Magna council asked to co-sign $9.26 million federal road agreement that leaves overruns to local agencies
A resolution on Magna's Oct. 13 agenda would add the city to a UDOT agreement for the 2810 South at 8000 West realignment. The posted modification lists a $9,262,264 project value and says the local agency pays all overruns and ineligible costs.
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Magna's City Council had on its Oct. 13 agenda a resolution to make the city a co-signer of a federal aid agreement for the 2810 South at 8000 West realignment, a project the agreement values at up to $9,262,264. [3][1][2]
Resolution R2026-47 would authorize Magna to co-sign Modification No. 2 to UDOT Agreement 248026, which the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District and the Utah Department of Transportation signed Jan. 18, 2024. The project is UDOT PIN 15912, project F-LC35(315). [1]
The money
The modification posted with the agenda updates the project's funding under the 2026–2029 state transportation improvement program. It lists $8,838,309 in federal aid, no state match and $423,955 in local match, of which $400,000 is in-kind. [2]
It says the local agency pays its estimated matching share in phases when UDOT requests it, within 30 days of each request. It also says the local agency "agrees to pay 100% of the overruns that exceed $9,262,264 and any ineligible costs." [2]
The resolution's recitals describe the same terms for the local agencies and say the project lies within Magna City. They say the district asked the city to join as a local agency. [1]
Status
The copies posted with the agenda are unsigned. The modification's signature blocks and its date-executed field are blank, and the resolution's council vote entries and signature lines are unfilled. [2][1]
The posted records do not say how costs above the local match would be divided between Magna and the district.
This story describes a proposed agreement as posted with a meeting agenda. It is not an executed contract, and the $423,955 local match is not a cap on local costs.
Sources
- Magna City Council · Oct. 13, 2026 additional supporting documents (Resolution R2026-47)
- Utah Department of Transportation · Federal Aid Agreement Supplement, Mod No. 2, PIN 15912 (Oct. 13, 2026 packet)
- Utah Public Notice Website · Magna City Council meeting notice, Oct. 13, 2026
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.