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Utah MPOs and partners press Congress for larger formula funding, streamlined programs in surface transportation reauthorization

3477201 · May 24, 2025
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WFRC and state partners outlined federal reauthorization priorities to Utah’s congressional delegation, urging timely long‑term reauthorization, increased metropolitan planning and STP formula funding, and streamlined program administration to help meet local infrastructure demand.

Wasatch Front Regional Council staff and partner agencies said they are coordinating with Utah’s congressional delegation and transportation agencies to press federal lawmakers for larger, more reliable formula funding and streamlined program administration in the next surface transportation reauthorization.

Miranda Jones Cox, WFRC government affairs staff, told the council in May that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds are…

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