Lehi officials discussed overhauling the city's Master Transportation Plan at the Tuesday, Sept. 8 City Council working session.

The plan, last updated in fiscal year 2023, maps future roadways and widenings across Lehi, which has grown to an estimated 93,446 residents and ranks as Utah's eighth-largest city, according to the city's fiscal year 2026 budget. The city's transportation planning page warns that projections estimate 395,000 people will eventually live west of Lehi, more than four times the current population, generating "enough traffic to cripple our current transportation system."

The Sept. 8 discussion was a working session. No votes were taken.

Council members reviewed an overview, status report and draft discussion document on the update. The plan shapes where roads get built and widened, which in turn influences where developers build.

The update has already drawn public attention. In August, the Lehi Free Press reported that Holbrook Farms residents pushed back against a potential I-15 on-and-off ramp option near their neighborhood at 2700 North. A change.org petition collected more than 250 signatures.

"Engineers have been studying the need for more access for years … So based on that data, over the next two or three decades we know that most of the roads in Lehi will fail [to support traffic needs] … We aren't looking at making a decision today; we are looking at 10 to 20 years down the road," Councilman James Harrison told the Lehi Free Press on Aug. 5.

The council's Sept. 8 agenda also listed several action items. Resolution #2026-55 would grant Zayo, a telecommunications company formally registered as Fiber AssetCo LLC, a nonexclusive franchise to operate a network in the city. Lehi approved similar telecom franchise agreements with Emery Telcom and CenturyLink in March.

Other items scheduled for consideration included an update to the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture (PARC) program guidelines, adoption of a citywide data privacy policy, a code amendment adjusting the maximum kilowatt cap for residential renewable energy systems, and new parking requirements for preschools and daycares offering specialized therapy.

Joel Eves, Lehi's power director, presented a power purchase adjustment calculation report during the pre-council session. Dean Lundell, the city's finance director, delivered a quarterly financial report.

Meeting minutes, including vote results on the action items, had not been posted as of Thursday, Sept. 10. The transportation plan update remains a work in progress with no vote yet scheduled.