Res 881 12/3/1968RESOLUTION NO. gSl
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls,
on December 13, 1954, approved and accepted Texas Highway Department
Minute Order No. 37392, and,
WHEREAS, in accepting the conditions of said Minute Order
No. 37392, the City of Wichita Falls agreed to accept into the local
road and street system all existing highway routes which could be relin-
quished by the State because of expressway construction, and,
WHEREAS, the construction of the U.S. 281 Expressway within
the City of Wichita Falls would under the above agreement, require
that the City of Wichita Falls assume for its maintenance and respon-
sibility that section of U.S. Highway 281 between Scott Street and the
intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. 281 Expressway, and,
WHEREAS, since adoption of said Minute Order No. 37392 ,
development in the general area has resulted in a substantial increase
in traffic volumes on U.S. Highway 281, and,
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Urban Transportation Study has
projected volumes on U.S. Highway 281 in 1985 of between 5,000 and
10,000 vehicles per day;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF WICHITA FALIS, TEXAS, that:
The Texas Highway Department is requested to retain on its
system that section of U.S. Highway 281 between Scott Street and the
intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. 281 Expressway.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of December, 1968.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk