Transportation Improvement Program
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a 5-year program of transportation projects for roadways, transit, and active transportation for the urbanized area of Washington County. The TIP funds and implements projects that are on the Regional Transportation Plan.
The TIP is updated and reviewed annual to reflect any changes in priorities, needs, readiness, and available funding. The TIP is completed in collaboration with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), SunTran, and local jurisdictions.
Public input is collected annually with the most recent public period concluded. Public comment period is closed until June 2026.
In January 2025, the DMPO identified an additional $4 million in federal funds to be programmed to projects in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Year 2026 through Year 2029. Funds available to the DMPO originate from the Transportation Alternatives Program funds (TAP), the Carbon Reduction Program funds (CRP), and the Dixie MPO Small Urban Funds (STP_SU_DMPO).
Seven separate projects requested funds in January 2025:
CRP Active Transportation Study
CRP County Projects
CRP Wayfinding Project
Hamblin Parkway
River Road Intersection Improvements
River Road Widening
Washington Main Street Extension
The MPO programmed funding in the 2025 TIP process as follows:
$1,700,000 (STIP Year 2029 Small Urban funds) to Hamblin Parkway from Highway 91 to Snow Canyon Parkway.
$1,600,000 (STIP Year 2029 Small Urban funds) to River Road Intersection Improvements at 100 South and 700 South.
$890,000 (STIP Year 2026 Small Urban funds) to Washington City Main Street Extension to 100 East.
$140,000 (STIP Year 2026 CRP funds) to a Virgin River Trail feasibility study and concept report.
$50,000 (STIP Year 2025 CRP funds) to a feasibility study and concept report for a bicycle trail along Sheep Bridge Road.
$150,000 (STIP Year 2025 – 2026 Small Urban funds) to various ITS projects in Hurricane, St. George, Washington City, Santa Clara, and Ivins.
For more information please contact:
Requests for information or comments on the Statewide TIP (STIP) may be directed to:
Ben Pelly
STIP Coordinator, UDOT Program Development
4501 South 2700 West, Box 143600
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-3600
(801)965-4169
rpelly@utah.gov