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A resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, supporting the future interstate feasibility study for Heartland Expressway, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, and a portion of Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridors. The feasibility study trends will address greater potential including metrics improving connectivity, safety, and mobility; improving travel time and reduce travel time cost, improving freight movement; increasing access to markets for energy and agricultural products; alleviating congestion and improving reliability; facilitating the flow of goods and international trade; creating jobs and economic opportunities; and increasing and expanding the local tax base and states sales revenues, than historically used metrics. There is no financial impact at this time.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On February 18, 2020, City Council approved a resolution supporting the designation of an extension of Interstate 27 as a future interstate in Texas.
BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo supports efforts to complete a Future Interstate Feasibility Study in Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Approval of this motion.
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Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
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