The Salt Lake Tribune | Voices: Utah needs better roads, not heavier trucks

“Anyone who drives I-15 through Utah County at rush hour can see that our infrastructure is straining to keep up with growth.

Families lose time in traffic, businesses need dependable routes to move goods and farmers need dependable transportation networks to get their products to market.

This fall, the federal programs that fund our highways are set to expire, and the U.S. Senate now has a chance to pass a long-term bill that fixes roads and protects taxpayers, but only if senators leave out several costly provisions the House added along the way.”

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