SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Governor Spencer Cox announced the master plan for the Utah Trail Network, a network planned to include 3,100 miles of connected paved trails across the state.

Cox made the announcement during his keynote speech at the Utah Transportation Conference. The system will include 2,600 miles of new paved trails and 500 miles of existing trails.

"The goal is to connect the entire state of Utah with a network of paved trails. The goal is to help people have transportation options so they can choose to walk, bike, or scoot to their destinations without having to get in a car," Trails Division director at UDOT Stephanie Tomlin told ABC4.

Tomlin said that the map is an "exciting step," and it will span from Bear Lake to St. George, to Tooele, east to Vernal, "and pretty muc

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