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County urges corridor preservation as construction costs rise; third-quarter and preservation funds available
Summary
Tooele County staff and regional planners reviewed UDOT connectivity recommendations, the county’s 2024 transportation master plan and WFRC/UDOT funding opportunities, and council members pressed for prioritized corridor preservation (right-of-way acquisition) to leverage grants and limit future costs.
Tooele County and regional planners urged elected officials to prioritize corridor preservation and right-of-way acquisition at the Council of Governments meeting on Sept. 18, 2025, citing rising construction costs and limits on grant eligibility unless corridors are secured.
Wayne Binion of the Wasatch Front Regional Council outlined funding and technical-assistance programs, noting that some WFRC programs do not apply to Tooele Valley while several UDOT-administered programs do. He said many UDOT programs require a local match — often in the 20%–40% range — and identified a surface-transportation program with a roughly 6.7% match as…
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