TransCom TAC reviews 27 project concept reports, flags major pedestrian and roadway requests
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Summary
At its February meeting, the TransCom Technical Advisory Committee heard staff present 27 project concept reports across CMAQ, CRP, STP and TAP funding streams, including major pedestrian bridge requests in Clearfield, an operations request for UTA’s Davis–Salt Lake connector and multiple municipal roadway projects; subcommittee field reviews are underway and a March meeting will consider draft recommendations.
TransCom’s Technical Advisory Committee reviewed concept reports for 27 candidate projects that staff may recommend for the 2026 Transportation Improvement Program.
Ben (staff) opened the presentation and said, “There were 27 total project requests for the federal funds,” and summarized requests across the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).
The most expensive individual requests are pedestrian overpasses in Clearfield: one estimate described by staff was “about a little less than $21,000,000” with roughly $17.6 million requested under CMAQ and, in a CRP listing, another Clearfield overpass with an estimated $18 million total and about $15.1 million requested. UTA’s Davis–Salt Lake connector appeared as an operations request (about $18.8 million estimated; $5 million requested). UTA also requested vanpool expansion funding to purchase roughly 10 vans for Ogden/Layton and Salt Lake areas; Ben said the vanpool purchases are estimated at about $500,000 with $466,000 requested.
Staff reviewed several municipal STP requests, including Centerville’s Parish Lane reconstruction (about $1.7 million estimated, $1.2 million requested) and Clinton’s 2300 North (phase 2 reconstruction; est. $8 million, $2.5 million requested). Ben noted multiple Layton requests: a Layton Parkway extension and traffic-signal/operations improvements, plus a Layton Main Street redesign where he warned that federal design funding could federalize the entire project: “if we do a design for a project and we utilize federal funds, that federalizes the whole project.”
One notable procedural change occurred with Brigham City’s roadway‑widening request on 12th West. Ben said a developer agreed to build the roadway tied to a roughly 3,200‑home development and the project was withdrawn from the TIP request list; staff described that withdrawal as freeing limited federal funds for other candidates.
Smaller local requests included North Salt Lake’s Center Street reconstruction over the Legacy Trail (est. $315,000, $283,000 requested), Riverdale’s Freeway Park Drive reconstruction focused on a bike lane/shoulder improvement (est. ~$700,000, $660,000 requested), and two Ogden projects on 2550 South and 2nd Street with multi‑million dollar estimates and substantial requests. TAP requests included a Cutler Drive sidewalk in North Salt Lake (about 0.3 miles; ~$870,000 est., $790,000 requested) and a shared‑use path on SR‑39 in Ogden (phase 2; est. ~$500,000, $480,000 requested).
Staff said field reviews are underway (one completed in the Ogden/Layton area and additional Salt Lake area reviews scheduled) and invited project sponsors to join on‑site reviews via a provided Zoom link. The committee was told it will review subcommittee recommendations and is expected to make a recommendation to TransCom at the March meeting, which the chair said will be in person at West Point City Hall on March 25.
The meeting included two brief formal procedural actions: a voice motion to approve the January meeting minutes and a motion to adjourn (both recorded as moved and seconded during the online session). David, serving as chair, thanked staff and closed the meeting.
What happens next: subcommittee field reviews continue and staff will prepare draft TIP project lists for the committee’s March meeting, which will include in‑person discussion and votes on the draft recommendations.
