HomeMy WebLinkAbout10095 - State Route 55RESOLUTION NO. 10095
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH CONCURRING IN THE
RECLASSIFICATION OF STATE ROUTE 55 FROM A
FEDERAL AID URBAN (FAU) ROUTE TO A FEDERAL AID
PRIMARY (FAP) ROUTE
WHEREAS, State Route 55 (Newport Blvd. and Costa Mesa
Freeway) extends from the intersection with Finley St., (City
Hall entrance) at the southerly end to a junction with State
Route 91 (Riverside Freeway) at the northerly end; and
WHEREAS, said route is currently classified in the
Federal Aid Urban (FAU) Highway System; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the route be reclassified
to the Federal Aid Primary (PAP) System; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Commission
has requested the concurrence of the City of Newport Beach,
County of Orange and other affected cities; and
WHEREAS, that portion of Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach
extends from Finley St. to the northerly City limits at 15th St.;
and
WHEREAS, the likelihood of funding improvements on
Route 55 would be significantly enhanced if it were designated on
the PAP System rather than the FAU System; and
WHEREAS, the reclassification does not constitute
approval of construction on State Route 55 to freeway standards
within the City of Newport Beach;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach that it hereby concurs in the request
of the Orange County Transportation Commission to reclassify
State Route 55 from a Federal Aid Urban (FAU) route to a Federal
Aid Primary (PAP) route.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to send copies of this Resolution to the
Orange County Transportation Commission, the County of Orange and
other affected Orange County cities including, Anaheim, Costa
Mesa, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana and Tustin.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED this 14th day of July , 1981.
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