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81 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PROPOSED V~STERN FREEWAY FROM THE <br />NEW WESTERN FREEWAY BRIDGE TO ITS TERMINUS AT COLLEGE DRIVE <br />IN SUFFOLK, INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENTS TO TOWNE POINT ROAD <br />AND POPLAR HILL ROAD FROM THE PROPOSED WESTERN FREEWAY TO U. <br />S. BIGHWAY 17~ <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was conducted on July 12, <br />1978 in the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia~ by representatives <br />of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Highways and ~ <br />Transportation~ after due and proper notice for the purpose <br />of considering the proposed location and design .of the new <br />Western Freeway in the City of Portsmouth~ at which hearing <br />aerial photographs~ drawings and other pertinent information <br />was made available for public inspection in accordance with <br />the requirements of the Code of virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ alt persons and parties in attendance were <br />afforded full opportunity to participate in the said Public <br />Hearing; and <br /> <br /> WEEREAS~ representatives of the City of Portsmouth were <br />present and participated in said hearing~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth has <br />previously requested the Virginia Department of Highways an~ <br />Transportation to program the construction of the Western <br />Freeway; and <br /> <br /> WEEREAS~ the Council of the City of Portsmouth has <br /> fully considered all such matters in relation to the construction <br /> of the Western Freeway. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br /> of Portsmouth, Virginia~ that the Council hereby endorses and <br /> approves the proposed Western Freeway from the new Western <br /> Freeway Bridge to its terminus at College Drive in Suffolk; <br /> including the improvements to Towne Point Road and Poplar Hill <br /> Road from the proposed Western Freeway to U. S~ Highway 17 as <br /> presented at the above-referenced Public Hearing~ <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she <br /> hereby is, instructed to forward a ~opy of this Resolution tO <br /> the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br /> at a meeting held October 24~ 1978. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />