Commission recommends removing planned connector from Transportation Master Plan after UDOT denies SR‑130 access

Cedar City planning staff told the commission that UDOT will not permit a new connection from a planned minor collector to State Route 130, creating an unfulfillable encumbrance on the Transportation Master Plan. Staff recommended removing that segment of the planned roadway from the master plan.

As staff explained, UDOT's access‑spacing and sight‑distance concerns — and its ultimate denial — mean the city cannot rely on that connector. Objecting to the sort of encumbrance such a line creates, staff recommended the amendment "to get it off the map."

A JMT representative said the company had asked DOT for a right‑turn in/right‑turn out and was "just flat told no, okay, by DOT," and indicated support for vacating the segment. A commissioner moved and the commission gave a positive recommendation to amend the Transportation Master Plan to remove the previously proposed road at 2500 North Main Street; the motion passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: removing an infeasible connector from the master plan prevents the city and developers from planning around a route that cannot be built, reducing future land‑use and access conflicts.

Next steps: the commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the governing body for any final map or ordinance changes required under adopted procedures.