Mapleton council adopts Transportation Master Plan after consultant cites $1.7M safety grant
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The Mapleton City Council unanimously adopted an updated Transportation Master Plan after consultant Jeremy Searle said the plan helped secure more than $1,700,000 in HSIP safety funding; the plan removes a proposed Maple Street extension and emphasizes intersection and trail improvements.
Mapleton — The Mapleton City Council voted unanimously to adopt the city's updated Transportation Master Plan after hearing a presentation from consultant Jeremy Searle of WCG.
Searle told council members the planning process identified several safety improvements and helped the city secure more than $1,700,000 in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding. "We applied and got over $1,700,000 for the city to implement a roundabout safety improvement project here," he said, adding the funding is expected to be finalized in June and will be available in 2029.
The adopted revisions remove the previously proposed West Maple extension between US-89 and Doubleday. Instead, Searle said the plan relies on targeted intersection upgrades and potential roundabout projects to split traffic onto existing routes: "As we make intersection improvements on either side of that, that'll help accommodate that traffic." The plan also retains an active-transportation connection through Dry Creek, with adjusted trail alignments rather than a new road connection.
Council discussion centered on balancing resident concerns with network-level functionality. After questions, a council member moved to adopt the plan with the presented revisions and a second was recorded; the chair then called the roll and declared the motion passed unanimously.
Councilmembers and staff also discussed next steps for implementing the plan and coordination on projects that will require design, right-of-way work and future grant administration. The chair raised a separate operational issue for follow-up: whether to rename an east segment of Maple Street that will no longer connect to the west portion, noting possible confusion for emergency responders.
The council did not adopt specific project schedules at the meeting; staff said some funding and permitting steps remain before construction of grant-funded improvements can begin.
