 Traffic Signal Engineer (EM I), Region 1 – Ogden. Opened 11/18/2020. Closes […]
UDOT Announces New Draft Transportation Alternatives Under Consideration for Little Cottonwood Canyon
New alternatives developed from input during public comment period As a result of public feedback, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced the addition of two new draft transportation alternatives as part of the Little Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The two new alternatives are a gondola from La Caille and cog rail from […]
New Procedures Announced to Managed Increased Traffic in Cottonwood Canyons
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Unified Police Department (UPD) announced new procedures to manage the expected increase in traffic this season in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. Canyons resorts will now monitor parking lots and determine when their lots reach capacity, and UDOT and UPD will monitor roadside parking through traffic count data, […]
Deputy Director Jason Davis to Retire
UDOT Deputy Director Jason Davis will retire at the end of the year. Davis has served in a variety of roles at UDOT since joining the department in August of 1994: Traffic and Safety Design Engineer, Director of Engineering Services, Region Three Operations Engineer, Region Two Deputy Director, Region One Director, and Region Two Director. […]
Six Lanes Now Open on I-15 Tech Corridor
Six lanes are now open in each direction through the I-15 Technology Corridor project, from S.R. 92 to Main Street in Lehi – the last section of I-15 to be widened to six lanes between Bangerter Highway and Orem. Construction on the $415 million project began in May 2018 and is on schedule for completion […]
Strategic Direction
UDOT is committed to transparency. That’s why we were one of the first departments of transportation in the country to put together a strategic direction to report to Utah taxpayers how we’re investing the resources allocated by the state legislature. This live, data- and performance-driven strategic direction is constantly updated to reflect what we are […]
Data Portal
The Data Portal provides access to UDOT data. Data layers are available to view and download and are discoverable by searching a keyword or browsing by category. Data categories include assets, maintenance, planning, projects, traffic and safety and reference. Applications are available through the Data Portal for exploring many of UDOT’s current and authoritative datasets. […]
Frequently Used Acronyms
At UDOT we use several acronyms and to help everyone know what we’re talking about we compiled the following list. If we missed one let us know at udotweb@utah.gov.