2005-073-RES REQUEST TO CLOSE CROSSOVER IN VICINITY OF 34TH ST NE ON US 82/US271 (LOOP 286) AT PINE MILL ROAD
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-073
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CLOSE THE
EXISTING CROSSOVER IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF 34TH
STREET NE ON US 82/US 271 (WHICH IS ALSO LOCALLY KNOWN
AS LOOP 286) AS A PART OF ITS GRADE SEPARATION OF US 82/ US
271 AT PINE MILL ROAD PROJECT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)
and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-2l) codified under Title 23 U.S.
Code Section 101 et seq. authorize transportation programs to meet challenges of protecting and
enhancing communities, and advancing the nation's economic growth and competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has received federal
Hazard Elimination Safety (HES) Program funding under these Acts to construct a grade
separation along US 82/ US 271 (which is also locally known as Loop 286) at Pine Mill Road,
within the City of Paris; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT has prepared design work for the construction of said grade
separation; and
WHEREAS, the proposed alignments of the travel lanes of US 82 / US 271 and the
access ramps on the north end of the proposed grade separation facility all converge in the
immediate vicinity of the existing 34th Street NE crossover on US 82/ US 271; and
WHEREAS, this proposed convergence of alignments in the immediate vicinity of the
existing 34th Street NE crossover on US 82/ US 271 will become a great safety concern for all
traffic in this area due to the potential of crossing traffic conflicting with merging and through
traffic in a relatively short distance; and
WHEREAS, both Pine Mill Street (the location of the proposed grade separation project)
and 34th Street NE (the location of the expected safety concern should this crossover remain
open) are on the City of Paris' roadway system; and
WHEREAS, TxDOT has asked the City of Paris to evaluate the need to retain the
existing 34th Street NE crossover on US 82/ US 271, given the previously-cited proposed grade
separation safety concerns at this crossover, and then to make recommendations to TxDOT
regarding the future operation of said crossover.
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Paris and his staff have studied the issues
related to the proposed grade separation project on US 82/ US 271 at Pine Mill Road, and the
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potential safety concerns that will occur due to cross traffic conflicts with merging and through
traffic on US 82 1 US 271 at this crossover location, and hereby recommend that the existing
crossover on US 82 1 US 271 at 34th Street NE be closed by TxDOT as a part of its grade
separation of US 821 US 271 at Pine Mill Road project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris concurs with the recommendations
of the City Manager of the City of Paris and his staff, and hereby instructs the Paris City
Manager to formally request that TxDOT close the existing crossover at 34th Street NE on US 82
1 US 271 (which is also locally known as Loop 286) as a part of its grade separation of US 82 1
US 271 at Pine Mill Road project.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of June, 2005.
Curtis Fendley,
ATTEST:
, Schenk, City Attorney