Utah has been the fasting growing state in the nation, with a hardy population increase of nearly 24% since 2010. With that growth rate comes the need for new housing, new roads and other necessary ...

The four most populated areas in Utah — Davis, Weber, Salt Lake and Utah counties — have the least amount of potential resources when it comes to sand and gravel. Those components are necessary for ...

West Valley neighbors are protesting a former state legislator's plan to open a gravel pit on Farm to Market Road.

Riley Township officials cannot approve or reject a proposed gravel pit that is being considered in an area of the township zoned for agriculture. "All we are is just an advisory group," Riley ...

Despite strong opposition from more than three dozen nearby residents, the city of Marengo, Ill., and Riley Township, Ill., McHenry County zoning officials approved plans for a new gravel pit south of ...

The proposed gravel pit operation would preserve the historic Havermeister Dairy barn, pictured on Nov. 11, 2024, as it operates on land previously used for grazing and other farming. (Amy Bushatz/Mat ...

For more than 65 years, crews have been extracting sand and gravel from a gravel pit north of Stillwater. The pit, located off 100th Street North in Stillwater Township, was owned and operated by ...

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