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RESOLUTION 85-16
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills (hereinafter "the City")
has worked diligently for a number of years to cause major interchange
improvements to be made to the intersection complex of IH 820, SH 121, SH 26
and FM 1938 (hereinafter "Interchange");
WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation (hereinafter the "State"), through the actions of the Highway
Commission and of Mr. J. R. Stone, District Engineer of Highway District No.
2, have expressed keen interest in working with the City, other
municipalities and concerned citizens to redesign the Interchange so that the
present and anticipated traffic congestion will be eliminated;
WHEREAS, the State and the City are in agreement that all traffic
movements in and around the Interchange must be closely studied and
corrected no later than the completion and operation of the redesigned
In terchange;
WHEREAS, the State has requested that the City agree to support and
cause the frontage road traffic adjacent to and along the southwest portion of
the Interchange to be oriented in a one-way movement as opposed to a
two-way movement by such time as the bids are received on the first
increment of the interchange revision;
WHEREAS, the City agrees that said one-way movements are
appropriate for the efficient and safe flow of traffic in and around the
Interchange, but recognizes that said goal cannot be accomplished without
great inconvenience to a large number of motorists prior to the completion of
several major road improvement projects in the area immediately to the
southwest of the Interchange; and
WHEREAS, the State acknowledges and understands the need for
the above mentioned road improvements to occur prior to the frontage road
directional movements being changed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City
Council of the City of North Richland Hills, by the authority vested herein,
do hereby recommit their their support to work with the State and any and
all other appropriate persons and entities to facilitate the redesign,
construction, and operation of the northeast Loop 820 Interchange as quickly
as possible.
FURTHERMORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City supports the
one-way southbound orientation of frontage road traffic adjacent to and
along the southwest portion of the Interchange by such time as the
bids are received on the first increment of the Interchange revision
and the Glenview Drive improvements in the area to the southwest of
the Interchange have been completed and are in operation.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of July, 1985.
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Mayor
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Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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