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Wasatch Front Regional Council adopts $10 billion 2026–31 transportation program and certifies planning process
Summary
The council voted to adopt the 2026–31 Transportation Improvement Program and its air-quality conformity finding and to certify the regional transportation planning process required by federal agencies.
The Wasatch Front Regional Council voted Thursday to adopt the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and its corresponding air-quality conformity analysis, and to certify the regional transportation planning process required when the TIP is submitted to federal agencies.
The vote, taken by voice, followed a staff presentation that described the TIP as covering roughly $10 billion in transportation investments across the Wasatch Front and programming funds from federal, state and local sources for highways, transit, safety, active-transportation and operations. Ben Withrich, WFRC short-range planning staff, said the TIP is “a six-year program of highway, transit and active-transportation projects” that also programs two conceptual years to allow project development to proceed.
The council voted on a separate, linked resolution certifying that the metropolitan planning process complies with federal regulations as part of submitting the TIP to the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration. Members approved both measures by voice vote after a public comment period and staff briefings.
WFRC staff recorded more than 400 public comments during the TIP public outreach process, including three open houses and an online comment portal. According to staff summaries presented to the council, many commenters asked for more transit and active-transportation projects and made requests for specific roadway or operational improvements. Staff said they are documenting those comments for incorporation into project development as appropriate.
The council’s adoption places the program into the next stage of federal and state review and identifies projects eligible for programming and funding. WFRC staff said the TIP and related materials will remain available for stakeholders to review and that project-level design, environmental review and scheduling will follow the programming decision.
The motion to adopt the 2026–2031 TIP and the air-quality conformity finding was made during the transportation coordinating committee report and seconded from the floor; council members approved both resolutions by voice vote. The council also approved the certification resolution approving the metropolitan planning process.
