UDOT over-allocated the money in class B and C road funds in fiscal 2004.

The over-allocations ranged from $1,041 for Castle Valley to $910,907 for Salt Lake County, based on population and miles of roadway.

UDOT took half the total out of quarterly allocations in September and December 2004. After officials in cities and counties questioned the reduction in funding, the agency sent out notices offering options for repaying the remainder, which totals about $7.8 million. Cities and counties were given a choice of having all of their portions taken out of allocations June 1 or waiting until a later date.

''What we're trying to do is be as flexible as we can with the local governments,'' UDOT spokesman Nile Easton said. ''We're treating each case separately.''

Ogden has to repay $381,042 of its $2.84 million; Weber County will lose $182,176 out of $1.36 million.

''We're going to have to take a look at it and basically cut back some, and not maybe do as many projects as we wanted to do,'' Weber County Commissioner Craig Dearden said, ''Then we'll hopefully pick some up next year to take care of some of these things we need to do,''

Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy said losing $196,026 of $1.45 million forced a delay in the rebuilding of 200 West from 400 North to 1600 North.

Box Elder County Commissioner Scott Hansen said he doesn't understand how it could be classified as a mistake when the county didn't receive any more money than it usually does.

Hansen said Box Elder received $2.06 million in 2003 and $2.13 million in 2004, an increase he attributed to inflation. The county is being asked to repay $233,694.

''They're going to have to show me where that $233,000 is that they overpaid us, because if you look at those figures, it's not there,'' Hansen said. ''It would just about shut us down for the rest of the year.''

UDOT comptroller Chuck Larsen said revenue fluctuates, and because 2003 allocations were higher than normal, ''It didn't look funny when we paid them too much [in 2004].''