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RESOLUTION No. ¥54
WHEREAS, consultations have been conducted between the official~
f the Cit;,i of Kent, Washington, Washington State Department
f Highways and of the United States Bureau of Public Roads,
relative to grade separations of various city streets from the
· reposed Valley Freeway, and
WHEREAS, the said Washington State Department of Highways and
the United States Bureau of Public Roads have requested from the
City of Kent information to justif;y' a requested grade separation
at the intersection of Winner Street and the said proposed Valley
jFreeway and a statement of reasons for said requested grade sepa-
ration,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENT in regular meeting assembled as follows:
1. That a grade separation at Winner ~treet in the City of Kent
land the proposed Valley Freeway is necessary upon the following
grounds, to-wit:
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a. Wi~ner Street offers the only arterial possibility other
than Meeker Street in the downtown area for travel from
the East Hill to the West Hill.
b. It will furnish residential access from the large residential
areas now existing, or under development, on both East Hill
and West Hill, to the industrial areas in the Valley, without
using the already conjested Meeker Street.
c. It will furnish access from the apartment house areas on
the East Hill to the industrial areas in the Valley, or to
the \rJest Hill.
d. It will furnish access for truck traffic to the east and
west from the major industr·ial and commercial areas west
of SSH 2-M.
e. It will furnish school bus routing from the junior high
school at James and Central Avenue to the West Hill area.
2. The City authorities will furnish to the appropriate athori-
ties within 30 days growth potential and traffic potential infor-
lmation to support its request for such separation.
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''appropriate authorities
such grade separation is approved by the
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of the State Department of Highway-@ a'nd
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the U.S. Dept. of Public Roads, the City undertakes as follows:
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a. That the City will acquire needed right of way for Winner
Street)at least from PHS 5 to .SSH 2-MJ prior to January lJ
1962.
b. That the City will open and improve Winner Street within
the first six year program of street improvements within
the City, or sooner if Freeway construction schedule is
sooner.
f· BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be
sent to the appropriate authorities of the Washington State
Department of Highways and the United States Bureau of Public
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PASSED this 1st day of MayJ 1961.
Attest.:
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