WFRC staff reported to the Transportation Coordinating Committee that combined federal obligations statewide for fiscal year 2024 totaled roughly $1.3 billion (federal share plus local matches). The report covered obligations recorded between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2024, and broke obligations into program “silos” such as resurfacing, reconstruction/capacity, bridge work, safety/intersection improvements, and bike‑and‑ped investments.

Ben Weatherrich, WFRC staff, summarized the statewide figures and told the committee that obligations are the federal government’s legal commitment to reimburse eligible project costs; he noted obligations do not necessarily indicate a project was initiated or completed in the same year. He said statewide obligations including matches reached “a federal share of a 1.3 plus billion and local share of $77,500,000.”

Wasatch Front totals and program areas
Staff presented a consolidated Wasatch Front summary showing more than $48 million in federal obligations for the region plus roughly $3 million in local matches. Program highlights included Surface Transportation Program (STP) obligations for the Salt Lake urban area, CMAQ obligations in the Ogden‑Layton area, transportation alternatives (TAP), and carbon reduction program (CRP) obligations.

UTA obligations
The committee was shown UTA’s FY2024 obligations as well: roughly $242 million in federal plus local matching funds (about $200 million federal share and $41.5 million local match). WFRC materials separated those obligations into capital improvements and operations/maintenance categories.

Why it matters
Obligations are a key step in the federal funds lifecycle: they allow sponsors to receive reimbursement for eligible costs and often trigger contract advertisement, procurement or construction steps. Staff and committee members used the report to underscore the scale of federal investment and to caution that while Utah receives a relatively low share of its budget from federal sources compared with many states, federal funds remain a critical baseline for many projects.

Questions and context
Committee members noted the large fiscal numbers and discussed the stability and predictability of federal discretionary programs versus core formula funds. Presenters and members said the region benefits from a high level of efficiency in managing federal funds and that ongoing dialogue is necessary given national fiscal pressures.

Ending
WFRC staff included detailed tables in the meeting packet listing the individual obligations and encouraged members to review program‑level and project‑level tables for line‑item detail.