UTAH – Remember how Utah traffic dropped during pandemic stay-at-home orders last spring? It bottomed out in April at just 63% of normal. That’s little more than a fond memory now. In the last week, Utah traffic on average statewide is now at 101% of what it before the pandemic hit, Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, told lawmakers on Friday. “So, we’ve come back.” However, before traffic rebounded, the state took a significant hit in its motor fuel tax collection last year, which affects spending for highways and other transportation. For example, Braceras said the…