UDOT Region 2 is the geographic area contained within Tooele, Salt Lake and Summit counties. Within this region there are approximately 850 center lane miles or the equivalent to 3,510 miles of state-owned roadways, mostly in highly urbanized locations. This setting creates a particular set of challenges that has continually encouraged Region Two leaders to find innovative ways to achieve the department's final four strategic goals. These innovative ways range from implementing cost and time saving techniques that deliver large complex construction projects, to increasing safety while minimizing delays and impacts to a wide variety of stakeholders.

Some of the latest initiatives Region 2 has undertaken recently to not only improve mobility and safety but also to strengthen the economy and our quality of life, include the installation of Variable Speed Limit signs along Parleys Canyon, the addition of 20 miles of bike lanes and upgrades to radar detection at over 250 intersections across the Region. These improvements promote the use of other modes of transportation and maximize the utilization of existing transportation facilities, avoiding the associated costs of widening and reconstruction roads. In addition to these benefits, Region 2 officials have also increased cooperation efforts with local government entities, which in turn expedite the delivery of road construction projects involving federal funds, hence reducing budget overruns and non-compliance issues. Last year, Region 2 pioneered another method of doing more with less. This time it involved building bridges with Geosynthetic Reinforced Soils, which in turn meant huge savings in costs estimated to be $700,000. It also meant it required less time to complete it within schedule. These time savings are estimated to have been approximately three months.