UDOT Likes Road Outlook
 Money appropriated
in the last legislative session and the state's strong bond rating mean solid
funding for road projects but continued stalling of federal funds is complicating
long-term planning. See
Story >> A Look Down the
Road  Are
toll roads in Utah's future? An expert from transportation planning and engineering
firm Carter Burgess says it is likely. In the drive to find new sources of funding
for highway projects, other states have been forced to look beyond tax dollars
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Reclaim
Wins Acclaim 
The Utah Department of Transportation had experience with reclamation projects
in the past but gave the tested technology a twist on the full depth reclamation
(FDR) on a 10 mile stretch of Interstate 84 between the rural Utah towns of Morgan
and Mountain Green. See
Story >>
Tight Cement
Supplies Means Plan Far Ahead 
Continued high demand from a booming residential construction market and emerging
growth in retail and institutional projects coupled with limited supplies at aging
plants means concrete will be more and more difficult to come by on a timely basis.
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Asphalt
and Concrete Solution for Urban Arterial Reconstruction 
A concrete and asphalt "reverse Oreo cookie" helped make the best use of existing
concrete and made for a quick and quality rebuilding of a busy portion of Interstate
215. See Story >>
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