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RESOLUTION NO. 05-12-11-2f
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS IN SUPPORT FOR THE US-190/INTERSTATE 10 FEASIBILITY STUDY
WHEREAS, the population of Texas is 25 million and is expected to increase to more than 37
million by 2030, the state will require additional transportation capacity for moving people and
freight throughout Texas and to markets in surrounding states; and
WHEREAS, the geographic triangle in the center of Texas between Houston/Galveston and
Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin/San Antonio is expected to see a substantial percentage of this
population growth; and
WHEREAS, the US-190/I-10 interregional route has the potential to answer a significant need
for transportation capacity to serve population and commercial growth in this geographic triangle
in the center of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the development of the US-190/1-10 interregional route would provide an
East/West linkage between 1-35, I-45 and 1-69 allowing the movement of people and freight
across Texas without entering the Federal Clean Air Act non-attainment air sheds of either
Houston/Galveston or Dallas/Fort Worth, thus providing a statewide benefit; and
WHEREAS, the development of the US-190/1-10 interregional route between Fort Hood and the
City of Livingston to interstate standard and the completion of I-69 would provide uninterrupted
interstate linkage between campuses of the Texas A&M University System located in Texarkana,
College Station, Temple, Killeen, San Antonio, Laredo, Kingsville and Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area is the most populated MSA
in the nation without a direct connection to the Interstate Highway System; and
WHEREAS, the development of the US-190/I-10 interregional route would have a significantly
positive impact on the transportation of persons, goods and services to and from College Station
and potentially provide numerous economic development and growth opportunities; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That the City of College Station supports the work being done on the US-190/1-10
Feasibility Study.
PART 2: That the City of College Station urges adoption of the proposed Mobility/Safety
Alternative, which would provide an interstate standard highway between Fort
Hood and the City of Livingston, traversing through or adjacent to College
Station; four lane divided highway westward from Fort Hood to an intersection
with Interstate 10; and four lane divided highway eastward from the City of
Livingston to the Louisiana-Texas Border.
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PART 3: That a suitable copy of this Resolution shall be presented to the Gulf Coast
Strategic Highway Coalition.
PART 4: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ADOPTED this ! 02 day of A.D. 2011.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Secretary MAYOR
APPROVED:
City Attorney