Utah Department of Transportation officials briefed the Executive Appropriations Committee on May 20 on the state’s Transportation Investment Fund (TIF) portfolio and a selection of major projects across the state.

Carlos Pereira, UDOT, described the programming process and the statutory framework for TIF. He said 20 active TIF‑highway projects are in the program with an aggregate value of about $12.5 billion programmed out to 2032, and noted the Commission may program projects out of strict rank order so long as it explains the rationale publicly. He also explained that projects built with TIF can have their ongoing operations and maintenance funded from TIF: "projects that were built with TIF can be maintained and operated with TIF," he said.

Lisa Wilson, UDOT deputy director for engineering and operations, summarized several large projects as examples: a multi‑year reconstruction of I‑15 from Salt Lake City to Farmington with five general‑purpose lanes plus an express lane and two new interchanges; Mountain View Corridor segments and the final Mountain View freeway connection to Porter Rockwell Road; Pioneer Crossing capacity work in Utah County; Box Elder and Cache Valley upgrades; Bangerter Highway interchange work (with specific interchanges reopening this year); and a FrontRunner double‑tracking program that aims to improve peak service from 30‑minute to 15‑minute intervals and add a Point of the Mountain station.

Wilson provided timing estimates for projects in construction or procurement: several Bangerter interchanges will open in 2025; SR‑30 in Cache is under construction with completion expected in spring 2026; Pioneer Crossing construction begins summer 2025 with an expected finish in fall 2026; and FrontRunner double‑tracking is in procurement phases with major FTA coordination expected in late 2025.

Members asked about community engagement on projects, notably I‑15 Salt Lake City to 600 North; Wilson said the department worked with communities and avoided home acquisitions in Rose Park by revising plans.

Ending: UDOT told the committee it can provide more detailed one‑pagers and project pages on the UDOT website; staff said they will continue to brief the committee on programming and delivery of TIF and other major transportation work.