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RELATING TO THE RENAMING OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35
TO THE NAFTA HIGHWAY
WHEREAS The efficient movement of commercial and agricultural goods is vital to
the economies of the US Mexico and Canada, and
WHEREAS Interstate Highway 35 is the mayor road transportation artery from the
US-Mexico border at Laredo through the center of the United States to the US-Canada border
near Duluth, Minnesota, and
WHEREAS Interstate Highway 35 directly connects the major population and
commercial centers of Laredo San Antonio Austin, and Dallas-Ft. Worth in Texas with
Oklahoma City Wichita, Kansas City Des Moines Minneapolis Duluth, and the Canadian
border area, and
WHEREAS Interstate Highway 35 is a major part of this country's national
Interstate Highway systems connecting the ports, railway lines, airports, major agricultural
and commercial centers, and highway systems of the three countries which constitute the
North American Market; and
WHEREAS More American, Mexican and Canadian commercial trade moves on
Interstate Highway 35 than on any other highway in the North-American market; and
WHEREAS The continued development of Interstate Highway 35 is vital to the
efficient movement of both imported and exported goods which are the life blood of NAFTA
and all that it stands for• and
WHEREAS The substantial volume of trade which has flowed for years along the
Interstate Highway 35 Corridor has contributed substantially to the personal and business
relationships and level of commerce which led to the signing of the North American Free
Trade Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH
That Interstate Highway 35 from the US-Mexico border at Laredo to the US-Canada
border near Duluth, Minnesota be referred to by one and all m written and oral
communications, both public and private as the NAFTA Highway and
CITY OF FORT WORTH
CITY OF FORT WORTH