R80-25 9-22-80 RESOLUTION NO. R80-25
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO FUND
THE WIDENING OF F. M. 518 TO FOUR LANES FROM
WESTMINISTER DRIVE EAST TO CITY LIMITS AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
WHEREAS, F. M. 518 is the main East-West artery in and
through the City of Pearland; and
WHEREAS, this Highway supports only two lanes of traffic
from Westminister Drive east to the City Limits; and
WHEREAS, the rapidly increasing residential and commercial
development along this roadway has and will be greatly affected by the
volume of traffic; and
WHEREAS, during 1980 in excess of 15,000 vehicles per day
travel over this roadway in the City of Pearland; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion and delays have become so
severe that emergency traffic is many times unable to move quickly to its
destination; and
WHEREAS, this roadway has been designated by Civil Defense
Officials as an Emergency Evacuation Route, and it is anticipated that in
the event of a disaster, citizens of not only this community, but Friendswood
and Galveston County would use this facility to evacuate inland, and
WHEREAS, the extension of this roadway to the new 288 Freeway
will have considerable impact on the volume of traffic; and
WHEREAS, this arterial will be one of only three East-West
access routes to I-4S.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
That the City Council of the City of Pearland request that
the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation fund the widening
of Highway S18 to four lanes from Westminister Drive east to the City Limits,
as soon as possible.
A. D. 1980../.J~PASSED"~' ~ APPROVED AND ADOPTED~_ this, ~~~ daY ~of
Mayor