Old "Olympic" welcome signs were 35% smaller and had been in place for 11 years
Construction at SLC International Airport. Each concrete footing is 3 feet tall and weighs in at 2,000 lbs.
Echo I-80/84 welcome center
US 89 "Ski Utah" North of Logan
I-15 "Wasatch" coming south from Idaho at Portage
SR-42 southbound from ID near Cedar Creek and Sawtooth National Forest
US-40 "Allosaurus Dinosaur" coming in from CO toward Vernal
Thompson I-70 welcome center
I-70 westbound "Arches" from Colorado
US-89 northbound "Lake Powell" from AZ
SR-59 "Zion" coming in from AZ at Hilldale
Brigham City I-15 southbound welcome center
A couple from Nova Scotia pose at the Jensen US-40 welcome center east of Vernal
Chad Davis at SR-16 northbound coming in from Evanston, Wyoming - south of Woodruff, Rich County
Leigh von der Esch welcomes the press at the SLC Airport final sign installation ceremony
Carlos Braceras, UDOT
Spencer Eccles, Governor's Office of Economic Development, introduces the Governor
Governor Gary R. Herbert inaugurates the last installation of 35 signs statewide
"Wasatch" 20' x 10' sign being lifted into place at SLC International Airport
Governor Herbert operates the crane lifting the sign into place as construction crews bolt the aluminum face to the support beams
Governor Herbert with UDOT project manager, John Leonard
Governor Herbert, Utah Office of Tourism staff, and artist David Meikle
Governor Herbert with the construction crew and representatives of the contractor, B. Jackson Construction, West Jordan