Utah County construction update Jan. 13-19

January 13, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the inevitability of snow this winter, UDOT is proactively making its annual warnings about driving during bad weather. Be sure leave time for weather delays in your travel plans, make sure to keep plenty of distance between vehicles and keep speeds down.   Also, make sure to keep up to date on construction. Below […]

Living in the cone zone

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Like it or not, Old Man Winter has decided to stay his entrance this year. We don’t know the reason for this delay, but we do know that UDOT crews are taking full advantage of it. The I-15 CORE project is moving along swiftly, as are other projects close to home.   While traffic through […]

Utah County construction update Jan. 6-12

January 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Years past have brought many changes to the transportation layout in Utah County, and 2012 is no different. UDOT crews are working around the clock to make traffic run smoothly and safely. Hot spots reported by UDOT for the next week include the following:   Sandhill Road University Parkway SB I-15 offramp Orem 800 North […]

Utah County construction update: Friday Nov. 11

November 11, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute The I-15 interchange at 500 East in American Fork is open, after I-15 CORE workers transformed it into a new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) configuration. The DDI configuration, featured for the first time in Utah at the I-15 interchange at American Fork Main Street, is designed to improve safety. Although the pattern requires drivers to […]

Utah County construction update: Friday Nov. 4

November 4, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Construction hot spots to be aware of this weekend according to UDOT: University Parkway @ Sandhill Road State Street (SR 89) in Orem and University Avenue (SR 189) in Provo Geneva Road I-15 near Spanish Fork SR 14 east of Cedar City   A pedestrian underpass is being constructed underneath the intersection of University Parkway […]

Utah County construction update

October 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The ongoing struggle to get around the valley, maneuvering the ever-changing construction patterns continues.   A recent I-15 lane split through Orem will affect traffic through Utah County for the next few months. The split spans three exits in Orem: 1600 North, 800 North and Center Street. In order to use these three exits, drivers […]