Monroe schedules March open house for draft Transportation Master Plan

Monroe City will host a public open house on March 16, 2026 to present a draft Transportation Master Plan that maps future road corridors, collector corridors and active-transportation routes.

Mathew Lenhart of Jones and DeMille Engineering told the council the plan—funded largely through a UDOT Transportation Planning Assistance grant—compares current UDOT classifications with a proposed future network that could expand the road grid up to a half-to-one mile beyond the current city boundary. The plan is long-range, potentially 50–100 years, and is intended as a guide to preserve corridors rather than an imminent construction schedule.

Lenhart highlighted future major collector corridors (dotted purple lines on the draft map), including 800 South as a planned major collector, and discussed right-of-way widths and 'half-street' approaches where acquisition is only possible on one side. He reviewed recent traffic counts, 2045 projections, crash-cluster data (noting a concentration at 300 West and 500 North), and a proposed relocation of an active-transportation route to 300 West instead of Main Street.

Councilmembers discussed integration with Sevier County’s forthcoming transportation plan, driveway and access management standards, and thresholds for traffic-impact studies (about 25 homes). City Recorder Allison Leavitt said the interactive map and draft report would be published on the city website before advertising the open house, and the plan will include an online survey for those unable to attend in person.

What happens next: The council set the open house for Monday, March 16, 2026 at the Monroe City Community Center and asked staff to publish the interactive map and survey in advance to allow public review. Lenhart offered a deeper work session on design standards if the council requests one.