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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the highways connecting Lubbock with Fort Worth and Dallas
by way of Seymour are major traffic atreries of the utmost importance; and
WHEREAS, a presentation was given by the U. S. 82 « Texas 199 Com-
mittee on April 3, 1972, to the Texas Highway Commission requesting the up-
grading of U. S. 82 and Texas 199 along said route to a four -lane, divided high-
way; and_
WHEREAS, Dallas and Fort Worth, together with Dallas and Tarrant
counties, are requesting that Texas Highway 114 be upgraded to serve the tre-
mendous traffic count it carries, expecially with the advent of the International
Airport and the traffic it will generate; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT in addition to requests heretofore made, the Texas Highway Com-
mission is urged to upgrade to a four -lane, divided highway the entire route along
U. S. 82 and Texas 199 from Lubbock to Jacksboro, by way of Seymour, thence
from Jacksboro along U. S. 380 to Bridgeport, and thence along Texas 114 from
Bridgeport to the International Airport and Dallas, thus affording access by
four -lane, divided highways from Lubbock County and other points along the
route into Fort Worth and Dallas and the International Airport.
Passed by the City Council this 28th day of September , 1972.
ORR]S W. TURNER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Lavenia Lowed City Secretary -Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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_ red O. Senter, Jr., C' ttorney