Butch Dailey.com - Utah Transportation

Utah's location offers many transportation advantages. Two railroads, an international airport and an east-west, north-south interstate highway system intersecting in Salt Lake City combine to provide a transportation system that was rated by Places Rated Almanac as 7th in the country for access out of more than 300 metropolitan areas.

Utah is consider to be the "Crossroads of the West."
• Interstates 80 and 15 converge in Salt Lake City
• I-80 travels east to New York City and west to San Francisco
• I-15 travels north to the Canadian border and south to Los Angeles
• I-84 splits from I-15 and travels north to Boise and Portland
• I-70 splits from I-15 midway through Utah and travels east to Denver

Get the latest news about I-15 construction at www.i-15.com/. If you've got driving to do elsewhere in the state, check UDOT's weekly construction report at www.dot.state.ut.us/public/traveler_info.htm.

Utah Commuter Link at www.utahcommuterlink.com/
Commuter link is your direct link to traffic conditions throughout the Salt Lake City area. Traffic cameras allow you to view current conditions from you computer.

Utah Transit Authority: Utah Transit Authority (UTA) buses serve the Wasatch Front between Ogden and Salt Lake City, and within each of these cities and outlying towns. Buses also run from Salt Lake City to the local ski resorts.

For Information about rideshare, van rental, passes, bus and TRAX schedules click here www.utabus.com/ Or call (801) 287-4636

The Salt Lake International Airport is the 25th largest airport in the nation and provides about 330 daily departures to more than 105 cities. The airport is consistently ranked in the top 10 for on-time performance by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

All of the nation's major interstate motor freight companies are licensed to operate in Utah, and over 40 have facilities in the state.

Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads offer second morning service to 90% of the western markets. Salt Lake City is the westernmost point from which all west coast cities can be directly served without backtracking.

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