HomeMy WebLinkAbout2703RESOLUTION NO, 2703
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS URGING
THE INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE
HIGHWAYS OF STATE ROUTE 30 (FOOTHILL FREEWAY) FROM INTERSTATE
ROUTE 210 TO PROPOSED STATE ROUTE 31, AND PROPOSED STATE ROUTE 31
(DEVORE FREEWAY) FROM STATE ROUTE 30 TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 15, AND
THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE ROUTE 106 (TENNESSEE STREET FREEWAY)
TO INTERSTATE 10.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has approved the
addition of 1500 ,+iles to the National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways, and
WHEREAS, State Route 3,* (Foothill Freeway) from Interstate
Route 210 to proposed State Route 31, and proposed State Route 31
(Devore Freeway) frm State Route 30 to Interstate Route 15, a
distance of approximately 29 miles, is a logical addition to the
National System of Interstate and Defe se Highways, as these routes
will provide a ;yore natural routing for traffic between points east
and the Los Angeles metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the area served by the Foothill Freeway and the
Devore Freeway is on the brink of unprecedented growth with anti-
cipated traffic volumes reflecting the expected growth, and
WHEREAS, the otrist using existing Interstate Routes will
travel approximately 19 miles farther than the motorist using the
Foothill and Dev,.:re Freeways; and
WHEREAS, the 19 vile trip differential represents a substantial
saving in b• th time and user costs for each trip, which, when cal-
culated as an annual savings justifies early construction of this
routing, and
WHEREAS, construction of the northerly 2.2 iYiles of the Devore
Freeway is underway and scheduled for completion early in 1969; and
WHEREAS, construction of Interstate Route 210, in the vicinity
of its junction with Route 30, is scheduled for the 1968-69 Fiscal
Year, and
WHEREAS, construction of Routes 30 and 31, and No ®Interstate
routes, is several years in the future, and
WHEREAS, the construction of State Route 106 providing an all-
weather road. from Interstate 10 to the Foothill Freeway is a desirable
and necessary addition to the freeway system; and
WHEREAS, ]Lack of this facility seriously retricts the flow
of traffic and. commerce in this arca
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved and. it is hereby recommended.
that State Rout 30 (Foothill Freeway) fro Interstate Route 210
to State Route 31, and. State Route 31 (Devore Freeway) from State
Route 30 to Interstate Route 15, a distance of ,approxiixately 29
miles, *e included in the 1500 mile addition to the National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Redlands requests
that State Route 106 be constructed from Interstate 10 to State
Route 30 at the earliest possible date.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of September,
1968
Mayor of the ity of Re.jnds
ATTEST
Resolution No 2703
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