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Senate adds transportation agencies to Utah Lake bridge approval, passes HB137
Summary
The Utah Senate passed HB137 to include the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Commission in approvals for any bridge across Utah Lake; sponsors said the change brings technical expertise to a potential privately funded project. The bill passed 23–4 and returns to the House for the speaker's signature.
The Utah Senate on March 9 passed House Bill 137, a measure that would add the Utah Department of Transportation and the Transportation Commission to the approval process for any bridge project crossing Utah Lake.
Sponsor Sen. Madsen told the chamber the bill does not itself authorize construction but ensures transportation experts are part of the permitting and alignment decisions when a proposal involves state sovereign land. “There’s been discussion about a bridge that goes across Utah Lake to…
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