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WHEREAS~ provisions of the Second Elizabeth River Tunnel and existing traffic <br />necessitate the const~ction of a major east-west highway north of High Street, <br />with an overpass at the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad and an interchange <br />with the tunnel access road; and <br /> WHEREAS, the aforesaid highway construction qualifies under the federal urban ~id <br />programs and has been approved by the Bureau of Roads. <br /> NOW~ THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> (a] That the Stnte Highway Department be and the same hereby is requested <br /> to survey and design that portion of F. A. F. Route 24 from High Street <br /> and Hamilton Avenue along Hamilton Avenue~ Glasgow Streets London <br /> Street and Washington Street, to Washington Street and ~iigh Street~ for <br /> improvement under the federal urban aid program. <br /> <br /> (b) That the estimated cost of such project, including surveys to initiate the <br /> project~ preparation of plans and construction costs~ is appro×imazely <br /> $2~S00~000o00~ and the City of Portsmouth is willing to contribute its <br /> one-fourth share thereof under the federal urban aid program, <br /> <br />(c) qFnat copies of this resolution be forwarded to the State H~away <br /> Deoartment and the Bureau of Public Roads~ <br /> <br /> AdoDted at ~ meeting of the Council of the City of Portsmouth: Virginia~ <br />st a meeting held July 10~ t96~o <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />