Council approves TIP modifications including scope changes and a Leighton bridge funding request
The Wasatch Front Regional Council adopted modifications to the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program, approving a reduced scope for a Salt Lake County signal interconnect project, an extension of enhanced striping on a key highway, and additional local funding to cover a shortfall for a Davis County pedestrian bridge.
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The council reviewed and approved three modifications to the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program. Ben (program staff) described each request: Salt Lake County requested a scope reduction for a previously programmed signal interconnect project (reducing the number of intersections addressed from earlier estimates to 27) with no additional WFRC funding requested; a phase‑two enhanced striping project on Banger Highway was proposed to extend the work north to the airport with an estimated cost of about $4.7 million; and Leighton (Davis County) reported a design cost increase for a planned pedestrian bridge at the FrontRunner station that produced roughly a $3.8 million shortfall compared to earlier estimates.
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