A staff member, a UDOT bridge inspector, said during a field visit in Vernal that the Utah Department of Transportation’s bridge inspection crew was examining the area’s larger mainline bridges that carry goods into and out of the Uinta Basin.

“We're in Vernal this week to look at some of the big bridges,” the staff member said. The inspector said the crew travels across Utah to inspect bridges and confirm they are “doing well” and “safe.”

The inspector described the structures as “mainline bridges” used to bring goods in and out of the Uinta Basin and said the bridge inspection crew conducts statewide reviews. The transcript did not specify the number of bridges inspected, any structural findings, or a timeline for follow-up work.

The inspection remarks in the transcript focused on field review and safety checks; no formal recommendations, repairs, contract actions, or follow-up tasks were recorded in the provided excerpt.