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Wasatch Back travelers will soon have a new resource to help them avoid delays and know what to expect on the road before heading out.

U.S. Highway 40 in Daniels Canyon was closed for hours Tuesday after a head-on collision just before 9 a.m.

A fatal semi crash closed all westbound travel lanes of Interstate 80 for more than six hours on Saturday, backing up traffic for miles.

No one was seriously injured in a rollover crash that snarled traffic in Parleys Canyon on I-80 the morning of June 26.

Construction on the Silver Summit Roundabout Project off of U.S. Highway 40, at exit 2 started Monday and will continue into the fall.

A semitruck crash closed U.S. 189 along Deer Creek Reservoir for several hours Tuesday afternoon, March 12.

One person is injured after a rollover on Interstate 80 near Lambs Canyon Dec. 21.

The Utah Department of Transportation has launched user-friendly updates on its remodeled traffic website and app.

On today's Cool Science Radio, Lynn and John replay a few of their favorite recent interviews. They speak with (01:44) Tim Menard, who asks the question: Why is it that our smartphones have so many capabilities, but it seems like the technology driving our traffic lights is stuck in the 1970s? Tim is the CEO and Founder of LYT, a company that provides intelligent traffic solutions. Then (27:52) Susan Tyler Hitchcock, who has just written INTO THE FOREST: The Secret Language of Trees. Writing for National Geographic, Hitchcock combines legendary photography with cutting-edge science to show exactly how trees influence the life of planet Earth―from our personal lives to the weather cycle.

Tim Menard joins today's Cool Science Radio to ask the question: Why is it that our smartphones have so many capabilities, but it seems like the technology driving our traffic lights is stuck in the 1970s? Tim is the CEO and Founder of LYT, a company that provides intelligent traffic solutions.