Council amends thoroughfare plan to add collectors and minor arterial in Monarch area and near Dixon Road

The Flower Mound Town Council on May 5 approved an amendment to the town's thoroughfare plan to include a new urban collector and an urban minor arterial within the Monarch development in the far northwest of town, and to add an urban collector between Dixon and Justin that would ultimately tie to Tartan Trail.

Planning staff said the change places local and collector street classifications where future development is expected and matches proposed internal road layouts the Monarch developer has shown. The amendment covers a new blue‑dashed urban collector and a green‑lined urban minor arterial on the planning map; the collector segment east of Dixon would provide an additional east‑west connection that staff said would improve circulation and reduce cut‑through traffic on neighborhood streets.

Matt Hoteling (presenter) said the Town and developer expect right‑of‑way to be dedicated at the time of private development and that the town would only acquire property proactively if council directed it; the Transportation Commission asked whether the Barnett and 407 intersection factor would require additional property acquisition, and staff said the proposed alignment avoids that need.

Staff also noted they received a letter of support from the owner of the property between Dixon and Justin and that the alignment chosen provides better spacing for a signal at 407 and accommodates smart‑growth design principles. Councilmembers who spoke said the connection would provide a needed alternative to route traffic to 407 and reduce neighborhood cut‑throughs.

The council voted unanimously to adopt the thoroughfare amendment. The change will be used as the town and property owners plan future development and right‑of‑way dedications.