According to the Utah Transportation Coalition, 584 of the state’s bridges are due for replacement. The organization also says that while funding for highways and other major roadways has increased in recent years, the funding for smaller roads has been inadequate.
Kaysville Mayor Steve Hiatt told the crowd on the Capitol steps that a Utah Foundation survey of engineers, local government officials and others found that more than 80 percent thought current transportation funding was insufficient.
We must do something now,” Hiatt said, calling it “the fiscally responsible thing to do.”
