The Wasatch Front Regional Council’s Transcom meeting approved a second board modification to the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program on Nov. 20, adding six projects and reallocating funds among existing canyon and corridor projects.

Ben Witheridge, WFRC staff, summarized the amendment and said the first project is a UDOT request to build a southbound auxiliary lane on I‑215 from 700 North to I‑80 with an accompanying ramp meter at 700 North to reduce merge conflicts. “This project is a new project. It’s estimated to cost $9,000,000,” Witheridge said.

A Plain City reconstruction on 3600 West between 2600 North and 1975 North was reviewed after design increased the estimate from about $3.1 million to roughly $5.9 million. Witheridge said the city secured about $1.9 million through county assistance and is requesting an additional $900,000 in Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds while committing $200,000 locally to cover a remaining shortfall.

On West Davis (SR‑177), Witheridge said traffic studies and growth led staff to recommend expanding an originally one‑lane‑each‑direction segment to four lanes. He said the board modification requests an additional $142,000,000 for that segment, bringing the total project cost to about $261,000,000.

Design work on a Fort Union project on SR‑190 was halted after costs rose from an initial $15 million estimate to about $28 million. Witheridge said the operational improvement no longer justified the higher cost; staff recommended closing that project at $2.2 million, keeping design files for future canyon work and returning $12.8 million to the parent Big Cottonwood Canyon enhanced mobility project.

The board also added a new reconstruction project on I‑84 over the Weber River (the “Long Bridge” in Morgan County), which Witheridge described as in need of full reconstruction after multiple past rehabs and estimated the work at $100,000,000. Finally, a UDOT request for structure preservation and bridge repairs on SR‑201/I‑80 ramps (near 9180 West) was added with an estimated cost of $1,300,000 from the Transportation Solution Program.

After the presentation the chair called for a motion. The motion to approve the TIP modifications was made and seconded; the board voted in favor and the chair stated the motion carried.

The approval is administrative authorization to program the described projects into the regional TIP; individual project schedules, final design decisions, and construction contracts remain subject to agency timelines and further approvals.