HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1995-80Suggested by: Council
CiTY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 95-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, .
suPPORTING THE KENAI SPUR ROAD: MILE POST (MP) 0-2.8 PROJECT, AS A
NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM PROGRAM.
WHEREA~, the Kenai Spur Road has the highest daily traffic c.o. unts on the Kenai
Peninsula and is the principal connector bet.ween the communities of Kenai and
Soldotna, serving the residents of the Kenai. Peninsula as a route of transportati°n '
on a daily basis for work, recreation, shopping, end commuter airplane access; and,
WHEREAS, this road serves to benefit the economies of both communities as the
residents engage in trade between the areas; and,
WHEREAS, MP 0 to 2.8 of the Kena..i Spur Road starts at th.e "Y' in Soldotna
(Sterling Highway), and goes 2.8 m,les west towards Kenm; and,
WH.EREAS, MP 8.1 to 10.6 of the Kenai Spur.Road, which is !n Kenai, was
partially completed during the 1995 construction season and Is scheduled to be
completed during 1996; and,
WHEREAS, the public expectations h. ave been to finalize the.Kenai Spur Road
imprOvement from Soldotna to Kenal rather than leave MP 0 2.8 of the highway
incomplete; and, "
WHEREAS, the Kenai Spur Road: .MP 0-2.8 was previously rated o.n the STiP at.a
higher priority, and the City Counml requests the Kenai Spur Road improvement
completed in the phases as originally scheduled; and,
WHEREAS,. it is in the best interest of the Department of Transportation to provide
safe and expedient traffic flow at a reasonable cost to the public.
NoW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE.D THAT THE COUNCIL OF. THE CiTY OF.
KENAI, ALASKA, supports the Kenal Spur Road: MP 0-2.8 Project, as a number-
one priority on the National Highway System Program.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 3m day of·
:January, 1996.
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