“There is a desire to do something. But we haven’t quite hit it yet,” said Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, co-chairman of the 16-member Transportation Governance and Funding Task Force, which has representatives from the Legislature, cities, counties and business groups.
Another option called for the state to take over ownership of UTA facilities, but allow UTA to manage operations. New construction would be overseen by UDOT, not UTA — and prioritization of state spending would be up to the Utah Transportation Commission, not the UTA Board.
A final option would avoid assuming UTA’s debt by allowing UTA to maintain ownership of its current facilities.