HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1995-029 RESOLUTION NO. 95-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE IN EXPEDITING STRATEGIC
IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE HIGHWAY 114 THROUGH
THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE; URGING TXDOT TO EXPEDITE
THE STATE HIGHWAY 1 14 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT
AT KIMBALL ROAD; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE '
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WHEREAS, State Highway 1 14 (SH 1 14) is a roadway of regional significance
that provides a major travel corridor through the Metroplex area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake and the surrounding municipalities have
experienced significant growth in development which is anticipated to continue with
projects such as the Texas Motor Speedway at SH 114 and IH-35W, the new
Wal-Mart at SH 114 and Kimball Road, and the expansion of the Maguire Thomas
Partners' Solana development, which will contribute to the already existing high levels
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of traffic on SH 1 14; and
WHEREAS, SH 1 14 through Southlake has a number of signalized intersections
�' which, with increasing traffic, contribute to further congestion and motorist delay on
the facility; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in late 1993
authorized the continuation of the SH 1 14 Freeway project from Dove Road to BS
1 14-L through Southlake for right-of-way acquisition and project development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake has identified strategic interchange
improvements on SH 1 14 which would alleviate congestion on the facility and allow
for the improved flow of traffic and increased safety of the traveling public; and
WHEREAS, the SH 114 right-of-way corridor through Southlake must be
preserved to avoid future increased project costs because of ongoing and anticipated
development along SH 1 14; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake has offered to contribute up to 51 .0 million
to prepare the engineering documents for the Kimball Road interchange and provide
assistance to TxDOT to accelerate the right-of-way acquisition for this priority
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�. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
'� Section 1 . That all matters stated in the preamble of this resolution are true
and correct as if copied herein in their entirety.
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Section 2. That the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, supports the
efforts of the City of Southlake to be a financial partner with TxDOT to assist in
expediting strategic improvements to SH 1 14 through Southlake.
Section 3. That the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas urges TxDot to
respond favorably to the City of Southlake's request to expedite the SH 114
interchange improvement at Kimball Road by providing Fiscal Year 1997 construction
funding, acquiring the identified right-of-way for this interchange project, and
beginning the acquisition process to preserve the remaining SH 114 right-of-way
corridor through the City of Southlake.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 19th day of September , 1995.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lin a Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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