State Funding Approved for Lehi Pedestrian Bridge Over SR-92 at Center Street

The pedestrian bridge Lehi parents have been pushing for over SR-92 at Center Street now has its money lined up and an earlier start than planned. The Utah Transportation Commission voted at its Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, meeting in St. George to fund UDOT's share of the roughly $8 million to $9 million bridge. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Lehi City Council had an agreement with Utah County on its agenda that would let the city put up money early so design can start now instead of years from now, KUTV and the Lehi Free Press reported. Nothing will be built over the highway before late 2027 at the earliest.

What was approved

The Utah Transportation Commission's Nov. 6 agenda included a 2027 State Transportation Improvement Program amendment with nine highway and trail changes around the state. Item seven on that list was "SR-92 Pedestrian Bridge - Funding Addition."

According to the Lehi Free Press, the commission approved the project and voted to fund the additional money it needed. Mayor Paul Binns, city administrator Jason Walker and council member Michelle Stallings went to St. George for the vote. KUTV reported that UDOT is covering about $4.5 million and the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) about $4.5 million, out of a $9 million total. The Free Press put the estimate at $8 million to $9 million, with the city's half coming through grants and MAG.

MAG's piece came first. MAG is the regional planning agency that hands out federal transportation money in Utah County. At an April 27, 2026, meeting of its technical advisory committee in Provo, MAG staff posted technical scores for the 2026 round of applications, and "Lehi SR-92 Trail Bridge" was listed as an active transportation request of $4,671,517. Its staff score of 96 was the highest of the 30 projects listed. In August, MAG approved $4.5 million for the bridge, KSL reported. KUTV reported in September that MAG's contribution was nearly a quarter of its active transportation budget.

"It's not just Lehi City that got this project across the finish line," Binns said, according to the Free Press.

Why the timeline moved up

Getting the money approved did not mean the money was ready. MAG approved its share on the assumption that the bridge would be built in 2029 or 2030, the Free Press reported, and Stallings told KUTV that MAG funding would not be available for four years.

To close that gap, Lehi plans to trade one of its MAG-funded projects with Utah County so the bridge money comes sooner, and to pay the first $300,000 to $400,000 of its share itself so design can begin early, the Free Press reported. KUTV said the agreement before the council on Tuesday would let the city front the money until the state reimburses it, and that design work could begin as soon as Wednesday, Nov. 11, if the council approved it.

The posted agenda for the Nov. 10 meeting lists the item as Resolution #2026-70, "Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Utah County for the SR92 Pedestrian Bridge at Center Street," on the consent agenda. The outcome had not been posted when this story was published. The Lehi City Council guide explains how to find minutes and video once they go up.

Binns said the process is now 12 to 18 months ahead of the original schedule, according to the Free Press.

A month ago the outlook was slower. In October, KSL reported that UDOT had told the council the bridge was expensive and would not be built until the commuter lane was expanded, which was years away. At the time, the bridge ranked No. 2 on UDOT's list of unfunded active transportation projects, and the commission had no set schedule for deciding on it. KUTV reported in September that the project was third on the commission's list.

The crossing and the crash

The bridge will carry people north to south over SR-92, also called Timpanogos Highway, at Center Street. KUTV described the intersection as bordered by a middle school, an elementary school and a high school. The Free Press said the bridge sits near Viewpoint Middle School, which opened in 2021, and serves the Skyridge cluster of Alpine School District.

According to KSL, Viewpoint is on the north side of the highway. Students cross to reach a gas station, a convenience store and restaurants on the south side, and some ninth-graders cross to the high school there for classes and sports.

On Sept. 2, 2026, a 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike was hit by a truck turning right while he was in the crosswalk at Center Street, KSL and KUTV reported. Witnesses said he was following the law. He was hurt with broken bones and was expected to recover. A resident started a petition asking UDOT to build the bridge.

"It's a state highway. It's very wide and it was never meant to be a crosswalk," Stallings told KUTV in September. She has pushed for the bridge since her first run for council in 2023, KSL reported.

Lehi resident Ava Patterson told KUTV this week that drivers turning right often fail to look for people on foot, and that some run red lights. "It's so busy. Especially, when the school gets out, it's literally lined up all the way," she said.

A long time coming

The Free Press traced the project back to 2018, when city engineer Mike West drew up design concepts. In June 2024, Lehi and UDOT met to go over concepts and a feasibility study. Lehi started writing grant applications in August 2025.

In March 2026, Utah County Administrator Ezra Nair told the Daily Herald the county had sent a federal appropriation request to Sen. John Curtis' office for a pedestrian bridge over SR-92 in north Lehi that would connect to the Murdock Canal Trail. He described it as linking "the new areas where there's that middle school and the new temple is going." The Free Press timeline also lists federal funding requests submitted that month by Utah County Commissioner Skyler Beltran.

Viewpoint Middle School Community Council chairperson Jenny Timmerman told the Free Press, "I'm just filled with joy, relief, and gratitude." Stacy Bateman, whom the Free Press identified as Alpine School District vice president, said, "This is so important for the Skyridge cluster."

Not the Digital Drive bridge

Lehi already has one pedestrian bridge over SR-92, between Digital Drive and Triumph Boulevard. That $5.1 million bridge, built in 2021, links the Murdock Canal and Historic Utah Southern Rail trails to the Point of the Mountain Trail and the Jordan River Parkway, the Free Press reported at the time. The Center Street bridge is a separate, new project. Our Murdock Canal Trail guide covers the trail network in north Lehi.

What drivers and walkers should expect

• No construction yet. This round of approvals pays for design and engineering first. The Free Press reported engineering will take eight to 10 months, with design expected to finish by the end of 2027. Construction could begin that winter if the work moves faster.
• No closures announced. Neither UDOT nor Lehi has released a construction schedule or any lane plans for SR-92. When the Digital Drive bridge went in, crews closed the highway overnight to place beams, so expect notices well before any work like that.
• The crosswalk is still the crossing. Until the bridge opens, people on foot and on bikes will keep using the signal at Center Street. Drivers turning right onto or off SR-92 near Viewpoint should look for students in the crosswalk, especially at sunrise and sunset, when witnesses said glare cuts visibility, and when school lets out.
• Interim safety steps are under review. City staff are studying ways to protect children until the bridge is built, KUTV reported. A crossing guard is one option, but it could be complicated because the intersection is on a state highway.

For the bigger picture on road work around Lehi, see our Utah County road construction guide and the I-15 lane shift at 2100 North.

How to follow it

The Utah Transportation Commission's next meeting is Dec. 10-11 at the UDOT Complex, according to its Nov. 6 agenda. Lehi City Council agendas are posted on the Utah Public Notice Website, and the city recorder's office can be reached at (385) 201-2269. Our guide to who decides what in Utah Valley explains how to subscribe to a single board's agendas.

Sources: KUTV (Nov. 10 and Sept. 27, 2026), Lehi Free Press (Nov. 10, 2026, and April 22, 2021), KSL (Oct. 14, 2026), Daily Herald (March 26, 2026), the Utah Transportation Commission's Nov. 6, 2026, agenda, the Mountainland Association of Governments MPO TAC packet for April 27, 2026, and Lehi City Council's Nov. 10, 2026, agenda on the Utah Public Notice Website. We will update this story when the council's vote is posted or a construction schedule is announced.

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