Utah ranks No. 9 nationally — up one spot this year — for the condition and cost-effectiveness of its state highway system.
That’s according to an annual study released Thursday by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank that promotes free markets. The report is based on federal data.
“Utah shows that efficient departments of transportation tend to have higher rankings. The state has long been considered an innovative DOT, winning several national awards for administration and creativity,” said Baruck Feigenbaum, lead author of the report.
He praised the Utah Department of Transportation for basing project priority and decisions on objective data about traffic and conditions, and for collaborating well with federal and local governments.