Comedian Jeff Foxworthy once described Utah’s seasons as “almost winter,” “winter,” “still winter” and “road construction.”
Road construction season is beginning — and the Utah Department of Transportation on Wednesday listed its Top 10 projects for the year, costing more than a combined $2.1 billion. They are just the featured items among 169 projects overall statewide this year.
“We need to make these improvements to keep traffic flowing as our state grows,” said Jason Davis, deputy director of UDOT. “Be safe out there. Pay attention. We have a lot of crashes in our work zones. We want the people traveling through them to be safe and also want our workers to be safe.