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CO, CO1 �� "' L'-' RESOLUTION NO. 2002-559
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"i G Q '0 1a r RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMPLETION OF HIGHWAY
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AND URGING THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
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' M CO Cr WHEREAS, the U.S. Highway 63 route from Waterloo north to
c t ,Paul, =Minnesota, is over 30 miles shorter than the new Avenue
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between
;-Waterloo and New Hampton, Iowa, and
WHEREAS, 25 percent of those vehicles are commercial trucks,
and
WHEREAS, the Iowa DOT has spent some $40 million to complete
the construction this fall of an outstanding four-lane bypass of
New Hampton which extends south to near the Bremer County line,
and
WHEREAS, a dangerous, congested 16-mile funnel of worn out
two-lane highway remains between this new bypass and Iowa Highway
3 on the south, and
WHEREAS, the DOT has purchased all of the right-of-way, done
the engineering surveys and finalized the plans for four-laning
this 16-mile gap, and
WHEREAS, the completion of the gap in Highway 63 will
further work to compliment the study being conducted by the City
of Waterloo, in partnership with the IDOT, for the 63 corridor
segment from Highway 218 north to Airline Highway, and
WHEREAS, the completion of this gap in conjunction with
improvements to the 63 corridor through the Waterloo community
may work to initiate future economic development opportunities
for the northern portion of Waterloo, which is a priority for the
City of Waterloo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that we go on record urging the DOT to eliminate
this dangerous 16-mile gap by including its reconstruction in its
new five-year construction program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2002 .
John ooff, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Eck rt, City Clerk