Fees based on miles driven decades away, but pilot program coming

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah drivers may not have to pay government fees based on the miles they drive for decades, but a voluntary pilot program to test the substitute for gas taxes could be in place in a year or so."It's not ready for prime time at this point," Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, told members of the Legislature's Transportation Governance and Funding Task Force Wednesday.But he said such fees, known as a road-use charge, may someday be