Planned Transportation Spending
An examination of Utah’s 2011-2014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that transit projects account for the largest chunk of the proposed expenditures (42 percent). Included in the transit component is $474.5 million in local government funds for a commuter rail line from Salt Lake County to Utah County and $249.39 million for a mid-Jordan light rail project. New road capacity projects follow, accounting for 38 percent of the proposed spending. Road maintenance/minor widening projects make up 14 percent. Bridge maintenance/replacement and projects classified as “other” make up 2 percent each of the planned spending. Bicycle/pedestrian projects and safety projects both account for 1 percent of the STIP funds; bridge capacity expansion projects account for less than 1 percent. The STIP does not identify any road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway). share
Proposed Spending, FY 2011-2014
Project Type | Cost (Millions) | |
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Total | $5,225.55 | |
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement | $79.54 | |
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening | $710.40 | |
New Road Capacity | $2,006.00 | |
Transit* | $2,209.86 | |
Bicycle/Pedestrian | $69.90 | |
Safety | $47.65 | |
Bridge Capacity Expansion | $6.20 | |
Other | $96.00 |
* Transit total does not include $1.5 million of ARRA funds for transit operating assistance.
Percentage of STIP by project type
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bmr2
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rmmw14
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nrc38
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tran42
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bp1
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sfty1
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bce1
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othr2