One of the most important functions of the Department of Transportation is maintenance of State highways. This is the second largest single outlay of the total highway dollar. During FY 2015, the Maintenance Division will be engaged in maintaining nearly 18,000 lane miles of hard surface roadway. Good maintenance is important to the safety and convenience of the public and protects the investment of the citizens of Utah in their highway network.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $160,330,300 from all sources for Operations/Maintenance Management. This is a 1.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
The Maintenance Management Division of the Utah Department of Transportation is governed by the Title 72-6 UCA.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.