Agency: Transportation

Line Item: Construction Management

Function

The Construction Management Program enables the Department to manage the projects from the design stage through their completion without switching back and forth between line items for accounting and tracking purposes. The functions of this line item are separated as programs within the line item as Rehabilitation / Preservation, and State and Federal Construction.

Statutory Authority

The Construction Program of the Utah Department of Transportation is governed by the Utah Transportation Code 72-06

Intent Language

There is appropriated to the Department of Transportation from the Transportation Fund, not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient, but not more than the surplus of the Transportation Fund, to be used by the Department for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of State highways in Utah. It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriation fund first, a maximum participation with the federal government for the construction of federally designated highways, as provided by law, and last the construction of State highways, as funding permits. No portion of the money appropriated by this item shall be used either directly or indirectly to enhance or increase the appropriations otherwise made by this act to the Department of Transportation for other purposes.

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Program: Federal Construction - New

Function

The Federal Construction-New portion of the Construction budget includes funds for the interstate system and other federally sponsored highways. The interstate highway network in Utah is part of the 42,500 mile National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

During recent years, the Utah Department of Transportation has seen the reconstruction and capacity increasing projects on the federal system as a high priority use for this program.

Statutory Authority

The Construction Program of the Utah Department of Transportation is governed by the Utah Code Annotated 72-6.

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Program: Rehabilitation/Preservation

Function

The Rehabilitation/Preservation program is one of the largest recommended appropriations of any program at the Department of Transportation. Approximately $42 million will be available for highway rehabilitation projects based on Utah Code Section 72-2-106 UCA, which states that two/elevenths of the taxes collected from the motor fuel tax and the special fuel tax, exclusive of the formula amount appropriated to the Class B and C Road Account will be used for highway rehabilitation. The actual amount available will depend upon the total collection of motor fuel and special fuel taxes collected during the fiscal year. The balance of funding for the Rehabilitation/Preservation Program is $68,665,200 from Federal Funds.

The major activity in the Rehabilitation/Preservation budget is to apply preservation treatments to the existing pavement, as well as other items such as safety upgrades and traffic control.

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Program: State Construction - New

Function

The State Construction-New program is responsible for the construction of state highway projects that have prioritized importance as necessary highways but might not be eligible for federal funding. An example of projects that are considered in the State Construction-New budget is the Bangerter Highway.

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Program: Transportation Investment Fund of 2005

Function

The Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 was created under Title 72-2-124. The funds deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 are to be used by the Department to pay the costs of maintenance, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to state and federal highways prioritized by the Transportation Commission through the prioritization process for new transportation capacity projects adopted under Section 72-1-304.

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