January 16, 2026
UDOT Innovation Review
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January 16, 2026
UDOT Innovation Review
These 10 innovations have been submitted since September 1, 2025. Check out the full stories for more details.
Planning & Design Innovations
Hot dip galvanization, as commonly seen on overhead sign structures, signal poles, and lighting, was tested for short-span girders.
US-191 realignment achieved safety improvements at significant cost savings through partnership with a private mining company.
Maintenance & Construction Innovations
The new asphalt compactor is safer, easier to use, and produces better quality test specimens.
This new dashboard provides access to historical data of concrete cylinder tests that are used for reviewing concrete mix designs.
Strategic Innovation
Utah partners with Colorado and Wyoming to accelerate the adoption of V2X technology.
Data, System, & GIS Innovations
An API was developed to pull information from Cognos into BigQuery so that it could be easily used in Google Sheets.
Two new project tracking dashboards improved information access, accuracy, and transparency.
Process Improvement and Business Management Innovations
The monitoring application helps optimize report runtimes and notifies users of report failures.
An online tool helps learners remember information to foster enhanced performance.
Moved SULA process from spreadsheet and email tracking to an automated form with a dashboard.
Got innovation?
Please tell us about your implemented innovations. You may submit them here. All innovations entered into the Innovation Catalog by February 28 will be included in UDOT’s Spring random prize drawing for $50.