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TO STATE ROU~ 135 AS A LIMI'I~O AOCESS FACILIg~f WITH PRIOR/~ TO BE <br />GIVEN TO THE CONS~C~ OF THAT pORtION OF THE WE~i'~N FREE~AY ~ETW~.:~N <br /> <br /> · ~EqEREAS, the Virginia Deparb~ent of Highways and Transportation has <br />requested that the Cit~ of P?.rt~outh concur in its position that the~ <br />Western Freeway should be a limited access highway for the purpose <br />right of way design and acquisition; and <br /> ~7~EREAS, a Six Hundred (600) acre tract of land adjacent-to the <br />Western Freeway between the Western Freeway Bridge and Cedar Lane has <br />been proposed as the developmsnt site for the refinery' project; and <br /> Wh~EEAS, the proposed i~ustriaI development in this part of the <br />City would greatly increase the traffic load on the present. West Norfolk <br />Road. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council. of the City of <br /> Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Virginia DepOt of Highways and <br /> Transportation is requested to design the Western Freeway frc~ the <br /> Western Freeway Bridge to State Route 135 as a limited access facility <br /> with priority to be given to the construction of that portion of <br /> Western Freeway between the Western Freeway Bridge and Cedar Lane. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she hereby is, <br /> instructed to mail a certified copy of the foregoing resolution to the <br /> Director of the Virginia Depaz hL~nt of Highways and Transportation. <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a <br /> meeting held June 14, 1977. <br /> <br />· City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />