Who got the better end of a multimillion-dollar U.S. 89 land deal: Stuart Adams or UDOT?

What started as a $1.3 million offer was negotiated up to $3.9 million by the Utah Senate president — another example of the deep ties Utah lawmakers have with the state’s real estate and development.

(Eric S. Peterson | The Utah Investigative Service Project) Parcels of land that the Utah Department of Transportation purchased from Senate President Stuart Adams in 2023, seen here July 4, 2025, that they then put up for auction in 2025, later canceled. UDOT originally sought to purchase easements, but Adams negotiated the agency into buying the full parcels for approximately $3.9 million.

Who got the better end of a multimillion-dollar U.S. 89 land deal: Stuart Adams or UDOT?

What started as a $1.3 million offer was negotiated up to $3.9 million by the Utah Senate president — another example of the deep ties Utah lawmakers have with the state’s real estate and development.

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