Resolution 94-14
RESOLUTION 94- if
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS
COMMENDING THE TEXAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY AND THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR
BUILDING OF SH 190 AS A TOLLWAY
WHEREAS, traffic mobility has a dramatic effect on economic development, quality of
life, and clean air for all residents of the area; and,
WHEREAS, funding restraints only allow the regional Transportation 2010 Plan to
maintain current congestion levels; and,
WHEREAS, SH 190 from SH 78 to IH 635 is an essential element of that plan and will
provide relief to congestion to portions of IH 635; and,
WHEREAS, funding identified for the Regional Transportation 2010 Plan is $9 Billion
short of the $17 Billion required; and,
WHEREAS, the region cannot expect this deficit to be relieved by state and federal
funding because of similar deficits at those levels; and,
WHEREAS, the current Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) is over $300 million
short of the total funding necessary for the full development of SH 190 from SH 78 to
intersection with IH 635 and SH 161, which could lead to the project not being completed until
after 2015, if at all; and,
WHEREAS, completion of SH 190 as a tollway is the most feasible alternative to
conventional funding, and information indicates that tollway funding would allow completion of
said section of SH 190 in seven years, by 2001;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
A. That the City Council of the City of Wylie commends the Texas Turnpike Authority
(TT A) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for their forward thinking and for
their efforts to date in working together to provide a traffic system that helps meet the ever
changing needs of our region.
B. That the City Council of the City of Wylie supports building of SH 190 as a tollway
and urges IT A, TxDOT, and local agencies to expeditiously pursue development of this
alternative.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the Wylie City Council this 28th day of June,
1994.
By
James D. Swartz
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary