HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 80-35RESOLUTION NO.80-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,REQUESTING THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A TRAFFIC STUDY TO CONSIDER
A REDUCTION IN SPEED AND INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS
ALONG U.S.HIGHWAY 60 AND STATE ROUTE 88 WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF APACHE JUNCTION.
WHEREAS,the existing state highways were designed for speeds i n
excess of 55 miles per hours;and
WHEREAS,the. City of Apache Junction has experienced substantial
growth over the last several years;and
WHEREAS,approximately 23,000 vehicles per day pass through the
intersection of U.S.60 and State Route 88,based upon 1978 values from
the State Transportation Planning Division;and
WHEREAS,the Arizona Department of Transportation has the
responsibility and liability for these public roads;and
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Apache Junction believed
some interim solution must be available to make travel through and across
the State highways safer for both the pedestrian and the motoring traffic;
NOW,THEREFORE,be i t resolved by the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Apache Junction,that the Arizona Department of Transportation
be requested to perform traffic studies to ascertain the following modifications
or installations can be effected:
A.Speed Along U.S.60
1.Retain 55 mph from Goldfield Road to Tommahawk Road.
2.Reduce speed from 55 mph to 45 mph from Tommahawk
Road to Idaho Road.
3.Reduce speed from 45 mph to 35 mph from Idaho Road
to Meridian Road.
B.Traffic Signal - -U.S.60
1.Install traffic signals at the intersection of U.S.60
and Idaho Road.
C.Speed Along S.R.88
1.Reduce speed from 50 mph to 35 mph between Idaho Road
and Superstition Drive.
D.Traffic Signal - -S.R.88
1.Install traffic signals at the intersection of Superstition
Drive and S.R.88.
Attest:
7/1/(d.e/A7
RICH OESTERLE
City Clerk
VI GIN SEEMAN
Mayor
Approval as to Form:
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 19,1980