Transportation Expo to inform public of road projects

Written by Dayna Lundin on January 27, 2012 in Local News, News - No comments

A glimpse of last year’s Dixie Regional Transportation Expo. Photo courtesy of sgcity.org.

ST. GEORGE – The Dixie Regional Transportation Expo returns to inform the public of road projects that will impact their communities.

The expo is free to the public and is designed to keep the public informed of current and ongoing projects that the Utah Department of Transportation is in charge of.

The event is funded by Southern Utah communities who rent a space to display information directed to the individual communities concerning projects where officials need public input.

“[Projects going on in the community] UDOT requires [communities] to get public input,” said Mariam Palma, public works office manager.

Also UDOT consultants will be present to provide information on current projects like the Southern Parkway connecting to S. R. 18 and Riverside Drive reconstruction, Palma said.

“We have had many as 1200 people and as few as 800 attend:” Palma said. “It depends on what projects we have going on. People must be very interested in what’s going on and want to keep the city good.”

The Dixie Regional Transportation Expo returns for its eighth consecutive year to the Dixie Convention Center Ballroom, 1835 S. Convention Center Drive, Feb. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For further information visit the St. George City website or call 627-4050.

dlundin@stgnews.com

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Dayna Lundin graduated from Dixie State College with a BS in Mass Communication in May 2011. Besides being a mommy of two precious little boys she thoroughly enjoys her job as an Assistant Traffic Director at Canyon Media and spending time with her family outdoors. Dayna has written and taken photos for Today in Dixie and the DSC newspaper Dixie Sun.