Council backs Sand Flats Road planning grant and separated multiuse pathway

Grand County planner Andrea (speaker 14) asked Moab City Council for a letter of support for a planning and design grant (Sand Flats Economic and Community Access — SECA) to evaluate safety, multimodal access and emergency connectivity along approximately nine miles of Sand Flats Road and into the Sand Flats Recreation Area. Andrea said vehicular traffic has grown from an original design capacity of roughly 100 vehicle trips per day to an average of 400 daily trips and seasonal peaks of 800–1,200, far exceeding recommended gravel-road capacities.