HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 95-05 Support for the City of Southlake's Request to TxDot Expedite State Highway 114 ImprovementsTOWN OF WESTLAKE
RESOLUTION NO. 95-5
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE'S REQUEST TO THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXPEDITE STATE HIGHWAY 114
IMPROVEMENTS.
WHEREAS, SH 114 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 Maguire Thomas Partners' Solana development, which still
contribute to the already existing high levels of traffic on SH 114; and
WHEREAS, SH 114 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 114 Freeway project from Dove Road to BS 114-L through Southlake
for right-of-way acquisition and project development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake has identified strategic interchange improvements on
SH 114 which would alleviate congestion on the facility and allow for the improvement 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
114; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake has Afered to contribute up to $1.0 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 improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Westlake supports the efforts
of the City of Southlake to be a financial partner with TxDOT to assist in expediting strategic
improvements to SH 114 through Southlake.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town urges TxDOT to respond favorably to the
City of Southlake's request to expedite the SH 114 interchange improvements 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.
ADOPTED by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake this 25th day of
September, 1995.
ATTEST:
Carol Cailier, Deputy Town Secretary
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Scott Bradfey, Mayor