Transportation Overview | Air | Highway | Freight | Rail | Mass Transit

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Utah's strategic location, equidistant from all major Western markets, offers unique transportation advantages. Two railroads, an international airport and an east-west, north-south interstate highway system that intersects in Utah's population center combine to provide the Utah economy with an excellent transportation system.

The I-15 corridor through Salt Lake City was recently overhauled to provide a better transportation corridor through the city.  The state has also added light rail to Salt Lake City and is looking to expand the system in the near future.

The I-15 corridor through Salt Lake City was recently overhauled to provide a better transportation corridor through the city.  The state has also added light rail to Salt Lake City and is looking to expand the system in the near future.

 

Transportation Highlights

• One-half of the nation's population is within a 2.5 hour flight of Salt Lake City.

• Salt Lake City International Airport served nearly 19 million passengers in 2001, making it the 24th busiest airport for passenger traffic in the U.S.

• Eleven commercial airlines provide daily flights to and from Salt Lake City.

• Intrastate and interstate motor freight services are provided by more than 2,300 registered carriers.

• Interstates 80 and 15 intersect in Salt Lake City.

• The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) was awarded "2002 Transit System of the Year" by the American Public Transit Association.

• Union Pacific is the major rail provider in the state.