HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 11,017RESOLUTION NO. 11,017
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 885
EXTENDING STATE. ROUTE 54 FROM ROUTE 5 TO
TIDELANDS AVENUE
WHEREAS, the .State of California intends to
construct State Route 54 from Route 805 to Route 5, and
WHEREAS, Route 54 should extend from Route 5 to
Tidelands Avenue in National City and Chula Vista so as to
provide proper access to important industrial and commercial
areas adjacent to and along Tidelands Avenue, and
WHEREAS, the cost of constructing such an exten-
sion and off -ramp system places an unfair burden on local
jurisdictions because of special construction and relocation
problems connected therewith, and
WHEREAS, the extension of Route 54 to Tidelands
Avenue with, appropriate connecting ramps, is a logical exten-
sion of State highway systems, the cost of which should be
borne by all the users of the State highway system, and
WHEREAS, Wadie P. Deddeh has introduced Assembly
Bill No. 885 to amend Section 354 of the Streets and Highways
Code to provide for the extension of Route 54 to Tidelands
Avenue in National City and Chula Vista, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of National City believes
it is in the vital interest of National City and Chula Vista
that said route be extended, and the cost thereof be borne by
all the highway users of the State;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of National City endorses Assembly Bill 885 extending Route
54 to Tidelands Avenue in National City and Chula Vista and
calls upon the State legislature and the Committees thereof
to pass said bill.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of April, 1973.
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