UDOT - Tue May 18, 2021
Bangerter Highway Closes for New Construction
Drivers in southwestern Salt Lake County are advised to plan ahead for a six-month closure of 10400 South in South Jordan. The road will be closed to east-west traffic at Bangerter Highway through November while crews construct a new freeway-style interchange....
Global Mine Review - Tue May 18, 2021
Rio Tinto to Build Tellurium Plant at Kennecott Mine Site
Rio Tinto will begin construction on a new plant that will recover tellurium, a critical mineral used in solar panels, from copper refining at its Kennecott mine near Salt Lake City, Utah. Rio Tinto is investing $2.9 million to set up the plant, which will recover tellurium as a by-product of copper smelting, extracting a valuable mineral from waste streams....
AGC of Utah - Tue April 20, 2021
AGC Members Discuss 'Focus Four' at Safety Conference
Utah contractors, safety suppliers and other safety-minded professionals came together in March at AGC of Utah's 23rd Annual Safety Conference & MSHA Spring Thaw at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City....
Sterling Construction - Tue April 20, 2021
Accelerated Bridge Construction Will Be Used On I-80, I-215
Sterling Construction Company Inc. recently announced its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC, has been selected by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to renew portions of I-80 and I-215, two major highways in the Salt Lake Valley, to provide improved transportation for both local and interstate travel....
CEG - Tue April 20, 2021
Officials Unveil $3.45B Construction Plan for 2021
With construction ramping up in the Beehive State, the Utah Department of Transportation recently announced the top projects that will have the most impact in 2021. UDOT will be working on 185 projects across the state this year, with a value of $3.45 billion, many of which span multiple years....
ATSSA - Tue March 23, 2021
UDOT Engineer John Leonard Earns National Safety Award
The American Traffic Safety Services Association recently announced the winners of the Industry Achievement Award, the Mark of Excellence Award and the National Safety Award. The awards were given as part of the 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo, held online from Feb....
CEG - Tue March 23, 2021
Tandem Crews Take Home 2020 Project of Year Honor
The joint venture of Ames Construction and Wadsworth Brothers Construction were recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of Utah with the 2020 Project of the Year, Overall Highway/Transportation, for its work on the I-15 Technology Corridor from Lehi Main Street to SR 92....
Daily Standard - Mon March 22, 2021
State Officials Postpone $40M Project in Davis County
The Utah state transportation department is postponing $40 million worth of construction work on Interstate 15 in Davis County in order to pay for a project just down the road that will cost more than three times that amount....
Associated Press - Mon March 22, 2021
Utahraptor State Park Under Consideration at Cost of $25M
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Arches National Park may soon have a new neighbor due to a new bill heading through the Utah legislature. "Utahraptor State Park," proposed by Rep. Steve Eliason (R-Sandy), would be a new recreational area in Moab and Utah's 44th state park, comprised of 6,500 acres including trails of every kind and campgrounds, the Spectrum newspaper reported....
Takeuchi - Tue February 23, 2021
Takeuchi Adds EquipmentShare to Its Dealer Network
Takeuchi-US has added EquipmentShare of North Salt Lake, Utah, to its growing North American dealer network. Like EquipmentShare's Columbia, Mo., facility, the location at 295 South Redwood Rd. in North Salt Lake will carry Takeuchi's full line of excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders for sale and rental....
