None of the projects has funding, although Utah County voters will be asked this fall to approve a quarter-cent sales-tax hike to build commuter rail. Salt Lake County voters will be asked to approve a similar tax increase that would fund new roads and transit projects in the county.

The TRIP report said that new roads and transit projects will be key to relieving traffic congestion and promoting economic growth.

"If Utah, particularly the Wasatch Front, is unable to relieve traffic congestion and maintain sufficient mobility to support personal travel, provide timely goods movement and meet the mobility needs of its visitors, the state and region will suffer economically," the report said.

TRIP is a nonprofit organization that studies roads and congestion in several states. Information about the group can be found at: www.tripnet.org.

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