Connecting the West Program

Connecting the West is a $26 million program that utilizes cutting-edge Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology to enhance safety and mobility across Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. The program will enable vehicles to communicate with each other and to roadside infrastructure, provide real-time alerts to promote safe driving and install sensors at intersections to detect pedestrians and cyclists. This will help to save lives and improve traffic flow and air quality.

Verifying Connected Intersections

Broadcasting V2X information from our signalized intersections is not enough; the automotive recipients of this information need to know that the data we send from these “connected intersections” is accurate, consistent, reliable, and secure. Developing tools to verify those conditions is the goal of this project.

Connected Vehicle Data Ecosystem

UDOT is working towards implementing a statewide system for collecting, monitoring, using and protecting connected vehicles (CV) data to develop the most advanced transportation data network in the nation.

Transit Signal Priority

The Transit Signal Priority (TSP) project uses connected vehicle (CV) technology to enable conditional priority of transit vehicles at traffic signals, with the objective of improving the reliability of Utah Transit Authority bus service while optimising available green time at intersections.

Watch CTW & ITSA Webinar #2

On August 25, 2026, the Connecting the West (CTW) team shared an update on Phase 1 progress of their Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Accelerator deployment in a 90-minute webinar with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

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UDOT will advance Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) in Utah by focusing on five strategic areas:

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

Maintaining strategic partnerships will strengthen the success of UDOT’s CAV program and help bring high-paying jobs to Utah.

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ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

Working closely with Utah’s universities is instrumental to creating a vibrant and successful CAV community.

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POLICY AND LEGISLATION

Informing policy and legislative decision makers is vital to providing the best oversight in CAV advancement.

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PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

Maintaining strategic partnerships will strengthen the success of UDOT’s CAV program and help bring high-paying jobs to Utah.

OUTREACH AND GROWTH

Strategically sharing the UDOT CAV story will help engage and inform the public of advancements as well as attract partners to strengthen economic development.

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PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

Maintaining strategic partnerships will strengthen the success of UDOT’s CAV program and help bring high-paying jobs to Utah.

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OUTREACH AND GROWTH

Strategically sharing the UDOT CAV story will help engage and inform the public of advancements as well as attract partners to strengthen economic development.

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