The Wasatch Front Regional Council on Oct. 23 adopted board modifications to the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), reallocating funds among local projects, adding a regional travel‑model upgrade and incorporating several UDOT scope and funding changes.

WFRC staff described three interrelated local project adjustments in Draper: Lone Peak Parkway (roadway realignment and widening), Pioneer Road phase 2 reconstruction, and a reprogramming that moves $3 million in regional funds from Pioneer Road to Lone Peak Parkway; Draper City committed a local match to close the remaining funding gap for Lone Peak Parkway. Council approved the reprogramming after staff briefings that showed the redesign and engineering had updated cost estimates.

The council also approved adding a new regional project to upgrade the travel demand model to an activity‑based model. WFRC staff said the $1.1 million project will be a multi‑agency effort (WFRC, MAG and UTA) to improve scenario testing and policy analysis for charging, mode shifts and multimodal decisions.

UDOT scope and funding changes included: upgrades at the I‑15/1800 North interchange (bridge/box culvert work at the Davis‑Weber Canal), additional environmental funding for Big (Big Cottonwood) Canyon environmental work, an I‑15 auxiliary‑lane project, and added funding for the I‑15 Box Elder widening project previously approved in Amendment No. 4. The council also added $65 million in TIP funding to the Legacy Parkway widening entry consistent with the RTP amendment.

Two smaller projects were also added: a shared‑use path on Eartha Way in Tooele (largely CMAQ‑funded) and a CMAQ request to replace an older diesel fire truck for the Northern Tooele County Fire District. The latter prompted a policy discussion about CMAQ eligibility for vehicle replacements; staff clarified that the Fire District is outside the WFRC MPO area and that the CMAQ decision in that jurisdiction is advisory to UDOT. Several council members voiced concern that using CMAQ for fire‑truck replacement could set a precedent for many jurisdictions seeking similar retrofits; other members argued the rural and multi‑jurisdictional service area and emissions profile justified the request. The council adopted the board modifications as presented; the recorded vote included one nay.

WFRC staff said the TIP modification will be reflected in the program documents and that UDOT and local agencies will proceed with environmental and design steps as described in project notes. Staff also identified follow‑up items including finalizing agreements for the Draper funding swap, executing modeling contracts and documenting CMAQ eligibility for the Tooele request.