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Utah Department of Transportation
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- Type
- State DOT — State highway and transportation department; leads the FrontRunner 2X project with UTA and Union Pacific and is the recipient of Federal Railroad Administration crossing-elimination funding. Posts its solicitations on the State of Utah Bonfire portal.
- Market · Region
- United States · Utah
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware
Leads FrontRunner 2X with UTA and holds FRA crossing-elimination money for Utah County rail consolidation.
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Project lead on FrontRunner 2X, 26.1 miles of new double track at 11 locations, one new station, 10 trainsets and a new maintenance facility, which the FTA admitted to the Engineering phase of the Capital Investment Grants programme on 7 August 2026. UDOT is the FRA's grantee for development work on consolidating two Union Pacific corridors in Utah County, abandoning 7 miles of line and closing 19 crossings, and is designing the Sharp-Tintic connection between Union Pacific lines in Springville and Spanish Fork. It jointly administers construction of the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western West Interchange with Patriot Rail.
- Type
- State DOT — State highway and transportation department; leads the FrontRunner 2X project with UTA and Union Pacific and is the recipient of Federal Railroad Administration crossing-elimination funding. Posts its solicitations on the State of Utah Bonfire portal.
- Where
- Utah · Salt Lake City
- Programmes
- IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware
Structure
- funded by FTA — Capital Investment Grants Engineering phase for FrontRunner 2X from 7 August 2026; FTA federal funding ceiling (40% of a project cost), no full funding grant agreement yet (pending)
- funded by FRA — Railroad Crossing Elimination grant 69A36525420610RCEUT, Central Utah Rail Corridor Consolidation development work (1 May 2025 to 28 February 2029) (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Stacy Witbeck — FrontRunner 2X progressive design-build, as a member of the FrontRunner Forward Partners joint venture with Ralph L. Wadsworth (active · since 2026-02)
- Contract detail and values (3)over $1bn · $5–25mIn the United States edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (6)
- ○ Mass Transit (trade press) — UTA selects STV to support FrontRunner 2X project · Secondary: 11 February 2026 report that STV leads the double-track design for two segments between the Vineyard, Provo and Orem stations; project described as nearly $1 billion; 89-mile corridor; a new Bluffdale station (published 2026-02-11 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ Progressive Railroading (trade press) — FTA OKs engineering phase start on double-track project in Utah · Secondary, used because the FTA project page returns HTTP 403: dated 11 August 2026, reports the FTA announced on 7 August 2026 a commitment of $1.28 billion; 26.1 miles of double track; construction 2027 through 2030; next step design, early procurement and a full funding grant agreement (published 2026-08-11 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ Railway Supply (trade press) - Utah sought 74% but FTA caps its FrontRunner 2X grant at 40% of cost · Secondary, 28 September 2026, reporting FTA's August 2026 engineering profile (the FTA page returns HTTP 403 to automated clients): FTA ceiling $1,286,611,600, 40% of a $3.22 billion project cost; UDOT as project sponsor; Utah's plan sought $2.38 billion (74%) (published 2026-09-28 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ STV (contractor announcement) — STV joins progressive design-build team for UTA FrontRunner rail expansion · Secondary, a firm's own announcement of 10 February 2026: FrontRunner 2X described as a nearly $1 billion project led by UDOT with UTA and Union Pacific; STV is a subconsultant to Horrocks Engineers, the lead progressive design-build engineer; Horrocks is part of FrontRunner Forward Partners, a joint venture of Stacy Witbeck and Ralph L. Wadsworth; construction in phases through 2030 (published 2026-02-10 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Utah Department of Transportation (official) — FrontRunner 2X advances to final phase of process for nearly $1.3 billion federal grant · UDOT release of 7 August 2026: FTA approved FrontRunner 2X to enter the Engineering phase of the Capital Investment Grants programme; 26.1 miles of double track at 11 locations, one new station, 10 trainsets, a new maintenance facility; construction anticipated 2027 to 2030 subject to the federal grant process; next step a Full Funding Grant Agreement (published 2026-08-07 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant 69A36525420610RCEUT, Utah Department of Transportation · Federal award record: $7,502,400, 20.327 Railroad Crossing Elimination, period 1 May 2025 to 28 February 2029; development activities for a future project to consolidate two rail corridors into one, abandon 7 miles of line and discontinue 19 rail crossings in central Utah, on Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision through Spanish Fork, Mapleton and Springville (published 2025-05-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrontRunner 2X ten trainsets | Bids closed | $100–500m | |
| FrontRunner 2X progressive design-build team | Awarded | value not published | |
| Central Utah rail corridor consolidation | In execution | $5–25m | |
| FrontRunner 2X double-track programme | Planned | over $1bn |
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- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (4)
- Entry path
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9 sources · 6 primary
- ● State of Utah Bonfire portal (utah.bonfirehub.com) — open public opportunities, JSON · getOpenPublicOpportunitiesSectionData: the open list for all Utah public buyers; UTA is department 11708 and UDOT department 11742; no rail capital solicitation from UTA, UDOT or the Utah Inland Port Authority was open on 7 October 2026 (published 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● FrontRunner 2X project site (UDOT and UTA) · Project site: double tracking at 11 locations, one new station, 10 new trainsets, 15-minute peak and 30-minute off-peak service goal; schedule 2025-2026 design, preconstruction and train procurement, 2027-2030 construction; schedule depends on federal grants; no cost, awarded contract or trainset award stated on the page (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Utah Department of Transportation (official) — FrontRunner 2X advances to final phase of process for nearly $1.3 billion federal grant · UDOT release of 7 August 2026: FTA approved FrontRunner 2X to enter the Engineering phase of the Capital Investment Grants programme; 26.1 miles of double track at 11 locations, one new station, 10 trainsets, a new maintenance facility; construction anticipated 2027 to 2030 subject to the federal grant process; next step a Full Funding Grant Agreement (published 2026-08-07 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ STV (contractor announcement) — STV joins progressive design-build team for UTA FrontRunner rail expansion · Secondary, a firm's own announcement of 10 February 2026: FrontRunner 2X described as a nearly $1 billion project led by UDOT with UTA and Union Pacific; STV is a subconsultant to Horrocks Engineers, the lead progressive design-build engineer; Horrocks is part of FrontRunner Forward Partners, a joint venture of Stacy Witbeck and Ralph L. Wadsworth; construction in phases through 2030 (published 2026-02-10 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● USAspending.gov — FRA Railroad Crossing Elimination grant 69A36525420610RCEUT, Utah Department of Transportation · Federal award record: $7,502,400, 20.327 Railroad Crossing Elimination, period 1 May 2025 to 28 February 2029; development activities for a future project to consolidate two rail corridors into one, abandon 7 miles of line and discontinue 19 rail crossings in central Utah, on Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision through Spanish Fork, Mapleton and Springville (published 2025-05-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Utah Department of Transportation (official) — Sharp-Tintic Connection project · Project page: connects Union Pacific's Sharp and Tintic lines in Springville and Spanish Fork, nearly 4,000 feet of new track owned by UTA and operated by UPRR; removes track at seven at-grade crossings; environmental clearance fall 2025, design fall 2025 to fall 2027, construction anticipated 2028 to 2029; cost, funding and contractor not stated (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Utah Inland Port Authority (official) — Utah DOT and Patriot Rail's Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway break ground on new West Interchange · Release of 17 July 2026 hosted by the Utah Inland Port Authority: a project of about $31 million to move switching from the East Yard to a new site south of I-80 and Salt Lake City Airport; FRA grant above $13 million, Patriot Rail above $17 million, the Utah Inland Port Authority $500,000 on behalf of the State; UDOT and Patriot Rail jointly administer construction (published 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ Salt Lake Tribune (press) - Utah's FrontRunner: New trains to be built in Salt Lake City by Stadler, records show · Secondary, 20 July 2026, from public records: Stadler proposed $328.3 million for the FrontRunner vehicles, was the only bidder, committee found pricing fair and reasonable; UDOT says the contract is not finalised (published 2026-07-20 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ HigherGov (aggregator of the Utah state record) - UDOT RFP UDOT/UTA FrontRunner Train Sets Acquisition UDOT250192MP · Secondary mirror of the State of Utah solicitation: ten DMUs as a base order with up to forty options; issued by UDOT and UTA jointly; issued 1 July 2025, due 10 October 2025 (published 2025-07-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
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