Project IntroductionThe Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in partnership with the Navajo Nation has received a Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Grant. The Grant will be used to improve safety on SR-162 and SR-262 in San Juan County, Utah. Additional federal and state funding has been approved with work tentatively scheduled to begin in August 2024. | ||||
Project Purpose and ImprovementsThe project objectives are intended to improve safety and pavement along 53 miles of road in San Juan county between SR-162 and SR-262. Additional improvements include the rebuild of multiple structures, and other roadway specific enhancements. The following is a shortlist of several key upgrades:
This project will make travel safer, smoother and more convenient for the residents in the area; visitors traveling to Bears Ears, Four Corners, and Hovenweep National Monuments; and workers serving the petroleum extraction industry in the region. | ||||
News Headlines
Navajo Nation officials break ground on $152M San Juan County road upgrade | KSL - Aug 14 & Deseret News - Aug 15
Energy Corridor project groundbreaking | UDOT - Aug 13
KSL-TV News Video Aug 13
San Juan Record | Aug 20
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Contact Information
To contact the public information team with questions or concerns:
Hotline: 801-838-8364
Email: sr162-262@utah.gov
Website: udotinput.utah.gov/sr162-262
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