SALT LAKE CITY (March 27, 2023) - Robin Hutcheson, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator along with representatives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County convened to discuss transportation safety in Utah. The past two years have seen some of the highest number of fatalities on our roadways, and safety is a top priority of national, state, and local leaders and transportation officials. Together the group considered Utah's safety challenges, discussed solutions, and forged relationships that will allow Utah to address them collaboratively.
‘Golden Spoke’ trail network connects Ogden and Provo, opens Saturday
OGDEN (Standard Examiner) – Nearly 150 years ago, the first transcontinental railroad across the United States was completed in Northern Utah.
On May 10, 1869, the ceremonial Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Summit in Box Elder County, connecting the rail lines of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific.
Built between 1863 and 1869, the transcontinental line connected the Pacific Coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. railway. The railroad revolutionized the American West with a dependable transportation system that brought Western states economic prosperity through the relatively inexpensive and speedy movement of both goods and people…
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