HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-712 06-13-1989RESOLUTION NO. 89 -712
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE APPROVAL AND STUDY OF FREEWAY
IMPROVEMENTS OF STATE HIGHWAY 114/121 BETWEEN AND WITHIN THE
CITY LIMITS OF EULESS, GRAPEVINE, SOUTHLAKE, BEDFORD AND
IRVING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, State Highway 121 /State Highway 114 corridor on the northern border of
the Dallas /Fort Worth International Airport handles significant levels of
traffic for the area and is in need for "major improvements;" and
WHEREAS, major improvements and expansion to the State Highway 114/121 corridor
are the desire of state, county and municipal governments and private businesses
and real estate interests, and the Dallas /Fort Worth International Airport is
predicted to attract 53,700 vehicles per day through the State Highway 114/121
corridor; and
WHEREAS, major improvements to the State Highway 114/121 corridor will serve as
a major source of relief for traffic congestion and increased mobility in this
corridor to the benefit of area residents and the general public; and
WHEREAS, State Highway 114, F.M. 1709, and State Highway 26 to the west are to
be improved in State Department of Highways and Public Transportation 10 -Year
Project Development Plan as major traffic corridors in the same area; and
WHEREAS, State Highway 170 and State Highway 360 are new highways scheduled to
be constructed west of the State Highway 114/121 corridor; and
WHEREAS, State Highway 121, Interstate Highway 35E, and Interstate Highway 635
to the east of the corridor are to be improved in the State Department of
Highways and Public Transportation 10 -Year Project Development Plan, and
additionally State Highway 190 is a planned east -west freeway to be constructed
east of State Highway 114/121 corridor; and
WHEREAS, these improvements are projected to channel 171,000 vehicles per day
through the State Highway 114/121 corridor in the year 2010; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the City of Euless strongly supports and encourages a feasibility study for
improvements to the State Highway 114/121 corridor and requests the Highway
Commission to approve the proposed study at its September 1989 public hearing.
SECTION 2.
That the City of Euless requests the Highway Commission to allocate and expedite
necessary funds for the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
to study economic and environmental issues, including those affecting the City
of Euless and the surrounding area.
SECTION 3.
This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage as
provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 13th
day of June , 1989; by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and --Tr—
abstentions.
ATTEST:
H. Kay bey, CMC /AAE
City S fretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED:
Iarold D. Samuels, Mayor