Posted on 01/25/2021 3:57:23 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
FARMINGTON — In terms of the sheer magnitude of work that will be taking place, Northern Utah’s 2021 road construction season will be unlike any other.
Sometime this spring, the Utah Department of Transportation will be working simultaneously on three highway projects in Weber and Davis counties, worth a combined $1.4 billion. Two of the projects — the $163 million Interstate 15 Express Lanes work and the $493 million U.S. 89 reconstruction — are being carried over from 2020. The third, and most expensive, is the $750 million West Davis Corridor.
To put the 2021 dollar value in perspective, UDOT completed 135 projects statewide during 2020, with a total value of $1.05 billion, some $350 million less than the big three in Northern Utah in 2021. In the state’s Region One, which includes Davis, Weber, Morgan, Cache, Rich and Box Elder counties, UDOT completed 29 projects valued at $120 million last year.
Because some of the work is weather dependent, UDOT does not yet have exact start dates for the three big projects, but spokesman John Gleason said all of them will indeed be ongoing through much of 2021. Which means commuters should buckle in for what could be a long year.
Gleason said 2021’s work is driven by UDOT’s main goal: to keep Utah moving. The mantra will be top of mind even as orange cones and construction equipment take residence on the roads.
As a general rule, Gleason said UDOT will try to schedule any construction related closures during nights and weekends to minimize traffic delays and inconvenience for drivers. He said construction teams from each of the individual projects will coordinate with each other to schedule big activities and major restrictions in ways that don’t overlap whenever possible.
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Colorado has a lot of roadwork/infrastructure work going on right now. More than usual for winter, I believe.
Yup,just like the Obunghole days: high gas tax and tolls while strangling the nation with “road work”.
I’ve been coming to Utah since I was a baby (from CA). I cannot remember a time I-15 didn’t have road construction going on. Either in Utah, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber or Box Elder counties. 89 needs the work , I-15 will always need widening as long as the population continues to grow. The exciting news is they are finally starting work on the extension of Legacy.
That’s the one that extends north from I-215, correct?
Yes it is.
The trains will be full.
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