HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-99-1527)-07/20/1999
RESOLUTION R-99-1527
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
RECOMMENDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(TxDOT) FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING FREEWAY CORRIDORS
OF SH114AND SH121
WHEREAS, mobility of people and goods is a crucial element to the quality of
life in Colleyville; and
WHEREAS, the existing transportation infrastructure in Northeast Tarrant
County will not meet the mobility needs of the twenty first century;
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WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation developed a
comprehensive transportation solution that identifies improvements
in the existing freeway corridors of SH 114 and SH 121 consisting
of traditional freeway components and an innovative managed
express facility, and identifies improvements to the local
infrastructure comprising a congestion mitigation plan; and
I WHEREAS, this transportation solution is known as the Preferred Alternative;
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WHEREAS,
the transportation planning process was a cooperative effort with
the cities of Colleyville, Grapevine, Euless, Keller, Flower Mound,
Coppell, Southlake, Lewisville, Irving; the counties of Denton,
Tarrant, and Dallas; the agencies of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit,
Fort Worth Transit Authority, DFW International Airport, North
Central Texas Council of Governments, and the North Texas
Turnpike Authority;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
Sec. 1:
That the City Council of the City of Colleyville endorses the
Preferred Alternative and recommends that the Regional
Transportation Council include the Preferred Alternative in the
current metropolitan transportation plan.
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Passed by a vote of ~ ayes, .LL nays, and..D.... abstentions on this the 20tb
day of (\.l~ ' 1999.
ATTEST:
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