From April to September 2018, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) conducted concrete repair work along I-215 in both directions between S.R. 201 to 2200 North. The project improved safety, provided a smoother ride for drivers, and prolonged the life of the roadway.
The roadway repair work included repairing joints, filling cracks and voids, rehabilitating the concrete with rapid setting materials, and leveling out the roadway surface. Additional work included a new shoulder and median barrier.
Project Innovation
This project used two innovative techniques to repair and prolong the life of the roadway. A concrete slab-jacking process was used to level the roadway where material was injected underneath the concrete and then expanded to raise the slab. A “cross-stitching” technique was also used to prevent separation between the concrete slabs on the roadway surface. This process is similar to “stitching a wound” where rebar is installed underneath the seam to pull the slabs together.
