FUND FACT SHEET Utah Department of Transportation, Program Development & STIP
Spring 2014
Signs and Culverts Federal Na onal Highway Performance Program and Highway Safety Improvement Program funding will help UDOT improve signs and culverts.
FUNDING
SIGNS: Freeway signs provide direc on and clarity for road users. Federal funding will help UDOT replace overhead signs in on cri cal travel and corridors in Salt Lake County.
Programmed funding 2013: $3 million 2014: $3 million Proposed: $3 million
CULVERTS: Effec ve drainage systems rely on func oning culverts to preserve safety and to keep pavement healthy. Malfunc oning culverts can cause hazardous condi ons to develop suddenly, and can cause pavement or the road base to erode over me. Federal funding will allow UDOT to focus on improving badly distorted or corroded culverts.
CONTACT
UDOT has been collec ng roadway asset informa on in order to iden fy the signs and culverts that need to be replaced. Projects will be integrated with other road work. UDOT Regions will help priori ze project selec on.
Federal year: October 1 State year: July 1
Region Program Managers and Stan Burns 801 965-4150 sburns@Utah.gov
ACCOMPLISHMENTS UDOT Region Two has many signs in the design stage and will replace signs in th Salt Lake City area in 2014-15. Region four has used this funding to improve culverts.
Signs and culverts are important roadway assets that support safety and mobility.
In 2012, UDOT completed a four-year project to collect baseline culvert data on over 30 thousand cross-cut culverts that direct water off of pavement. Most UDOT culverts are in good condi on but some are in need of rehabilita on or replacement. The statewide culvert condi on data is accessible online via a central database at UDOT’s Map Center.
Fund Code: 11903 (culverts), 11904 (signs)
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