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MSD presents districtwide transportation master plan; Copperton asked to help set local priorities
Summary
An MSD representative outlined a 12–18 month district transportation master plan meant to prioritize road maintenance and capital projects with data-driven criteria; Copperton council members were invited to participate in consultant selection and to consider local funding options to accelerate neighborhood repairs.
Copperton — The Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District on Wednesday presented a districtwide transportation master plan intended to create a unified, data-driven approach to road maintenance and capital projects across member jurisdictions.
Dan Torres, introduced as the MSD economic development manager, told the Copperton Town Council the plan aims to "create a unified transparent approach" and use quantitative criteria — growth, safety, connectivity, condition and traffic demand — to prioritize projects across the district. Torres said the project was funded largely through WRC and is out for proposals through the WFRC process. He said the MSD hopes to have a contractor under contract by late June and expects the plan to take about 12 to 18 months to complete.
"We really wanna bring into alignment land use planning and transportation priorities so that land that zones a certain way has the same level of service from the road network," Torres said, explaining that a systemwide capital and maintenance list would let smaller jurisdictions justify local spending when district funding does not reach every need.
Council members said the master plan could help Copperton leverage grants and state appropriations more effectively. One councilor noted the town could use local funds to "move it up the list" for a high-priority neighborhood project if district funding does not reach it soon enough.
Torres suggested Copperton appoint one or two council members to be engaged with the consultant and emphasized the MSD would provide both a district-level capital project list and jurisdiction-specific lists so councils can make data-driven local funding decisions. The council also discussed additional local funding mechanisms that could be explored, such as transportation utility or stormwater fees, while Torres advised that impact fees would be unlikely to fit Copperton's profile.
The MSD presentation and council discussion did not include any final votes; council members asked staff to circulate the plan materials and to coordinate participation in consultant outreach.
