HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-R-17RESOLUTION NO. 93-R- 17
A RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE COMMON COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION TO A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN BRIDGE
LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
WHEREAS, the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet are in the process of studying various alternatives to reduce
airborne pollutants and for alleviating traffic problems on the Interstate Highway system
in the downtown Louisville Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the most viable solution to solving congestion on the Interstate system
and connecting and roadways in the area appears to be the construction of a new bridge
across the Ohio river which would serve to connect the existing interstate highway
systems; and
WHEREAS, a recent proposal suggests construction of a new bridge at and along
the existing Big 4 railroad bridge which has a terminus in the City of Jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of necessary right-of-ways and construction of a bridge
in that location would cause the relocation of many Jeffersonville residents and businesses,
would limit accessibility for the residents of the City of Jeffersonville, would be one of
the least efficient resolutions of the traffic problem which currently exist along the
Interstate Highway system in the Louisville metropolitan area and would have an adverse
economic and environmental impact upon the City of Jeffersonville and the other cities
and towns in the metropolitan area serviced by the highways;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Jeffersonville that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville are
opposed to the bridge construction proposal which would utilize the existing Big 4 railroad
bridge in the City of Jeffersonville.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Common Council of th~ City
of Jeffersonville wholeheartedly support the construction of a bridge connecting Interstate
265, which term/nates at State Road 62, with either the Gene Snyder Freeway or the
Watterson Expressway in Kentucky via the "Eastern Corridor" bridge construction
proposals.
ALL OF WHICH IS RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON THIS 21ST
DAY OF JUNE 1993.
~IDENT, COMMON COUNCI~
ATTEST:
C. ~CHARD SPI~/NCER,4R.
CLERK-TREASURER
APPROVED AND SIGNED BY ME THIS '2- ~ DAY OF JUNE, t993.
RAylk/IOND J'. PARKER, J~R.., M 0
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