UDOT INNOVATION AWARDS
2024 Award Winners and Finalists
A banquet to honor winners held in the fall.
2024 Innovation of the Year Award
In recognition of the innovation that advances safety, saves costs, and/or improves public service.
Winner
Central Maintenance: Keeping Utah Beautiful - Litter Collection Application
Finalists
Region Three: Deeper Hot-In-Place Recycled Asphalt Saves Money and Time
Central Maintenance: Mobile Pavement Marking Data Collection Made Safer
Region One: Composite Quality Organization and Digital Tools Developed for US-89 PDB Project
Region Four: Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane (VRAM) Expected to Prolong Pavement Lifespan
Spark Award – Inventive Innovation of 2024
In recognition of creativity in developing novel processes, tools, or technologies to solve problems and make improvements.
Winner
Region Four: Region Four Program Tracker Application
Finalists
Region One: Paint Tank Level Indicator Tool Reduces Health Risk for Crew
Motor Carrier: Time of Duty Calculator Saves Time and Improves Quality
Environmental Division: Utah Roadkill Reporter App Helps Guide Mitigation Efforts
Enhance Award – Adaptive Innovation of 2024
Honors ingenuity, adoption, adaptation, or resourceful problem solving using available resources.
Winner
Traffic Management Division: Super Capacitors Power Signal and ITS Devices in Challenging Environments
Finalists
Traffic Management Division: Fiber Optic Network Used for Early Detection of Avalanches
Region One: Continuous Flight Auger Piles Are the Right Solution for 5600 S Pedestrian Bridge
Central Materials: Hydrated Lime Test of Extracted HMA Using FTIR
Flow Award for Innovative Process of 2024
Recognizes the implementation of a new or redesigned process that achieves excellence results.
Winner
Central Maintenance: Winter Operations Center Provides Situational Awareness and Cost Analysis
Finalists
Performance Management: Highway Performance Management System (HPMS) Data Management and Reporting Process Improvements
Risk Management: New Paperless Claim Appeals Process Enhances Transparency and Efficiency
Strategic Technology: Evolution From Road Usage Charge (RUC) 1.0 to RUC 2.0 Saves Money and Time