Resolution 99-23
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A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE LOCALLY
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE STATE HIGHWAY 78 DESIGN ACCORDING
TO THE LOCAL DESIGN AND MOBILITY TASK FORCE'S
RECOMMENDATION AND SUBMIT THE PROPOSED DESIGN TO THE
TE~S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has committed to Collin County
and to the City of Wylie to let a contract for the reconstruction of State Highway (S.H.
78) between F .M. 544 and Eubanks in Fiscal Year 2001;
WHEREAS, the establishment of this contract letting schedule is directly attributed to
the leadership of the Collin County Commissioners' Court and its agreement to donate
right-of-way acquired in the S.H. 78 corridor that will save significant amounts of money,
eliminate right-of-way acquisition, and reduce utility relocations; and
WHEREAS, S.H. 78 serves as a regional intermodal connector in southeast Collin
County between Interstate 30, U.S. 75, F.M. 205, and S.H. 190; and
WHEREAS, the reconstruction of S.H. 78, which travels through the heart of the
community, will have significant and long term impacts on the mobility, economic
viability, land use, and development standards throughout Wylie, including the areas
surrounding the historic downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government established in Title 49 a process requiring that a
Locally Preferred Alternative (LP A) Design option be completed; by local citizens
impacted by the highway reconstruction project
WHEREAS, the S.H. 78 Local Design and Mobility Task Force was appointed by the
City Council and public meetings were held to complete an LP A; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force used as it guidelines technical criteria used by the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDot) to establish design speed and other safety
elements; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force also based the LPA on the recently adopted Comprehensive
Land Use and Thoroughfare Plan and Citywide Traffic Study; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force and City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Wylie, wishes
to express their appreciation to TxDot for the privilege and opportunity to present the
LP A for the reconstruction of S.H. 78.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The Task Force recommends approval of a Resolution formally adopting the Locally
Preferred Alternative S.H. 78 Design for submission to the Texas Department of
Transportation.
The features and design elements incorporated into the LP A are consistent with all Tx
DOT adopted design specifications and safety criteria.
The LP A impacts less than twenty-five percent of the total project length and, with a FY
2001 construction letting schedule, sufficient time will enable the design phase to be
completed.
The LP A can be constructed within TxDOT's current project budget.
The LP A fulfills the citizens' primary design objectives of improving safety of school
zones, providing for the safest movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the creation
of new economic growth, enhancing the aesthetic appearance, and profoundly
establishing a unique and quality identity for the City of Wylie.
The LPA contains the following safety features and design elements:
1. The project limits are from F.M. 544 North/Northeast to Eubanks Rd., an
approximate distance of 4.1 miles.
2. A forty-five (45) mile per hour design speed was used.
3. A one hundred (100) ft right-of-way width, utilizing approximately fifty feet
of the former railroad right-of-way on the westside, was established as the
design boundary.
4. The design accommodates a school zone at Birmingham Street.
5. All thoroughfare intersections are designed to cross S.H. 78 at 90-degree
angles.
6. Geometric design does not exceed 1000 foot radius curves allowing for the
safe and efficient movement of traffic at 45 miles per hour.
7. The following streets currently intersecting S.H. 78 will be eliminated.
Calloway, Jackson, First, Second, Masters, Third, Marble, Fourth, and Fifth
Streets.
8. No additional right-of-way is required for acquisition to complete.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of October, 1999.
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