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New $24.5 Million RAISE Grant to Improve Wasatch Front Area Transit Access

Funds planned for 15 priority projects, including enhancements for pedestrians and cyclists

SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.5 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant for 15 Wasatch Front region projects that will improve transit access. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) applied for the grant, in close collaboration with Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) and local communities. Residents will benefit from pedestrian and bicycle improvements made around 10 light rail stations and 13 bus stops serving our region.

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