Sevier road is big winner as board pumps millions into rural projects

Sevier road is big winner as board pumps millions into rural projects

By JUDY FAHYS
The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Feb 2, 2012 02:16PM MDT

A little-known state panel Thursday approved spending more than $17 million to cover the increased costs of building the Quitchupah Road, which would primarily serve hundreds of coal trucks that make the trip between the SUFCO mine near Salina and the power plants in Emery County.
The 2.5 percent, 15-year loan was approved by the state’s Permanent Community Impact Fund Board, which doles out money earned through mineral leases on federal lands. The newest chunk of money supplements previous loan...

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