CC Resolution No. 573 8S4
RESOLUTION NO. 573
Ali UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS , URGING THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
TO PROCEED WITH PLANS FOR A BRIDGE CROSSING OF THE
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL ON STATE HIGHWAY 146; DIRECTING
THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THIS
RESOLUTION; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FORWARD
CERTIFIED COPIES OF SAME TO THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS , during peak traffic hours the number of vehicles
using the Baytown-La Porte Tunnel far exceeds the capacity
of the tunnel ; and
WHEREAS , with continued development of the Houston Ship
Channel , the Bayport industrial complex and other channel
industries, the flow of traffic which will flow through the
Baytown-La Porte Tunnel will continue to increase; and
WHEREAS , initial planning by the Texas Highway Department
has indicated that expansion of the present tunnel and/or
the installation of additional tunnel facilities are not
economically feasible, due to the original cost and costs of
continued maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the only alternative is the erection of a
bridge crossing the Houston Ship Channel in the vicinity of
the Baytown-La Porte Tunnel ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council deems it necessary and appropriate
at this time to demonstrate to the Texas Highway Department
that the necessity for such a bridge is keenly evident at
the local level , and that all interested agencies are desirous
of having the matter moved forward with dispatch; NOW THEREFORE ,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS :
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Section l : That the City Council hereby urges that the
Texas Highway Department move forward with the proposal to
erect a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel at State Highway
146; that a determination of the right of way needs to be made
as soon as possible , and that such right of way be acquired
before the area is built up .
Section 2 : That the Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and the City Clerk to attest this resolu-
tion for and on behalf of the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
Section 3 : That the City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed to forward certified copies of this resolution
to the Texas Highway Department .
Section 4 : This resolution shall become effective from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas .
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown , Texas , this 28th day
of April 1977.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P . HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL rICRARDSON, City Attorne
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