UDOT to apply fiscal constraint to state routes after RPO’s needs-based input
Jun 8, 2026
UDOT clarified it will use the RPO's needs-based phasing as input but will apply statewide fiscal constraint and prioritize state-route projects accordingly; local project phasing could be adjusted afterward.
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Members asked whether UDOT had already assigned expected timing to state routes and how that interacts with local phasing. Zane from UDOT explained the agency will take RPO input on needs, run travel-demand modeling and then apply fiscal constraint based on anticipated statewide transportation revenues. "They will take the needs-based phasing and then constrain it based on the amount of revenues available anticipated to be available in each of the three phases," he said.
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