SR-198 was a roadway in need of safety upgrades and pavement preservation. Staker Parson Materials & Construction and UDOT Region 3 teams successfully replaced all 48 pedestrian access ramps, added a dedicated bike lane, and provided a new asphalt surface using hot-mix asphalt, stone-matrix asphalt, and a micro-surface that will last years to come. The work on the pedestrian access ramps was subcontracted to Western Paving, Inc. and met all ADA and federal standards. The dedicated biking lane and improved pedestrian access create a safer roadway for the public and benefited the entire community by providing an opportunity to use alternative means of transportation.

One of the project challenges was to take this roadway and realign it with a new lane configuration. To correctly accomplish this goal, workers had to change their rotomill, HMA and SMA paving plan, ensuring the paving mat joints were aligned correctly to accept the new pavement marking layout. Nearly all seven miles of the roadway had to be measured in advance and evaluated compared to the design. A plan was formed internally to productively pave it back while still achieving the new lane configuration goal.

Paving was finished three days earlier than planned. Also, this project was awarded the Utah AGC Under $5 million Highway Project of the Year Award.