Innovation in Motion, Utah DOT's I-15 CORE Project

Feature Update - January 11, 2011
This Transportation TV video -- Innovation in Motion, Utah DOT's I-15 CORE Project -- showcases the Utah Department of Transportation's cutting-edge solutions to deliver a 24-mile, $1.725 billion interstate improvement faster, safer, and cheaper. The video highlights four key innovative solutions being utilized by UDOT including, Fixed-Price, Best-Design, Procurement; a method of conducting the competitive bid process for a highway construction project, based on a fixed price and other requirements Accelerated Bridge Construction, which is demonstrated through the record-setting move of a 3.8-million-pound bridge; A Diverging Diamond Interchange, one of only a handful of such facilities in the US; and UDOT's Innovative Strategic Communications and Public Outreach Program, which is keeping stakeholders informed and engaged in new ways. The I-15 CORE Project is Utah's largest highway construction effort to date. The massive investment will restore, expand, and renovate I-15 in Utah County to meet transportation demands through 2030.