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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1736 ResolutionD by the City Council of the City of Pasco this / , 1986 P day of ATT APPROVED AS TO FORM ells, C ty Clerk Greg ubstello, City Attorney ,J.eW Jae on, Mayor R S C) I_ U -1-- I Co NI N 0 - 1736 A RESOLUTION of the City of Pasco, Washington, requesting the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to withdraw the Fifty-five (55) miles an hour speed-limit restriction on certain portions of interstate and other highways designed for higher speed travel WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco whole-heartedly supports the Interstate Highways Program and the continued provision of quality roadways throughout Pasco, the State of Washington and the nation, and WHEREAS, the continued provision of a good highway system is a critical element of our local, State and national economy by fostering the efficient and effective movement of people and products, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco recognizes that the Fifty-five (55) miles per hour speed limit restriction is incompatible with those highways of this and other states that were designed to accommodate speeds of Seventy (70) miles per hour or more, and WHEREAS, the Fifty-five (55) miles per hour speed limit promotes disobedience of the law by otherwise law-abiding citizens, is almost universally ignored on the interstate highways outside of congested urban areas, and unnecessarily restricts the movement of traffic on highways designed to accommodate high speeds and, thus, adversely affects the local, State and national economy, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO Section 1 That the Fifty-five (55) miles per hour speed limit restriction is inappropriate as applied to the interstate and other highways outside of congested urban areas, where such highways are designed for speeds of Seventy (70) miles per hour and more Section 2 That the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation should cause the removal of the Fifty-five (55) miles per hour speed limit restriction on the interstates and other highways of this nation designed for higher speed travel and outside of congested urban areas