Tag: UDOT

Utah DOT Hopes Weather Stations Will Make I-80 Safer for Motorists

By Jed Boal, Deseret News | Published: Friday, May 20 2016 1:35 p.m. MDT | Updated: Sunday, May 22 2016 10:49 p.m. MDT TOOELE — When high winds hit I-80 in Tooele County, the result is often dust storms and toppled trucks. Now the Utah Department of Transportation is using mobile weather stations to help warn drivers […]

HB369 Could Help Reduce Traffic Congestion

Originally posted:  Written by LaVarr Webb on 01 March 2016. Posted in Today At Utah Policy Everyone hates being stuck in traffic. Or sitting at a long red light when no traffic is coming from other directions. New technology incorporating roadside sensors to monitor traffic patterns could enable the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Transit […]

University of Wyoming simulator to be used in I-80 Connected Vehicle project

Orginally posted:  TrafficTechnologyToday.com /February 29, 2016 The University of Wyoming (UW) is part of a team working on a pilot project that is intended to reduce the number of weather-related incidents involving trucks on I-80, as part of the US Department of Transportation’s Wave 1 Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. About 11,000 to 16,000 vehicles […]