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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH HELD IN ITS OFFICES AT CITY HALL, PORTSMOUTH, the following resolution was adopted: A R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that there has been to north-south highway east of Interstate #95 that passes through Richmond, which has been designated as a part of the Interstate Highway System, and WHEREAS, some of the most densely populated sections of Virginia and the adjoining states are along the East Coast, especially from Interstate #95 at Savannah, Georgia, to Interstate #95 at Wilmington, Delaware, and WHEREAS, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission proposes to construct a bridge-tunnel across Chesapeake Bay completing a fixed crossing connection between the Eastern Shore and the Mainland of Virginia, and WHEREAS, highways built on level terrain, such as along the east coast, are safer, more pleasant and easier to drive, and WHEREAS, the more favorable weather along the coast which is warmer in winter reducing the hazards of snow and ice, as well as being cooler in summer and more pleasant driving, and WHEREAS, the coastal route is known as the Ocean Hiway which has for many years been very popular for north-south traffic between Florida, New York and New England. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth endorse the idea of designating a coastal route between Savannah, Georgia, and Wilmington, Delaware, as a part of the Interstate System of Highways, connecting with Interstate #95 in the above general areas. This new Interstate coastal route should also connect with the East-West Interstate Highway #64 in the Tidewater Virginia area, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it be urged upon those who are responsible for establishing such Interstate routes to give due consideration to the benefits that would be derived to National Defense by the construction of such a road, as well as to the safety, convenience and comfort of local and out of state motorists that will use such highway. A road constructed to the standards of an interstate highway is urgently needed to carry the traffic that is now traveling through this area and that will be generated when the proposed Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is completed and opened for use. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth requests the Virginia State Highway Commission and the United States Bureau of Public Roads to include a north-south route as above outlined in the Interstate Highway System. It is further requested that such a route be designated at the earliest possible date. _____________________________________ Mayor ______________________________________ Clerk of Council