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National Guard seeks roughly $30M for Camp Williams Lower Garrison infrastructure
Summary
The Utah National Guard told the subcommittee that relocation of Army Reserve units and continued Guard growth require resilient road, electrical, fiber, sewer, stormwater and water systems at Camp Williams and requested about $30M to complete Lower Garrison infrastructure and redundancy projects.
Utah National Guard leaders told the Transportation and Construction Appropriations Subcommittee on Jan. 27 that growth at Camp Williams and incoming Army Reserve units moving from Fort Douglas require a significant investment in utility and roadway infrastructure to ensure resiliency and avoid single points of failure.
The Guard said the installation has grown to about 6,000 personnel and expects continued growth; planned moves will add about 3,000 Army Reservists to the south part of Camp Williams. The department described a two‑mile roadway and supporting utilities package for the Lower Garrison: site paving and drainage (≈$7.5M), electrical redundancy and distribution loops (≈$3.5M), fiber‑optic communications, sewer redundancy (≈$2.5M), stormwater management and water system upgrades including pump stations (≈$4.5M). With soft costs and design, the Guard said the total request is a little over $30M.
Guard speakers argued that bundling utilities and road work is cost‑effective because the construction work overlaps and that incremental piecemeal projects would be less efficient. They said the projects improve disaster resilience, support training and readiness and enable other agencies’ relocation and training needs.
