HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 9330RESOLUTION NO. 9330
RESOLUTION URGING THE IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT
OF PARADISE VALLEY ROAD BETWEEN CITY LIMITS
OF CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND SWEETWATER ROAD
WHEREAS, Paradise Valley Road is a major artery
of traffic used by an average of 6,800 cars daily, serving
the citizenry to the East as a direct access to major indus-
trial plants and commercial developments in the center of the
San Diego Metropolitan area, and
WHEREAS, the daily use of Paradise Valley Road
will increase with the development of the 24th Street Marine
Terminal, the re -opening of the Naval Repair Base, as well
as other major developments planned by the City of National
City in the industrial area, by the City of San Diego and
the Port of San Diego, and
WHEREAS, Plaza Boulevard shortly to be constructed
through National City as a four lane boulevard, will inter-
sect Paradise Valley Road at 8th Street and will have a major
interchange to State Freeway 805, and when completed, the
traffic volume of Plaza Boulevard is anticipated to increase
to 10,000 cars daily, and
WHEREAS, 8th Street is a four lane major street
with a traffic volume of 14,000 cars daily, and
WHEREAS, both Plaza Boulevard and 8th Street in
National City will be four lane major streets intersecting
Paradise Valley Road, a two lane street in the City of San
Diego and County of San Diego, and
WHEREAS, the traffic near National City is of suf-
ficient volume to warrant four lanes, and
WHEREAS, there have been numerous traffic accidents
on Paradise Valley Road, including that of a San Diego City
policeman during recent years due to the dangerous condition
of the surfacing of the road and hazardous curves existing
in the alignment of the right of way;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of National City hereby urgently requests of the
City of San Diego and the County of San Diego, the immediate
improvement of Paradise Valley Road East of National City
to four lanes with emergency shoulders, eliminating as many
curves as possible, to forestall the rising toll of traffic
accidents and fatalities, and to provide adequate highway
facilities to cope with present and projected increase in
traffic flow.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the
City Council of the City of San Diego, the Board of Super-
visors of the County of San Diego, the National City Chamber
of Commerce and the National City Junior Chamber of Commerce.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of March, 1967.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK