HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1125• ? A
? f
A Adopted Resolution trop dglr"?
RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING THE PREFERRED ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED SOUTHWEST
FREEWAY BETWEEN HULEN STREET AND FM 1187
WHEREAS, there is intense platting and zoning activity in the
Southwest Sector of the City, and WHEREAS it is necessary that the
alignment of the Southwest Freeway between Hulen Street and FM 1187
be accurately defined; and
WHEREAS, property owners in the Southwest Sector of the City
supporting a westerly alignment, designated as Alignment "A" on the
attached ma have indicated their willingness to dedicate the
k
required rights-of-way and enter into appropriate Community
Facilities Agreements for construction of the Southwest Freeway
frontage roads, and
WHEREAS the City is obligated to acquire the right of way and
construct frontage roads for the freeway from Hulen Street to
FM 1187, and
WHEREAS, to obtain the ap ropriate rights-of-way and prepare
Communit Facilities A reements as ne lat ' o the City
staff, Plan Commission and Zoning commission need an ex editious
decision as to the preferred alignment of the Southwest Freeway; and
WHEREAS, a preliminary alignment of the freeway between Hulen
Street and McPherson Road has been tentatively established by City
staff, and
eAV _ a S
Y
_ WHEREAS, the City has obtained from Capcon Interests, the
Jf developer of Rock Creek Addition, and from Tristar Capital Corpora-
tion, the developer of Sunland Addition, and Watson & Taylor firm
commitments to dedicate, at no ex ense to the Cit of Fort Worth, the
necessary rights-of-way to complete the most westerly alignment of
the freeway as it i ersects with FM 1187 and c ntinues alon
FM 1902, and
WHEREAS, landowner donation and frontage road cost
artici ation from McPherson Road significantl lowers the cost of
t e freewa to the City, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public
0 Transportation is presently in the process of studying the alignment
of the freeway south of McPherson Road, and the most westerly
ali nment is one of the state's design alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the State will not be able to forward information
concerning metes and bounds descriptions or a plat showing the right-
of-way requirements on any section of the proposed freeway until the
route studies, public hearings and environmental impact statement
are completed and approved which will take two (2) years or more, and
WHEREAS, waiting two (2) years or more for the State Department
of Highways and Public Transportation to complete their study is not
practical from the City's standpoint due to the large volume of
platting and zoning activity occuring along this freeway corridor,
and
2
WHEREAS, the most westerly alignment is the most appropriate
alignment for the purposes of preserving the City's thoroughfare plan
and rid system of street planning and .reducing the overall cost of
the project; and
WHEREAS, the most westerly alignment reserves numerous o tions
for State, Count and City considerations regarding the eventual
continuation of the freeway along FM 1902 to Cleburne as the
connectors of the freeway with SH 174, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council adopt the
alignment of the Southwest Freeway between Hulen Street and Risinger
Road as proposed by City Staff and the westernmost alignment of the
Southwest Freeway, designated as Alignment "A" on the attached map,
from s Road to FM 1187 and connectin g to FM 1902, as the
City's preferred alignment, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council authorize the
Transportation & Public Works Department to stake the centerline of
the adopted alignment for the Southwest Freeway from Hulen Street to
FM 1187; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as platting occurs along the route
of the Southwest Freeway, the property owners will be required to
dedicate appropriate rights-of-way either by platting or by metes and
bounds description and will be required to enter into Community
Facilities Agreements providing for the construction of the frontage
roads
3
Y PD
e
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Manager bring
this Resolution to the attention of the State Highway Commission on
March 31, 1986
Passed this day of , 1986
AMOVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
Q FEB 25 1986
City $acremw of the
0ty, 19 EPA *RAIN saga
4
w
I r!r
f?nS I
.l '
L
1
V
7
T `
Proposed SW Freeway (SH 121) Alignment