Transportation Planners Looking at Future Area Needs

Planners with the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) took a look thirty years into the future and studied what transportation improvements would need to take place in the Springville, Spanish Fork, and Mapleton areas.

The efforts were part of a MAG Area Transportation Facilities Study. To view completed study, click here.

The study focused on four hot spots in the Springville-Spanish Fork-Mapleton area.

The study considered a new interchange with I-15 and Center Street in Spanish Fork; a new interchange with I-15 and 1600 South in Springville; a new 1600 South roadway in Springville; and the location of a new commuter rail station in Spanish Fork. The projects would meet the following anticipated needs:

• A new interchange with I-15 at Center Street in Spanish Fork would connect the freeway exit to the east to a new four-lane roadway, alleviate traffic on Main Street in Spanish Fork, and connect to a future commuter rail station.
• A new interchange at I-15 and 1600 South in Springville would tie into a widened 1600 South and provide a connection to U.S. 89 in Mapleton.
• The widening and potential extension of 1600 South in Springville would improve connectivity in the area and alleviate traffic on 400 South in Springville.
• The location of a new commuter rail station in Spanish Fork will help UTA finalize its plans in this area. UTA has preliminarily identified a station near a new I-15/Center Street interchange.

Utah County's population is expected to double to more than one million people by 2040 and transportation planners are planning the for future now.

The study provides sufficient information for planners and engineers to propose projects or a series of projects for funding consideration. You can read the full study here.