Magna asked to co-sign $9.26 million federal road deal that leaves overruns to locals

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.