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I-15 shut down after gas tanker explodes

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Last updated Monday, January 14, 2013 - 6:36am

SCIPIO -- A semi trailer carrying gasoline exploded in flames Sunday night on Interstate 15 near Scipio.

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Official: UDOT work to improve safety seen in 2012 fatality numbers

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 1:31am

OGDEN — Deaths on Utah roads continue to trend downward, a new report shows.

The Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Highway Patrol released yearly traffic fatality statistics this week that show 215 people died on Utah’s roads during 2012, a 42 percent drop since 2000. In 2011, the state had 243 fatalities.

The number of fatalities in Utah hasn’t been this low since 1974, said UDOT Executive Director John Njord.

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A 45-year-old man was flown to a Salt Lake hospital after his car was struck by a semitrailer Wednesday morning.
Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Johnson said for some unknown reason Darin L. Bennett lost control of his small passenger car and spun out on Interstate 15 near Layton Hills Mall. The car was almost at a complete stop when the semitrailer hit it. The accident happened at 7:20 a.m. and both vehicles were traveling north. Bennett who was from West Jordan, was flown by helicopter to a Salt Lake hospital. Traffic was at a stand-still for about 30 minutes. Johnson said the condition of the man is unknown. The accident is still under investigation. PHOTOS courtesy of Utah Highway Patrol.

Accident brings I-15 traffic in Layton to standstill

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 6:17pm

LAYTON — A 45-year-old man was flown to a Salt Lake hospital after his car was struck by a semitrailer Wednesday morning.

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Farmington letter firm on West Davis Corridor interchange option

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 12:45am

FARMINGTON — As the Utah Department of Transportation presses forward with the environmental study for the West Davis Corridor, Farmington’s elected officials are taking a hard stance about which option they want.

The city recently sent UDOT a detailed letter, outlining their preference for the Shepard Lane interchange option.

The letter, dated Nov. 20, was signed by Mayor Scott Harbertson and all five city council members.

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UDOT presents plan for adding 21 miles of express lane to I-15

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 2, 2012 - 6:03am

ROY — If another lane is built on Interstate 15 through Weber and Davis counties, the biggest impact will be noise.

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Motorists pass a construction cone along Interstate 15 in Ogden in 2006. Two public hearing have been scheduled in the Top of Utah regarding new express lanes on the highway. One will be in Roy, the other in Woods Cross. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Public hearings set on expanding I-15 express lanes in Top of Utah

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 7:18pm

ROY — Public hearings have been set for one of the biggest projects in Interstate 15 history.

The Utah Department of Transportation will hold two public hearings on its plan to extend the state’s express lane system throughout the Top of Utah.

UDOT Region One spokesman Vic Saunders said the first hearing is Thursday at the Hope Center, 5051 S. 2000 West, in Roy. The second is set for Nov. 8 at Woods Cross City Hall, 1555 S. 800 West. Both meetings will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Davis deputies respond to bizarre low-speed chase

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 7:17pm

LAYTON — Kaysville police arrested a 48-year-old woman from Houston on Wednesday night after what officers described as a bizarre low-speed chase.

The incident began around 10 p.m., on Interstate 15 northbound near Kaysville, said Davis County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Harper.

Charlotte Lela Kibler was driving a small compact car in the emergency lane and was spotted by a motorist, who called 911.

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Semi rolls late Monday night on I-15

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 6:12am

OGDEN -- Shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, a semitruck was reported on its side at Mile Marker 343 on Interstate 15 northbound.

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Utah Highway Patrol officer Chris Simmons surveys debris at a traffic accident involving three vehicles near the 21st Street off ramp on northbound I-15 in Ogden on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2012. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Toys, quarters litter I-15 after three-car crash

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 11:00pm

OGDEN — A three-car wreck tied up northbound traffic on Interstate 15 at the 21st Street exit for more than an hour Thursday afternoon while troopers picked up hundreds of stuffed toys and quarters, which spewed out of a minivan that rolled multiple times.

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Blown tire catches fire on I-15 Monday

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:53pm

FARMINGTON — Members of the fire department were called to I-15 Monday night when a blown tire on a semi truck with three trailers burst into flames.

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UDOT to perform repairs to northbound lanes of I-15 near North Salt Lake

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 6:40am

NORTH SALT LAKE — The excavation of a gas pipeline under Interstate 15 that took place nearly two years ago is still giving the state road department headaches.

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UDOT: Bumpy bridges over I-15 to be fixed soon

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 6:06am

OGDEN — Bumpy bridges over Interstate 15 will be fixed before the summer ends.

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UDOT plans I-15 ramp closures

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, July 27, 2012 - 11:18pm

BRIGHAM CITY — The Utah Department of Transportation will close the southbound ramps on Interstate 15 at 1100 South in Brigham City on an alternating basis Sunday through Tuesday.

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Hearing set for helping Interstate 15 keep up with population growth

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 9:54pm

PLEASANT VIEW — The need to widen Interstate 15 at the tip of the Top of Utah has moved up on the state’s priority list.

The Wasatch Front Regional Council will hold a special hearing to receive comments on an amendment to its 2011-2040 Regional Transportation Plan. The amendment includes moving a massive project to widen I-15 in northern Weber County and southern Box Elder County to phase 1 of the plan.

The project had been listed on phase 3 of the WFRC’s regional plan, which means it wouldn’t have been completed until around 2031-2041.

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Two UDOT projects affecting Top of Utah traffic

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:36pm

WEST HAVEN — The busy road construction year continues in the Top of Utah as two projects are under way that figure to have quite an impact on local traffic.

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