Buckeye adopts updated 2025 Transportation Master Plan, adds wildlife-corridor guidance
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Summary
Council adopted the updated transportation master plan that reclassifies several corridors, incorporates a wildlife-corridor chapter, and sets a living-document approach to integrate future community master plans. Staff said the TMP will guide roadway sizing, connectivity and funding priorities.
The Buckeye City Council on Dec. 16 approved the city’s updated 2025 Transportation Master Plan, a staff-authored blueprint for roadway classification, connectivity and funding priorities that will guide capital projects and coordination with developers.
Deputy director of transportation John Willett described the TMP as a “living document” that reflects land-use changes since the last update, incorporates the city’s bike and pet (bike and pedestrian) master plan, and adds a wildlife-corridor chapter to reduce animal-vehicle conflicts. Key changes reflected in the plan include reclassifying Sun Valley Parkway from a parkway to a principal arterial and updating the I-11 alignment.
Willett said the TMP includes an atlas of quick-reference maps and language that allows approved community master plans (CMPs) to be appended automatically once they complete the planning and P&Z/council process, a compromise designed to balance developer requests and city approval timelines.
Council members asked about funding and the plan’s ability to adapt as CMPs are approved. Willett reiterated that the TMP will be updated every five to six years and will be used to apply for MAG funding, communicate expectations to developers, and set right-sized roadway sections.
The council voted unanimously to adopt the TMP. Staff said the atlas will be published alongside the full document and used as a baseline for future project prioritization and design standards.
