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UDOT plans to build 3 new wildlife underpasses
Katija Stjepovic and Michael Houck, KSL-TV | Posted Dec. 6 - 10:08 p.m.
A recent grant to UDOT has the agency thinking of new ways to improve road safety involving wildlife.

Group suing UDOT to block work on gondola says there are 'far cheaper commonsense solutions'
Roy Burton and Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 5 - 5:52 p.m.
A group of individuals and two environmental nonprofits are suing the Utah Department of Transportation to try and halt the construction of a gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Section of popular Zion National Park road reopens 8 months after slide
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 2:26 p.m.
A section of a road in Zion National Park, closed for months after a landslide, finally reopened this week.

Truck driver resuscitated after medical incident forces semitruck off I-15 near Beaver Dam
E. George Goold, St George News | Posted Nov. 30 - 6:34 p.m.
The driver of a semitruck on I-15 had to be revived after a medical incident forced his vehicle to leave the road on Wednesday afternoon.

Driver arrested after 2 troopers killed in hit-and-run on Las Vegas freeway, police say
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 30 - 5:05 p.m.
Two Nevada state troopers have died in a hit-and-run while helping another driver and a suspect is in custody.

Breeze Airways to add new Ogden flights, restoring airport's commercial service
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 7:08 p.m.
Breeze Airways announced plans Wednesday to add new service out of Ogden-Hinckley Airport beginning next year.

Aloha! Hawaiian Airlines opens new flights connecting Salt Lake City, Honolulu
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 5:33 p.m.
Hawaiian Airlines plans to add nonstop service from Salt Lake City to Honolulu next year, marking its first time flying in Utah.

When it comes to fewer congested roads, short commute, Utah ranks high
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 28 - 10:00 a.m.
With Thanksgiving barely in the rearview mirror and another major travel holiday just up the bend, it might be comforting to know that a new ranking shows Utah in the No. 1 spot in the country for the best driving experience.

I-15 expansion a source of anxiety, frustration for SLC residents who face potential relocation
Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 10:04 a.m.
Some Salt Lake residents who may be relocated if I-15 is expanded express feelings of uncertainty and frustration over what they say is a lack of transparency.

2 killed in Wasatch County accident; snowfall, slick roads are culprit in over 100 Utah crashes
Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com, Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Brianna Chavez, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 24 - 7:58 p.m.
A fatal crash on U.S. 40 killed two people and closed the road in both directions for a time Friday afternoon near the Soldier Creek Campground Road in Wasatch County. The Utah Highway Patrol said it had responded to over 100 crashed Friday due to slick conditions.

Train derails at rail yard in Salt Lake City; no injuries
Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 2:12 p.m.
A Union Pacific train derailed early Friday at a rail yard in Salt Lake City. No one was injured.

Warnings, advisories issued as winter storm could impact some Thanksgiving travel in Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 23 - 1:31 p.m.
A winter storm headed toward Utah could impact some travel during the Thanksgiving weekend, especially in northern, central and eastern parts of the state.

Salt Lake City begins safety improvements at 11th and Harrison
Katija Stjepovic, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 23 - 12:05 p.m.
Salt Lake City has been working hard, trying to make intersections safer for our children and students.

UTA's Ski Bus service starts this weekend for Salt Lake County
Amie Schaeffer, KSLNewsRadio | Posted Nov. 23 - 8:23 a.m.
There's good news for Utah's skiers and snowboarders. The Utah Transit Authority announced the start date and routes for its Ski Bus service.

When Salt Lake City airport is expected to be the busiest for Thanksgiving travel
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 3:07 p.m.
Utah's roads and skies are expected to be busy this week as tens of thousands of people are projected to travel for Thanksgiving.

Utah groups advocate for safer roads, honor pedestrians hit and killed
Brianna Chavez, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 20 - 10:06 a.m.
Dozens of people gathered together Sunday in honor of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Proposed southern Utah highway faces further scrutiny after judge's ruling in protected habitat
Mori Kessler, St. George News | Posted Nov. 18 - 5:30 p.m.
A major highway proposed to cut through the protected Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in Southern Utah is subject to new scrutiny following pending litigation by conservation advocacy groups.

'It's exciting': Utah set to double fast-charging EV sites by end of 2024
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 9:05 p.m.
Utah transportation officials announced they're allocating grants that help build 15 new fast-charging sites for electric vehicles across the state, doubling the state's total.

New $7M pedestrian bridge a marker of Provo's expansion
Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 1:32 p.m.
A new pedestrian bridge opened at UTA's Provo Central Station on Tuesday, providing a safe route for public transit passengers to avoid crossing the railway.

This year's Thanksgiving travel may be one of the busiest on record, AAA says
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 1:00 p.m.
AAA officials say 2023 could be "one of the busiest" Thanksgiving travel periods on record. Here's what you need to know.

Charter schools fight for school zone student safety measures
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 10 - 8:23 a.m.
Several charter schools in Utah feel like they are being ignored when it comes to school safety. Some say they have been denied a "school zone" designation that would allow for flashing lights, slower speed signs, crosswalks and crossing guards.

SLC pedestrian-safety group pushing for no right turn on red light
Curt Gresseth, KSL NewsRadio | Posted Nov. 9 - 10:34 p.m.
There have been 32 fatal auto-pedestrian crashes on Utah's roads. Now, a pedestrian safety advocacy group is pushing to ban turning right on a red light.

Why drivers ignore school bus traffic rules; what Utahns can do about it
Mike Headrick and Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 8 - 8:02 p.m.
School bus drivers participate in an annual study that counts the amount of violators of school bus traffic rules there are. This year, there were 787 violations statewide in a single day, projecting about 133,000 per year.

Salt Lake airport's newest art feature moves Utah's mountains closer to its terminal
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 8 - 3:03 p.m.
A new 75-ton new art feature unveiled Wednesday outside of Salt Lake City International Airport pays homage to Utah's mountains.
