Utah lawmakers move quickly on a late-emerging plan to borrow $1.6 billion for transportation projects

In the last week of the legislative session, Utah lawmakers are trying to hurry through a plan to borrow another $1.6 billion to speed transportation projects.After nearly 10 minutes of debate — with no comments from public witnesses — the Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-0 to approve SB268 and sent it to the full Senate. The bill was introduced just last Friday.“We’re behind the eight ball as far as infrastructure, and we’re growing at a rapid pace,” s