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FrontRunner 2X double-track programme
FrontRunner 2X: 26.1 miles of double track at 11 locations, a new station, a maintenance facility and 10 trainsets
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- Buyer
- Utah Department of Transportation
- Where
- Utah · Provo
- Segments
- Track, Signalling, Rolling stock, Stations & depots
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware
- Status
- Planned — UDOT and UTA are working towards a full funding grant agreement with the FTA.
- Value band
- over $1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Fta engineering phase entry August 2026 · Construction anticipated start 2027 · Construction anticipated end 2030
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UDOT and UTA are working towards a full funding grant agreement with the FTA. The FTA admitted the project to the Engineering phase on 7 August 2026, and construction is anticipated from 2027 through 2030, subject to completing the federal grant process.
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8 sources · 4 primary
- ● 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)
- ○ 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)
- ● 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 Transit Authority (official) — FrontRunner Forward · Programme page: FrontRunner runs 82 miles from Ogden to Provo with 16 stations alongside the Union Pacific Railroad and I-15, about 3.7 million riders a year, mostly single track, trains every 30 minutes at peak and every 60 off-peak; UDOT and UTA phasing plan; FrontRunner 2X would add double tracking (published 2026 · 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)
- ○ 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)
- ○ 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)
- ● Utah Department of Transportation (official, hosted by UTA) - FrontRunner 2.0 Progressive Design-Build RFP, PIN 20253 · UDOT Contracting Services Solicitation S-ST99(835), PIN 20253, addendum 3 of 16 February 2024; funding sources federal, state and UTA; UDOT contract administrator; protests to UDOT's Executive Director (published 2024-02-16 · checked 2026-10-07)
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