Last updated November 13, 2026 (America/Denver). This page uses official city, county and transportation-agency records, plus contemporaneous news that quotes those records. It does not guess at unpublished design details. Street names and project names are given as the source used them.
Hamblin Parkway is a planned arterial between Ivins and Santa Clara, Utah — the northern part of the region’s Western Corridor. Official plans describe a road from Snow Canyon Parkway in eastern Ivins to Old Highway 91, then a longer-term extension south toward St. George. A city roundabout is already in place at Snow Canyon Parkway. As of August 18, 2026, the Dixie MPO-funded construction project covers a shorter Santa Clara segment, from Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive. Official documents usually call the road Hamblin Parkway; some news coverage and older references use Jacob Hamblin Parkway.
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Latest News
Newest dated items first. Headlines link to the official document or news report.
October 13, 2026
Ivins Planning Commission considers Ember Mesa near Hamblin Parkway
Ivins City Planning Commission
The Oct. 13, 2026, agenda included approval of the Ember Mesa Subdivision, described as located at approximately Hamblin Parkway and Red Mountain Blvd.
August 18, 2026
Dixie MPO Executive Council reduces Hamblin Parkway project scope
Dixie Transportation Executive Council minutes
The council unanimously approved Santa Clara’s request to reduce PIN 20938 from Highway 91–Red Mountain Drive to Rachel Drive–Red Mountain Drive, and adopted the 2027–2030 TIP after a public comment period that drew no comments.
August 5, 2026
Santa Clara asks to build a shorter Hamblin Parkway segment first
Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee minutes
Casey Stratton told DTAC that funding would not cover the full parkway; Santa Clara, Ivins and UDOT proposed completing Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive with available funds and connecting the rest later through the cities and future development.
May 21, 2026
Ivins reports Hamblin Parkway design funding has been moved up
Ivins City Engineering Report
City Engineer Thomas Jorgensen wrote that funding for design and construction from Old Highway 91 through Ivins and Santa Clara to Red Mountain Drive had been moved up, and that Ivins was working with UDOT to select a design consultant.
April 16, 2026
Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout nears completion
Ivins City Engineering Report
The April 16 report said the roundabout should be finished by the end of that week, with lighting still to be delivered and installed, estimated at two to three months.
April 2026
April newsletter: roundabout construction in its 11th week
Ivins City Newsletter (April 2026)
Public Works wrote that the Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway roundabout had been underway about 11 weeks and was on track for completion around early May 2026, weather permitting.
March 11, 2026
Santa Clara mayor reports the parkway funding swap was approved
Santa Clara City Council meeting materials
Mayor Jarett Waite reported that DTEC and COG meetings had approved swapping the Western Corridor environmental-study timing with Hamblin Parkway construction, moving the corridor study to 2029 and accelerating the parkway.
February 19, 2026
Roundabout construction is underway at Snow Canyon Parkway
Ivins City Engineering Report
The February report said construction began in mid-January 2026, had been active about five weeks, and was then scheduled for completion around mid-April 2026.
February 4, 2026
Dixie MPO committee recommends moving Hamblin Parkway funds earlier
Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee minutes
Santa Clara Public Works Director Dustin Mouritsen asked to flip 2026 Western Corridor funds with 2029 Hamblin Parkway funds so the parkway could proceed while the Western Corridor environmental study is fully funded. The committee approved the recommendation.
February 2026
February newsletter: three weeks of roundabout work completed in January
Ivins City Newsletter (February 2026)
The city said the roundabout project began in mid-January, with work first focused on the west side, and asked drivers to expect delays and use other routes when possible.
November 6, 2025
Ivins awards the Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout contract
Ivins City Council minutes
The council unanimously awarded the construction contract to Progressive Contracting for $1,108,773, plus $120,000 for contingency, power relocation, geotechnical services and construction management, a total of $1,228,733.
December 18, 2024
Santa Clara reports $1.7 million for Hamblin Parkway Phase 1
Santa Clara City Council work meeting minutes
Public Works Director Dustin Mouritsen said the Dixie MPO had jointly awarded Santa Clara and Ivins $1.7 million, then available in 2029, for Phase 1: two lanes of asphalt, curb, gutter and a 10-foot walking path on one side. He said $4.6 million had been awarded in total for the Western Corridor and Hamblin Parkway starting in October 2025.
July 2024
Ivins newsletter: a funding push for the Western Corridor, now called Hamblin Parkway
Ivins City Newsletter (July 2024)
The city wrote that it was working to fund portions of the road from Snow Canyon Parkway at Black Desert to Highway 91 near 100 East, and from there toward Gap Canyon Drive in St. George.
September 1, 2022
St. George News: council map labels a future Jacob Hamblin Parkway
St. George News
Coverage of the Sept. 1, 2022, Ivins City Council meeting described a developer map whose gray dotted line represented the future Jacob Hamblin Parkway, previously known as the Western Corridor.
Where the parkway is planned
The interactive map marks Ivins city limits and the places official documents name: the built Snow Canyon Parkway roundabout, the planned Ivins ends at Snow Canyon Parkway and Old Highway 91, and the Santa Clara points at Rachel Drive and Red Mountain Drive. It does not draw a turn-by-turn alignment line. Ivins’ 2019 transportation map says future roads are shown conceptually and that actual alignment may be adjusted in later design. I did not find a published, surveyed design alignment from UDOT, the Dixie MPO, Ivins or Santa Clara as of November 13, 2026. The official conceptual maps below are the best public picture of the intended corridor.
Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Ivins city limits from Washington County GIS, retrieved 2026-11-13. Points are approximate locations of officially described ends and the built roundabout, not a design centerline. Approximate, based on the Ivins City 2024 General Plan, the Santa Clara City 2025 General Plan, and Ivins engineering reports cited below.
Ivins end and Santa Clara end
Ivins side — Snow Canyon Parkway
Centered on the city roundabout at Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway. Click the map to open a larger view on this page.
Santa Clara side — Rachel Drive and Red Mountain Drive
Centered between Rachel Drive and Red Mountain Drive, the ends named in the August 18, 2026, Dixie MPO scope action. Click the map to open a larger view on this page.
Overview
Ivins and Santa Clara sit west of St. George. For years the cities have planned a western beltway so traffic would not have to rely only on Snow Canyon Parkway and Old Highway 91. Official plans now split that idea into two named pieces:
- Hamblin Parkway (Western Corridor North) — the planned arterial north of Old Highway 91, from Snow Canyon Parkway in Ivins to Old Highway 91. This is the road this page is about.
- Western Corridor — the planned arterial south of Old Highway 91, toward Gap Canyon Parkway, Sunriver and, later, I-15. MPO minutes treat this as a separate project, with its own environmental study and funding.
Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan describes the larger beltway this way: it “extends westerly from Mile Post 2 of Interstate 15, through Sunriver, then north through the South Hills area to Old Highway 91 between Main Street and Red Mountain Blvd. From this point the alignment jogs through Santa Clara subdivisions and the Black Desert Resort area connecting to Snow Canyon Parkway in Ivins. The portion north of Old Highway 91 is referred to as Hamblin Parkway.” That wording is the city’s, and it is a general alignment, not a surveyed line. Mention of the Black Desert Resort area is a geographic description from that plan; it is not a statement about any listing or affiliation on this site.
Ivins’ 2024 General Plan says at least part of Hamblin Parkway “will be built soon,” that an extension south of Old Highway 91 to Gap Canyon Drive in St. George will be “essential” in the next five to ten years, and that a more direct connection to I-15 is “likely 20 to 30 years out.”
| Official name in city and MPO records | Hamblin Parkway (also “Western Corridor North”) |
|---|---|
| Also called | Jacob Hamblin Parkway, in some 2022 news coverage of an Ivins City Council map |
| What exists today | A city roundabout at Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway in Ivins, built in 2026. The through-road is not complete. |
| Planned Ivins segment | Snow Canyon Parkway just east of Snow Canyon Drive, to Old Highway 91 between Main Street and 200 East (near 100 East, per the July 2024 newsletter) |
| Currently funded MPO construction (PIN 20938), as of Aug. 18, 2026 | Hamblin Parkway from Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive in Santa Clara |
| Phase 1 cross-section, as described Dec. 18, 2024 | Two lanes of asphalt, curb, gutter, and a 10-foot walking path on one side |
| Right-of-way, as of the 2025 Santa Clara General Plan | “The majority of the necessary right-of-way for Hamblin Parkway is secure, with only minor areas left to acquire.” |
| Length, lane totals, and final design | No official length in miles was published in the documents reviewed for this page. Arterial classification in Santa Clara is 80–95 feet of right-of-way and three to five lanes; that is a standard, not a published final typical section for this project beyond the Phase 1 description above. |
| Agencies | Ivins City, Santa Clara City, Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization, Utah Department of Transportation. Washington County appears in regional MPO coordination; I did not find a county-led Hamblin Parkway project of its own. |
Status and timeline
| Date | What official records say |
|---|---|
| November 2019 | Ivins publishes its Transportation Master Plan Roadways map, which shows the Western Corridor among future roads and notes that future alignments are conceptual. Source |
| April–November 2024 | Ivins engineering reports list roundabouts in design at 400 South & Hamblin Parkway and at Hamblin Parkway & Snow Canyon Parkway, to be built with developers. Source |
| July 2024 | Ivins’ newsletter describes a funding push for “the Western Corridor now known as the Hamblin Parkway.” Source |
| November 2024 | Ivins adopts its 2024 General Plan, which describes the Hamblin Parkway route through Ivins and a later extension toward Gap Canyon Drive and I-15. Source |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | Santa Clara reports a $1.7 million joint MPO award for Phase 1 (two lanes, curb, gutter, 10-foot path) and $4.6 million awarded in total for the Western Corridor and Hamblin Parkway starting October 2025. Source |
| Dec. 19, 2024 – Jan. 16, 2025 | Ivins prepares an RFP for the Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout. Source |
| November 2025 / December 2025 | Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan is published, calling Hamblin Parkway Western Corridor North and stating that most right-of-way is secure. Source |
| Nov. 6, 2025 | Ivins awards the roundabout construction contract to Progressive Contracting for $1,228,733 including contingency and related services. Source |
| Mid-January 2026 | Roundabout construction begins at Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway. Source |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | DTAC recommends swapping 2026 Western Corridor funds with 2029 Hamblin Parkway funds so the parkway can proceed first. Source |
| March 11, 2026 | Santa Clara’s mayor reports that DTEC approved that funding swap. Source |
| April 16, 2026 | Ivins reports the roundabout should be complete that week, with lighting still to come. Source |
| May 21, 2026 | Ivins reports that design-and-construction funding from Old Highway 91 to Red Mountain Drive has been moved up and that a UDOT design consultant is being selected. Source |
| July 1–31, 2026 | Public comment period on the Dixie MPO 2027–2030 TIP. Minutes later say no comments were received. Source |
| Aug. 5–18, 2026 | DTAC recommends, and DTEC unanimously approves, reducing PIN 20938 to Rachel Drive–Red Mountain Drive. The 2027–2030 TIP is adopted on August 18. Source |
| Oct. 13, 2026 | Ivins Planning Commission agenda includes the Ember Mesa Subdivision at approximately Hamblin Parkway and Red Mountain Blvd. Source |
Ivins engineering reports for June, July and October 2026, which I reviewed, do not mention Hamblin Parkway. That is a gap in the later 2026 city record, not a claim that work stopped.
Ivins side
The only Hamblin Parkway construction Ivins has described in detail is the Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout. Engineering reports from April through November 2024 listed it, and a second roundabout at 400 South and Hamblin Parkway, as under design, “part of several developments throughout the City” and to be installed “through a partnership between the City and the developers.” In December 2024 and January 2025, the city said an RFP was ready for the Snow Canyon Parkway roundabout. On November 6, 2025, the City Council awarded the construction contract to Progressive Contracting for $1,108,773, plus $120,000 for contingency, power relocation, geotechnical services and construction management, totaling $1,228,733.
Construction began in mid-January 2026. The February and April city newsletters and the February–April engineering reports track the work from the west side, to the east side, to paving, with traffic shifts and a mid-April date that later moved to early or mid-May after a 20-day contract extension for storm-drain pipe. The April 16, 2026, report said the project should be finished that week, except for lighting estimated at two to three months. I have not found a later official notice confirming that the lighting was installed.
The remainder of the Ivins segment — from that roundabout west and south to Old Highway 91 — is still described as planned. The May 21, 2026, engineering report said funding for design and construction from Old Highway 91 through Ivins and Santa Clara to Red Mountain Drive had been “moved up,” and that staff was “working with UDOT to select a design consultant.” On August 18, 2026, the MPO-funded project was limited to a Santa Clara segment; minutes say connecting the road “all the way through” would depend on the municipalities and future development.
Santa Clara side
Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan is the fullest official description of the Santa Clara end. It lists Hamblin Parkway as a key future arterial, says most right-of-way is already secured, and shows existing and proposed streets on the Transportation Exhibit. It also lists a planned minor collector: Red Mountain Drive between Affirmation Drive and Hamblin Parkway, which “will provide a direct connection between Pioneer Parkway and Hamblin Parkway.” In the plan’s priority-connections table, that Red Mountain Drive work is listed at $3,465,000, developer funded, with timing tied to private subdivision construction.
On May 1, 2024, Santa Clara told the Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee that “Red Mountain is under construction up to Hamblin Parkway.” On December 18, 2024, Public Works Director Dustin Mouritsen described the Phase 1 cross-section and the $1.7 million joint award, then set for 2029. He also said $4.6 million had been awarded by the Dixie MPO for the Western Corridor and Hamblin Parkway starting in October 2025. That $4.6 million figure covers both projects.
In February 2026, Mouritsen asked the MPO to move Hamblin Parkway funds earlier so the parkway could proceed while the southern Western Corridor environmental study was fully funded. Santa Clara’s mayor reported in March that the Executive Council had approved that swap. In August, Santa Clara returned to the MPO to shrink PIN 20938 to Rachel Drive–Red Mountain Drive, saying funding would not cover the full parkway. The Executive Council approved that change unanimously on August 18, 2026.
The city’s street CIP, printed in the 2025 General Plan, lists “Western Corridor/Hamblin Parkway, Phase I (local match)” among 5-year projects, and “Western Corridor/Hamblin Parkway, Phase I (construction)” plus “Phase II (pre-construction local match)” among 10-year projects. Those are planning-horizon lists, not advertised bid dates. A separate Western Corridor line in the same plan, for a future connection to Gap Canyon Parkway and Sunriver, is listed at $62,184,000 — again, the southern corridor, not the Hamblin Parkway figure.
Agencies and funding
- Ivins City — built the Snow Canyon Parkway roundabout under a November 6, 2025, city contract; reports on design and construction in monthly engineering reports and newsletters; is a joint recipient of MPO parkway funds.
- Santa Clara City — holds most of the corridor-preservation language and CIP phasing; presented the 2026 funding-swap and scope-reduction requests to the Dixie MPO.
- Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization — programs federal Small Urban and related funds through the Transportation Improvement Program; PIN 20938 is the Hamblin Parkway project number used in 2026. The Executive Council adopted the 2027–2030 TIP on August 18, 2026.
- UDOT — Ivins said in May 2026 that it was selecting a design consultant with UDOT. MPO minutes also record UDOT in the February and August 2026 funding discussions. I did not find a standalone UDOT project webpage with a published length or final cost estimate that I could independently verify for the reduced-scope project.
I reviewed third-party bid-board reprints that attributed a $2.7 million “conceptual” figure and a 2026 start date to the state STIP. Those figures are not cited here as official because I could not confirm them on UDOT’s current STIP site or in an adopted Dixie MPO project table after the August 2026 scope change.
Meetings and documents
Watch the matching Ivins meetings on this site (video is watch-only). Santa Clara and Dixie MPO items are linked in the tables below to the official agendas and minutes.
- Ivins Planning Commission, Oct. 13, 2026 — Agenda included Ember Mesa Subdivision at approximately Hamblin Parkway and Red Mountain Blvd.
- Ivins City Council, May 21, 2026 — Engineering report: parkway design funding moved up; UDOT design-consultant selection.
- Ivins City Council, April 16, 2026 — Engineering report: Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout nearly complete.
- Ivins City Council, March 19, 2026 — Engineering report: roundabout schedule extended to mid-May.
- Ivins City Council, Feb. 19, 2026 — Engineering report: roundabout construction underway since mid-January.
- Ivins City Council, Nov. 6, 2025 — Council awarded the roundabout construction contract.
- Ivins City Council, Jan. 16, 2025 — Engineering report: roundabout RFP prepared.
- Ivins City Council, Dec. 19, 2024 — Engineering report: roundabout RFP prepared.
- Ivins City Council, Nov. 21, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, Oct. 17, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, Sept. 19, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, Aug. 15, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, July 18, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, June 20, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts still in design.
- Ivins City Council, May 16, 2024 — Engineering report: Hamblin Parkway roundabouts under design.
- Ivins City Council, April 18, 2024 — Engineering report: first listing of Hamblin Parkway roundabouts in design.
- Ivins City Council, Sept. 3, 2020 — Agenda included a Western Corridor realignment request attachment.
From the Cities
Every Ivins City and Santa Clara City document I found that discusses Hamblin Parkway, or that clearly uses “Western Corridor” for the northern parkway, is listed here. Items about the historic Jacob Hamblin Home, or about the separate Northern Corridor debate, are omitted. Counts as of November 13, 2026: 28 Ivins City items and 10 Santa Clara City items, including Santa Clara presentations to the Dixie MPO and the city’s adopted general plan.
Ivins City
| Date | Document or article | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 13, 2026 | Planning Commission agenda | The commission was scheduled to consider approval of the Ember Mesa Subdivision, located at approximately Hamblin Parkway and Red Mountain Blvd. |
| May 21, 2026 | Engineering Report to City Council | Funding for design and construction of Hamblin Parkway from Old Highway 91 through Ivins and Santa Clara to Red Mountain Drive “has been moved up.” Staff was working with UDOT to select a design consultant. |
| April 16, 2026 | Engineering Report to City Council | The roundabout was expected to be finished by the end of that week, except for lighting, estimated at two to three months out. |
| April 2026 | Ivins City Newsletter (April 2026) | The newsletter said the project had been active about 11 weeks and remained on track for early May 2026. |
| March 19, 2026 | Engineering Report to City Council | Twenty days had been added to the contract for storm-drain pipe supply issues. Completion was then scheduled for mid-May, with work shifting to the east portion through the end of March. |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | Engineering Report to City Council | Construction had been active about five weeks; completion was still listed around mid-April 2026. The 10-foot multi-use path along Snow Canyon Parkway was expected to stay open through February. |
| February 2026 | Ivins City Newsletter (February 2026) | Public Works said the roundabout had been underway about three weeks, with work first on the west side, and was then scheduled for mid-April 2026. |
| Nov. 6, 2025 | City Council minutes | The council awarded the Snow Canyon Parkway & Hamblin Parkway roundabout construction contract to Progressive Contracting for $1,108,773 plus $120,000 for contingency and related services, a total of $1,228,733. |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | Engineering Report to City Council | The report repeated that the Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway roundabout RFP was ready and would go to council in February. |
| Dec. 19, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | A request for proposals had been prepared for the roundabout at Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway, with results to be presented at the first council meeting in February. |
| Nov. 21, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The same four roundabouts, including both Hamblin Parkway intersections, remained under design. |
| November 2024 | Ivins City General Plan (2024) | The adopted plan calls Hamblin Parkway part of the new Western Corridor. It says the road will run between Snow Canyon Parkway just east of Snow Canyon Drive and Old Highway 91 between Main Street and 200 East, that an extension south of Old Highway 91 to Gap Canyon Drive in St. George will be essential in the next five to ten years, and that a more direct connection to I-15 is likely 20 to 30 years out. |
| Oct. 17, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The same design status was unchanged. |
| Sept. 19, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The same design status was unchanged. |
| Aug. 15, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The same design status was unchanged. |
| July 18, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The Hamblin Parkway roundabouts remained under design; the report listed no active city construction projects that month. |
| July 2024 | Ivins City Newsletter (July 2024) | The city said a “major push” was underway to fund portions of “the Western Corridor now known as the Hamblin Parkway,” from Snow Canyon Parkway at Black Desert to Highway 91 near 100 East, and from there toward Gap Canyon Drive in St. George. |
| June 20, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | The same Hamblin Parkway roundabouts remained under design. |
| May 16, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | Same four roundabouts remained under design, including 400 South & Hamblin Parkway and Hamblin Parkway & Snow Canyon Parkway. |
| May 2024 | Ivins City Newsletter (May 2024) | The newsletter said the northern leg of the Western Corridor would eventually provide a more direct route from the regional airport, “but that is still a few years out.” |
| April 18, 2024 | Engineering Report to City Council | Roundabouts then under design included 400 South & Hamblin Parkway and Hamblin Parkway & Snow Canyon Parkway, to be built in partnership with developers. |
| April 2024 | Zoning Districts Map (revision date April 2024) | The city’s zoning map labels the Western Corridor among planned roads. |
| September 2023 | Ivins City Newsletter (September 2023) | The Planning Commission agenda preview includes a final plat extension for the Black Stone subdivision at approximately Red Mountain Blvd. and Hamblin Parkway. |
| October 2022 | Ivins City Newsletter (October 2022) | The newsletter lists consideration of the Black Desert Resort North Village final plat at approximately Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway. |
| September 2022 | Ivins City Newsletter (September 2022) | The newsletter lists a City Council item to consider the Black Desert Villages Phase 1-A final plat at approximately Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway. |
| August 2022 | SITLA 120 project plan for the Sept. 1, 2022, City Council | The developer plan submitted for the council meeting refers to the future Western Corridor as a boundary in the project area. |
| Sept. 3, 2020 | City Council attachment: Western Corridor realignment request | A council agenda attachment is titled “Western Corridor realignment request.” |
| November 2019 | Transportation Master Plan Roadways map (Map 3 of the General Plan) | Official city map of existing and future roads. A label for “Western Corridor” appears south of Old Highway 91 near Graveyard Wash. A note on the map says future roads are shown conceptually and actual alignment may be adjusted. |
Santa Clara City
| Date | Document or article | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 18, 2026 | Dixie Transportation Executive Council minutes | The Executive Council unanimously approved the reduced scope. Minutes say the council also discussed reliance on a developer to complete connecting segments and decided the shorter project would still be beneficial. The 2027–2030 TIP was adopted the same day; the comment period had yielded no comments. |
| Aug. 5, 2026 | Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee minutes | Santa Clara’s Casey Stratton asked to reduce PIN 20938 to the segment from Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive because funding would not cover the full parkway. DTAC recommended the change to the Executive Council. |
| July 1–31, 2026 | Dixie MPO 2027–2030 TIP public comment notice | Hamblin Parkway was among projects that had requested Dixie MPO Small Urban funds in December 2025. The public comment period on the TIP ran from July 1 to July 31, 2026. |
| March 11, 2026 | City Council meeting materials | Mayor Jarett Waite reported that DTEC and COG meetings had approved the funding swap, moving the Western Corridor study to 2029 and accelerating Hamblin Parkway construction. |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee minutes | Mouritsen presented a request to swap 2026 Western Corridor funds with 2029 Hamblin Parkway funds so Hamblin could proceed while the Western Corridor environmental study (Old Highway 91 to Gap Canyon Parkway) is fully funded. The committee approved the recommendation. |
| December 2025 | Santa Clara City General Plan (2025) | The adopted plan calls Hamblin Parkway “Western Corridor North,” says most of the right-of-way is secure, and describes a future arterial from Snow Canyon Parkway in Ivins to Old Highway 91. It states that the portion of the regional beltway north of Old Highway 91 is referred to as Hamblin Parkway, shows the route on the Transportation Exhibit, and lists Phase I local match in the 5-year street CIP, Phase I construction and Phase II pre-construction in the 10-year list. A planned Red Mountain Drive extension would connect Pioneer Parkway to Hamblin Parkway, at a listed developer-funded cost of $3,465,000. |
| Sept. 9, 2025 | Santa Clara General Plan forum presentation | The city’s general-plan forum materials list planned improvements on key corridors including Hamblin Parkway and the Western Corridor. |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | City Council work meeting minutes | Mouritsen reported a joint Dixie MPO award of $1.7 million to Santa Clara and Ivins, then available in 2029, for Hamblin Parkway Phase 1: two lanes of asphalt, curb, gutter and a 10-foot walking path on one side. He said $4.6 million had been awarded for the Western Corridor and Hamblin Parkway starting in October 2025. |
| May 1, 2024 | Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee minutes | Santa Clara Public Works Director Dustin Mouritsen reported that Red Mountain Drive was “under construction up to Hamblin Parkway,” and that a traffic and transportation master plan update was scheduled for approval on May 9. |
| November 2023 | Santa Clara Culinary Water Master Plan (2023) | The plan’s distribution-system projects include a new 12-inch water line “connecting North Hamblin Parkway to North Town Road,” with a listed cost of $292,400. |
FAQ
What is the official name of the road?
City and Dixie MPO documents almost always use “Hamblin Parkway.” Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan also calls it “Western Corridor North,” and says the portion of the regional beltway north of Old Highway 91 “is referred to as Hamblin Parkway.” A 2022 St. George News report on an Ivins City Council meeting described a map line as the “future Jacob Hamblin Parkway, previously known as the Western Corridor.” This page uses both names and treats official documents as controlling.
Is Hamblin Parkway already built?
Partly. The intersection of Snow Canyon Parkway and Hamblin Parkway in Ivins has a city-built roundabout. Construction started in mid-January 2026. Ivins’ April 16, 2026, engineering report said the roundabout should be finished that week, with lighting still to be installed. The through-road itself remains a planned arterial. As of August 18, 2026, the Dixie MPO-funded construction project (PIN 20938) was reduced to the Santa Clara segment from Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive. The rest of the corridor would be completed later by the cities and by future development.
Where will it go through Ivins?
Ivins City’s 2024 General Plan says Hamblin Parkway “will run between Snow Canyon Parkway just east of Snow Canyon Drive and Old Highway 91 between Main Street and 200 East.” The city’s July 2024 newsletter described the Highway 91 end as “near 100 East.” Engineering reports in 2024 also listed a planned roundabout at 400 South and Hamblin Parkway. A surveyed design alignment has not been published as a public map or GIS file as of November 13, 2026. Official conceptual maps are shown below.
Where will it go on the Santa Clara side?
Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan says the future arterial will connect Snow Canyon Parkway in Ivins to Old Highway 91, and that a planned extension of Red Mountain Drive would connect Pioneer Parkway to Hamblin Parkway. On August 18, 2026, the Dixie MPO Executive Council approved reducing the funded project to Hamblin Parkway from Rachel Drive to Red Mountain Drive.
How does this relate to the Western Corridor?
They are connected but not the same segment. Santa Clara’s plan says the regional beltway through Santa Clara is the Western Corridor, and that the portion north of Old Highway 91 is called Hamblin Parkway. The Western Corridor south of Old Highway 91, toward Gap Canyon Parkway and Sunriver, is a separate project. In February 2026, MPO funds for that southern environmental study were swapped in timing with Hamblin Parkway so the parkway could move first.
What will the first phase look like?
At a December 18, 2024, Santa Clara City Council work meeting, Public Works Director Dustin Mouritsen said Phase 1 would include two lanes of asphalt, curb, gutter and a 10-foot walking path on one side. Santa Clara’s general plan describes Hamblin Parkway as a future arterial; the city’s arterial standard is a right-of-way of 80 to 95 feet and three to five travel lanes. That is the classification standard, not a published final design for this road.
Who is paying for it, and what has been awarded?
The Dixie MPO, UDOT, Ivins City and Santa Clara City are all involved. In December 2024, Santa Clara reported a joint MPO award of $1.7 million to Santa Clara and Ivins, then scheduled for 2029, for Phase 1, and said $4.6 million had been awarded in total for the Western Corridor and Hamblin Parkway starting in October 2025 — a combined figure, not a Hamblin-only total. In February 2026, MPO committees recommended moving the Hamblin funds earlier. The Ivins roundabout was a separate city contract, awarded November 6, 2025, for $1,228,733 including contingency and related services. Santa Clara also lists a developer-funded Red Mountain Drive extension to the future parkway at $3,465,000. I have not independently verified a later official STIP dollar amount for the reduced-scope PIN 20938 project.
Has the right-of-way been acquired?
Santa Clara’s 2025 General Plan says “the majority of the necessary right-of-way for Hamblin Parkway is secure, with only minor areas left to acquire.” I did not find a public parcel-by-parcel acquisition list.
Is there an environmental review for Hamblin Parkway?
I did not find a published NEPA study that is specific to Hamblin Parkway. The environmental study discussed in 2026 MPO meetings is for the Western Corridor from Old Highway 91 to Gap Canyon Parkway, a different segment south of Old Highway 91. The 2027–2030 Transportation Improvement Program had a public comment period from July 1 to July 31, 2026; Dixie MPO minutes say that period yielded no comments. That is not the same as a project-level environmental review.
Does the route involve the Red Cliffs NCA, BLM land, or the Shivwits Band?
I found no official Ivins, Santa Clara, UDOT or Dixie MPO document that places Hamblin Parkway in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area or on Shivwits land. Ivins’ July 2024 newsletter discusses a separate, disputed “Northern Corridor” and a BLM supplemental environmental review; that is a different project. Santa Clara’s plan does discuss Bureau of Land Management tracts in the South Hills in connection with the Western Corridor south of Old Highway 91, not as a siting statement for Hamblin Parkway itself.
When will the full road be finished?
No official document I reviewed gives a completion date for the full parkway from Snow Canyon Parkway to Old Highway 91. The Ivins roundabout was substantially complete in April 2026, aside from lighting. A May 21, 2026, Ivins engineering report said full design would begin after a UDOT design consultant was selected. On August 18, 2026, the funded MPO project was limited to Rachel Drive–Red Mountain Drive, with the rest left to the cities and future development. Santa Clara’s CIP lists Phase I local match in its 5-year street program and Phase I construction in the 10-year program — planning horizons, not a bid date.
Where can I follow new meetings and documents?
Ivins City Council and Planning Commission videos are collected at Ivins meetings on this site. Official documents are posted by Ivins City, Santa Clara City, the Dixie MPO and UDOT’s STIP. This page’s Latest News list is dated and can be updated as new official items appear.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page comes from the linked documents above. The main official sources are:
- Ivins City, 2024 General Plan, Transportation, Mobility & Streetscapes.
- Ivins City, Transportation Master Plan Roadways map, November 2019.
- Ivins City engineering reports and newsletters linked in the timeline and From the Cities table, including the November 6, 2025, City Council minutes.
- Santa Clara City, 2025 General Plan, Transportation element, Transportation Exhibit, and street CIP.
- Santa Clara City Council December 18, 2024, work meeting minutes and March 11, 2026, meeting materials.
- Dixie MPO, February 4, 2026, DTAC minutes; August 5, 2026, DTAC minutes; August 18, 2026, DTEC minutes.
- Dixie MPO, 2027–2030 TIP public comment announcement, June 25, 2026.
- St. George News, report on the September 1, 2022, Ivins City Council meeting.
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