HomeMy WebLinkAbout2276 ResolutionCharles D Kilbury,
Attest
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ayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2276
A RESOLUTION concerning the need to reduce the speed limit on a
portion of 1-182 east of Mile Post 12 5
WHEREAS, the City and the Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) both recognize the need for highway safety and
appropriate speed limits, and
WHEREAS, the merging of traffic from access ramps onto 1-182 is an
important consideration in establishing speed limits for safety, and
WHEREAS, the safety in merging traffic traveling on 1-182 with traffic
using the access ramps from North 4th Avenue, 20th Avenue, and SR-395 is
of the highest importance, and
WHEREAS, WSDOT, in 1996, increased the speed limit on 1-182 from
55 m p h to 70 m p h , and
WHEREAS, the increasing of the speed limit on 1-182 has reduced the
safety for vehicles to merge at the access ramps, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
1 The Pasco City Council (Council) recommend to the Washington
State Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on I-
182 between Mile Post 12 5 and Mile Post 14 0 to 55 m p h
Passed by the, city Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting
this day of 4/c3(/, , 1996
Catherine D Seaman,
Deputy City Clerk
Approved As To Form
Leland B Kerr, City Attorney