FY2026 statewide planning work program; annual work program

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) a Formula Grant totaling $20.8 million on June 27, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This funding supports UDOT's FY2026 Statewide Planning Work Program and Annual Work Program, which encompasses comprehensive transportation infrastructure planning, development, and improvement activities across Utah's highway system through December 29, 2028. Under this program, UDOT administers federal resources for highway construction, preservation, and rehabilitation projects on eligible public roads, including interstates, state routes, and related transportation infrastructure improvements.

The Highway Planning and Construction program provides formula-based federal financial assistance to states for a broad range of eligible transportation activities, including highway construction and reconstruction, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, safety improvements, multimodal transportation network development, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and planning and preliminary engineering services. UDOT, as the State DOT, is responsible for project selection and administration within established transportation planning processes and in coordination with local and regional planning authorities. The funding supports UDOT's ongoing stewardship of federal highway investments and its delivery of transportation infrastructure improvements benefiting Utah's transportation network and communities statewide.