Sean McMaster

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Crews demolish I-215 bridge decks as Utah highway rebuild passes its midpoint

Visited the I-215 West project on Oct. 26, 2026 to observe bridge demolition

Crews are tearing out aging bridge decks on I-215 West in Salt Lake City. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) says the two-year rebuild is 60% complete. The work covers 18 bridge decks to replace, 12 bridges to repair, and about 12 miles of ramps to repave.

Updated Oct 29

FHWA quietly deletes the “rulebook” for tribal and forest road asset management

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Signed the final rescissions; confirmed by the Senate in September 2025

On December 17, 2025, two FHWA rollbacks took effect that sound boring—and matter anyway. The agency removed the formal, on-the-books requirements that told the Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs how to run safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for certain federally funded roads.

Updated May 15