Resolution 5651 - Resolution of Support - Highway 93 Alternate Route (Bypass)A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SUPPORT OF THE HIGHWAY 93 ALTERNATE
ROUTE (BYPASS) NUMBER% ` STATE HIGHWAY
WHEREAS,
moniesWHEREAS,, in 2010 the southern half of the Bypass was completed with Federal Stimulus
i' of $22.6 and
WHEREAS, all but three parcels of land on the north half of the Bypass route have been
purchased by MDT and these three parcels are set to close by the end of the year;
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WHEREAS, all "! state t local i. • i and d environmentalclearances r • in place
for t tfinal engineering and design or r
complete forallremainingphases;and
HighwayWHEREAS, Kalispell is the only major city in Montana not served by an Interstate
significantwhich serves in other communities as a
for t *• trafficacross their communities; and
WHEREAS, traffic !unsafe traffic congestioncontinues toincreasein the urbanKalispell
HighwayUS 9 corridor
! t creating significant negative impacts as overflow
seeks routes through the city's residential streets and as summer traffic on US
Highway Northtcommercial/college neighborhood approaches
41000 vehicles a day; and
WHEREAS, a complete US Highway 93 Bypass has been the number one priority for the
Kalispell Area for 10 years and the construction of only one half of the Bypass
project fails solve . negative
I r traffic issues facing r City; and
Ir
congestionWHEREAS, the Four Mile Drive and the future intersection with the US 93 Bypass should be
approved as the next Kalispell area urban highway project as it will be necessary
to ameliorate the hazardous traffic highly successful a
Kalispell that is triggered ` and
utilized ! i t Athletic
expandingComplex, the Flathead Valley Community rf
e and the vigorous
commercial r has developed I -northend of Kalispell adjacentto US
Highway and
W., HEREAS, it is prudent and cost effective to develop the Four Mile Drive connector now
before that portion of the Bypass is constructed or in concert with such Bypass
construction so that future traffic is not disrupted and tax dollars are not wasted in
redesign or demolition work to retrofit future construction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kalispell supports the US Highway 93 Bypass project in its
entirety as the number one federal and state funded highway project in the
Kalispell Area and encourages MDT to give it all due support anif
expedite funding to bring the remaining northern portion of this project to
construction and completion.
SECTION 2. The City of Kalispell supports the March 12, 2013 recommendation of thi
TAC and encourages MDT to nominate Four Mile Drive as the next urba
aid highway project in Kalispell. I
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL9 THIS 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013.
Tammi Fisher
Mayor
ATTEST:
JudiFunk
Deputy City Clerk