News & Announcements

  • Transportation Improvement Program Public Comment Period will open from July 1 to July 31, 2026

    Transportation Improvement Program Public Comment Period will open from July 1 to July 31, 2026

    In December 2025, the MPO identified approximately $3.5 million in federal funds to be programmed to projects in STIP Years 2027 through 2030. Funds available to the Dixie MPO originate from the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) and the Dixie MPO Small Urban Funds (SU).

    Seven separate projects requested funds in December 2025:
    • Audible Pedestrian Signals (TAP)
    • Hamblin Parkway (SU)
    • Santa Clara Trail Feasibility Study Mathis Park to Fire Lake (TAP)
    • Merrill Road Widening (SU)
    • Pioneer Parkway Pedestrian Path (CRP/TAP)
    • River Road Widening (SU)
    • Trail Etiquette Signage (SU)

    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.

    The public comment period will open July 1 to July 31, 2026.

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  • Transit Study: St. George to Springdale

    The St. George to Springdale Public Transit Feasibility Study is now available. The study was conducted by the KFH Group, Inc. under contract with the Five County Association of Governments and the Dixie MPO.

    REGIONAL MOBILITY STUDY – FIVE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

    The Regional Mobility Study is now available. The study was conducted by RLS & Associates under contract with the Utah Department of Transportations Rural Public Transit Team.

  • Washington Parkway Study: Integration of East-West Transportation Needs with Conservation Objectives for Desert Tortoise in Washington County, Utah

    Several transportation-related issues exist today on the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. Furthermore, the capaicity of current roadway networks outside the reserve will not support future traffic demands. The Washington Parkway Study: Integration of East-West Transportation Needs with Conservation Objectives for Desert Tortoise in Washington County, Utah (NWP_Final_Report) illustrates that a context sensitive approach to roadway design and associated management can ameliorate many existing threats, contribute to improving conditions, and provide future management options for the tortoise on the Reserve. The study further recommends a process whereby agencies could work cooperatively to identify a roadway that contributes to the conservation of the tortoise and its habitat while addressing long-term transportation needs.

  • Hurricane to Zion Canyon Transit Study Published

    The Hurricane to Zion Canyon Transit Study evaluates the feasibility of providing transit service between Hurricane and Springdale, which would serve Zion National Park and communities along the corridor.

    The purpose of the Hurricane to Zion Canyon Transit Study is 1) to evaluate the potential demand for transit ridership between Hurricane and Springdale, 2) to identify and define the characteristics of a transit service that matches the context of the study corridor and its expected transit ridership demand, and 3) to
    estimate the cost to implement and then run such a transit service.

    To view the Transit Study please use THIS LINK or the “Plans, Reports & Studies” web page using the link button at the bottom of any page on this web site.  On that page look for the “Just Posted” tag.

  • Dixie Bus Rapid Transit Feasibility Study

    This study evaluated the feasibility of establishing rapid transit service between the City of St. George, Hurricane City, and the new St. George Airport. The study was commissioned by the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization (Dixie MPO) to examine Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – a rubber-tired transit system similar to light rail, but with greater operating flexibility and potentially lower costs.

    To view that study please use THIS LINK (Note: this is a 1.98MB PDF file that requires a PDF viewer)

  • I-15 South Environmental Assessment

    The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)  is currently undertaking an environmental assessment on I-15 in the southern portion of Washington County. The purpose of the I-15 South Environmental Assessment (EA) project is to prepare a study to consider transportation improvements to I-15 between Mileposts 0 and 16, a distance of approximately 16 miles. The project area runs through the City of St. George and Washington City.

    To learn more about this environmental assessment, please use THIS LINK (This is a web link to a UDOT web page)