HomeMy WebLinkAbout2118 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. (3 I I E
A RESOLUTION urging the State Legislature and Governor to restore
transportation funds for the design and construction of the East Lewis-
SR 12 Interchange
WHEREAS, the intersection of East Lewis Street and SR-12 in Pasco was
recognized five years ago as a dangerous intersection by the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in need of replacement with a grade-
separated interchange and initiated design of that interchange through the 1991-1993
biennial transportation budget, and
WHEREAS, the design work so initiated by WSDOT two years ago was halted
suddendly in July 1993 due to the transfer of more than $100 million of transportation
funds from the Transportation Budget to the General Fund of the State with passage
of the original 1993-1995 biennial budget, and
WHEREAS, the accident rate associated with the East Lewis/SR-12 intersection
has increased dramatically over the past year, reflecting additional serious injuries and
senseless deaths, and
WHEREAS, restoration of at least $300,000 to the WSDOT design budget for
the East Lewis/SR-12 interchange would permit design of the interchange to be
completed by the beginning of the next biennial budget and, therefore, would permit
the interchange work to start at least one and perhaps two years earlier than it would
otherwise occur, and
WHEREAS, the sooner the design and construction work can be completed, the
more lives will be saved and injuries prevented, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the State Legislature and Governor are hereby urged to restore
sufficient funds to the Washington State Department of Transportation budget to
permit completion of the design work associated with the East Lewis/SR-12
interchange during the balance of the 1993-1995 biennial budget
Section 2. That the Legislature and Governor are hereby urged to include in
the 1995-1997 Washington State Department of Transportation budget sufficient funds
to permit construction of the East Lewis/SR-12 interchange
Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting this 7th
day of March, 1994
ATTEST:
CATHERINE D. SEAMAN
Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG A. RUBS ' ILO
Ci A torney
Resolution urging the State Legislature and Governor - March 7, 1994 - Page 2
to restore transportation funds for the design and
construction of the East Lewis-SR 12 interchange