HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 79-10 A RESOLUTION 79-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE POOR ACCIDENT RECORD
AND INCREASING TRAFFIC DEMANDS ON F.M. 2281 FROM
THE DALLAS-DENTON COUNTY LINE TO SH 121; ENDORSING
THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF F.M. 2281 AS A
SIX-LANE DIVIDED THOROUGHFARE, AND ASKING THE HIGH-
WAY COMMISSION TO GIVE THE DISTRICT OFFICE AUTH-
ORITY TO PLAN THIS FACILITY AND DETERMINE IT'S
RIGHT-OF-WAY REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas is extremely concerned about the poor accident record
and increasing traffic demands on F.M. 2281 or Old Denton
Road from the Dallas-Denton County Line to SH 121; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carrollton is in the process
of improving Old Denton Road from a two-lane roadway to a
six-lane divided thoroughfare just South of the South end
of F.M. 2281;and
WHEREAS, there were three (3) fatal accidents
along F.M. 2281 in 1978; and
WHEREAS, average daily traffic volumes at the
Southern end of F.M. 2281 has more than doubled from 4,400
vehicles per day in January,1977 to 9,600 vehicles per day
in January 1979 and many of these are The Colony residents;
and
WHEREAS, a recent traffic assignment prepared for
the City of Carrollton by Young, Hadawi, & DeShazo Inc.,
reflects projected traffic volumes of 22,000 vehicles per
day and 34,000 per day on the years of 1982, and 2000 re-
spectfully;
Now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY:
Section I: That the City Council hereby endorses and
urges the Planning and Construction of F.M. 2281 as a six-lane
divided thoroughfare from the Dallas-Denton County line to
SH 121 with the possibility of constructing this project in
two phases approximately equal in length.
Section II: That the Highway Co~m~ission give the dis-
trict office authority to plan this facility and determine
the necessary right-of-way requirements.
APPROVED this 2nd day of July, .1979.
.~ic~rd ~u~er, Mayor
ATTEST:
roll,-Cit~ Secretary