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Mon July 03, 2017

LA OKs Plans for $1.5B Lucas Museum

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Force was with George Lucas on June 27 as the Los Angeles City Council moved with lightsaber speed to clear the way for a $1.5 billion Museum of Narrative Art the "Star Wars" creator plans to build down the road from his alma mater....

Chuck Harvey - Mon July 03, 2017

United Renovates Terminals at LAX

Virtually all of United Airlines' public space in terminals 7 and 8 at Los Angeles International Airport will be renovated as part of a $573 million construction project designed to speed service and enhance the flying experience for passengers....

Mon July 03, 2017

Agency Hopes to Rehabilitate Parts of I-5 in Three Years

After 50 years of heavy use, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said a nearly 22-mi. stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Kent "is about to get a much-needed facelift."The agency said it is starting "one of its most ambitious interstate restoration projects," to rebuild that part of northbound I-5 over the next three years....

Mon July 03, 2017

USDOT Provides $99.6M TIFIA Loan for BelRed Street Network Project

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau will provide a $99.6 million TIFIA infrastructure loan to the city of Bellevue, Wash., near Seattle and Redmond, to finance completion of its BelRed Street Network Project....

Mon July 03, 2017

Pair of I-84 Projects in Idaho's Jerome County Will Slow Traffic This Summer

Drivers can expect drive times along Interstate 84 through eastern Jerome County to be slow for the remainder of the summer due to two projects to rehabilitate and extend the life of the driving surface....

Mon July 03, 2017

UDOT to Build $5M Bridge for Wildlife Along I-80

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Department of Transportation is planning to build a $5 million overpass for wildlife along one of the state's deadliest stretches of road for big game. The Salt Lake Tribune reports department statistics show cars traveling on the 13-mi....

Katherine Devlin - Mon July 03, 2017

Magic: UDOT Crews Make Bridge Disappear Overnight

Bangerter Highway in West Jordan was closed between 7000 and 7800 South overnight on June 10. The road closure itself wasn't the news, but the reason was: Utah's Department of Transportation (UDOT) crews needed to move a bridge....

Lori Tobias - Mon July 03, 2017

Vivint Smart Home Arena Undergoing $125M Makeover

In 1991, when the home court for the Utah Jazz basketball team was built, construction was completed in record time — 15 months and 24 days. “At the time, it was built faster than any other arena in the nation,” said Jazz spokesman Frank Zang....

Mon July 03, 2017

GOED Board OKs 13 Grants for Rural Utah Businesses

Utah's Governor's office of economic development (GOED) rural development team helped 13 companies expand their business in nine rural counties in recent months. The GOED board of directors reviewed and approved each project and rural fast track grant in its May and June board meetings....

Mon July 03, 2017

Lassonde Studios Receives Honors

Scan the world from Norway to China and you won't find a new university building much better than Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah, according to Architectural Digest, a publication of architecture news and trends....