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Resolution No. 88-19 e I CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON RESOL'U T 1ON NO. as— ® A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE "ACCE:SS OREGON" PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDING PROJECTS nc PRIORITY Teu�nnu�'rwti niTc WHEREAS, the Counties of Lincoln, Yamhill, and Washington have adopted Tourism as their, economic strategy; and WHEREAS, the State of Oregon has established a program entitled "Access Oregon"; and WHEREAS, the 99W/Highway 13 Corria . .nd the I-5 to 99W segment of the Tualatin-Hillsburo Corridor (West Side Bypass) have been designated as a destination highway as a part cf- "Access Ore_�on"; and WHEREAS, the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor is of major importance to the Tourism strategy of the above counties and the 1-5 to 99W segment of the - Tualatin-Hillsboro Curridor (West Side 8vpass) is a critical factor in providing access through a heavily congested area to the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor; and WHEREAS, the traffic congestion in the Newberg/Dundee Parkway segment of the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor is a critical factor to traffic flow along the corridor; and WHEREAS, continuing development in the areas of the aforementioned bypass and Parkway is and will continue, which will seriously affect costs and available ® rights-of-way alternatives and may ifl fa- eliminate e altzrnat_ves if development and right-of-"ay acg-�i sition does not commencein the A near future; and WHEREAS, it is recognized that congestion on 99W and Highway 18 greatly increases travel time for all highway users and gernarally discourages tourists from using Highways 99W and 18 to visit such attractions as the Oregon coast and Oregon wineries and is an impediment to business persons attempting to move goods along the corridors; and WHEREAS, the improvement of these corridors would be a major factor in the strengthening of the Tourism strategy of all the above counties and the municipalities located therein; and WHEREAS, the improvement of the 99W/Six-Corners intersection is a key element of the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor; and WHEREAS, the 99W/Six-Corners intersection improvement engineering and environmental work is being performed as a local project by Washington County and could be constructed within the next six years subject to availability of funds: and WHEREAS, the Rose Lodge - Polk County line segment of the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor is a high priority construction project presently identified in the Oregon Department of Transportation Six Year Highway Improvement Program; and RESOLUTION NO. 88-1!_ Page 1 Y WHEREAS, the 1-5/99W segment of the Tualatin-Hillsboro Corridor (West Side Bypass) is a high priority developmental project to the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor; and WJ4F-RFAS_ the Newber-(4/Dundee Parkway segment is a high priority developmental project of the 99W/Highway le Corridor; NOW, THEREFORE, BE. 11 RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: The Tigard City Council hereby acknowledges the importance of the "Access Oregon" program and strongly supports the 99W/Highway 18 Corridor and the I-5 to 99W segment of the Tualatin-Hillsboro Corridor (West Side Bypass); and recommends that work should be started as soon as possible on the following projects as priority improvements: Construction ®. 99W/Highway 18 Corridor: Rose Lodge/Polk County Line Develppment,Construction Tualatin-Hillsboro Corridor (West Side Bypass) and 99W/Highway 18 Corridor: 1¢v I-5 to 99W Segment 99W/Highway 18 Corridor: Newberg/Dundee Parkway Segment PASSED: This adrlCi day of 1986. ATTEST: Mayor - City of Tigard City F'zcorder - City of Tigard -D.e p�E . APPROVED AS TO FORM: Ci�rder -ate-88 Date b /3243D RESOLUi'ION NO. e8-/6,' _ Page 2