1417 RES TX HIGHWAY DEPT IS PLANNING PROJECT TO FOUR-LANE LOOP HIGHWAY 286 ON NE SIDE

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RFSOLUTION NO. 1417 . WHFREAS, the Texas Highway Department is presently planning a project to four-lane Loop Highway 286 on the N. E. side of Paris, from U. S. Highway 271 North of Paris to U. S. Highway 271 Southeast of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the Right of Way Map for said project and schema- tic drawings for proposed construction at the Stillhouse Road intersection indicate that Stillhouse Road from the North will be extended Southward, under Loop 286 lanes, approximately per- pendicular to said lanes, and continue Southward to connect to existing pavement and an extension of Ei ghth Street; and, WHER EAS, Eighth Street has not been constr.ucted in this area and will not be constructed for several years; and, WHEREAS, Fitzhugh Avenue (Ninth Street) is a major exist- ing thoroughfare paralleling Eighth Street and connects to Stillhouse Road on the North by a very dangerous reverse curve; and, WHgZEAS, the City of Paris designated Fitzhugh Avenue to replace Eighth Street as a thoroughfare in the Master Plan; and, WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of safety to the traveling public to connect Fitzhugh Avenue directly to Stillhouse Road throu gh a cooperative effort of the Texas Highway Department and the City of Paris and eliminate said dan- gerous reverse curve; NOW, THIIZEFORE, BE IT RFSOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TBxAS, That the City of Paris request the Texas Highway Department to connect Stillhouse Road to Fitzhugh Avenue by re- design, utilizing the same designated funds on the new location; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Paris will furnish the necessary additional right of way required and pay for the difference between funds designated for proposed work and actual funds required to connect to Ninth Street. Passed and adopted this 26th day of April, 1971. . Japfes W. Farris, Mayor ATTFST :