HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolutions 1607 RESOLUTION NO. llLo(77
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A `NO-BUILD OPTION' FOR A PROPOSED
INTERCHANGE AT VILAS ROAD AND THE ROGUE VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2020, the Central Point City Council was presented with the results
of the OR62 Expressway: Vilas Road Interchange Study and Traffic Analysis by Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) staff; and
WHEREAS, the Analysis indicates that service levels at various Central Point intersections will
decrease and adversely affect traffic circulation; and
WHEREAS. the City of Central Point would be required to mitigate decreases to service levels
caused by a Vilas Road Interchange and that mitigation would require the reassignment of City
transportation funds from other projects of higher priority in the City's Transportation System
Plan (TSP); and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Analysis that overall network in the study area functions
better without the Vilas Interchange, and that the Vilas Interchange would likely defeat the
purpose of the OR62 Expressway, to begin with;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS, that the
City Council agrees with the findings of the OR62 Expressway: Vilas Road Interchange Study
and Traffic Analysis by Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council supports NOT building a proposed
interchange at Vilas Road and the Rogue Valley Expressway and directs the City Manager and
the Community Development Department to oppose efforts to do so.
PASSED by the City Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this I day
of ,6fvgin2020.
Mayor Hank Williams
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City Recorder