IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION expressing the Legislature's vigorous support for the replacement of the Chouteau Bridge over the Missouri River.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 10980, October 9, 1995
INTRODUCED BY John Patrick Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the existing Chouteau Bridge is a narrow, unsafe, two- lane, 108 year old structure that is obsolete by current transportation standards, is posted with a 7-ton load limitation, and is expected to be closed to traffic in three years or less; and,
WHEREAS, the bridge is a vital link in the metropolitan area's transportation network, and the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department has proposed in its 15-year plan to build eight additional traffic lanes across the Missouri River at Paseo (I-35), but has now agreed that it is more advisable to build only four new lanes at Paseo and build the other four lanes at Chouteau; and,
WHEREAS, traffic studies have confirmed that a four-lane facility is needed at Chouteau to accommodate present and projected traffic demands and to relieve congestion on adjacent river crossings; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City has spent nearly $3.0 million completing the design of a new Chouteau Bridge which has an estimated construction cost of $34.0 million; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department has submitted an application for "innovative financing" funding to the Federal Highway Administration, requesting $92 million for the Chouteau Bridge and two other major river crossings in Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the innovative financing program is an initiative of the Clinton Administration in conjunction with the reinvention of government; and,
WHEREAS, the more local governments involved in an innovative financing venture, the better its chances for approval; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature strongly encourage...
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