RES 1968-164 - 000105580
WHEREAS, seventy eight accidents have occurred on East River Road in the City
of Fridley during the period from January 1, 1968 to October 18, 1968 to include
one fatality; and
WHEREAS, the speed limit is established at 45 MPH and the road is not designed
to carry large volume, high speed traffic in the congested residential areas from
Interstate Highway 694 on the south to the north City Limits of the City of Fridley;.
and
WHEREAS, Robert Louis Stevenson school has recently been constructed in this
area and two new large apartment complexes are under various stages of construction
in the area with a total capacity of 602 units, adding to the already heavy
residential area; and
WHEREAS, East River Road is now being used as a high speed commuter highway at
extreme danger to the commuter as well as local vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
and
WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 47 and Highway 65 are only a short distance to the
east of East River Road and are designed to handle large volume traffic at higher
than residential district speeds, and East River Road is substandard and cannot
adequately carry large volume communter traffic,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, that '
the State Highway Commissioner be and is hereby requested to immediately reduce
the speeds on East River Road from Highway 694 north to the northern City Limits
of the City of Fridley from 45 MPH to 30 MPH, pending further engineering study
in the interest of saving lives and reducing injuries on this extremely dangerous
substandard highway.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER
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CITY CL Marvin C. Brunsell
OR-- Jack 0. Kirkham
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•RESOLUTION NO.
164 - 1968
A
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE STATE
HIGHWAY COPMISSIONER
TO
REDUCE THE
SPEED LIMIT ON EAST
RIVER ROAD FROM
I.
694 NORTH
TO THE NORTHERN CITY
LIMITS FROM 45 MPH
TO
30 MPH.
WHEREAS, seventy eight accidents have occurred on East River Road in the City
of Fridley during the period from January 1, 1968 to October 18, 1968 to include
one fatality; and
WHEREAS, the speed limit is established at 45 MPH and the road is not designed
to carry large volume, high speed traffic in the congested residential areas from
Interstate Highway 694 on the south to the north City Limits of the City of Fridley;.
and
WHEREAS, Robert Louis Stevenson school has recently been constructed in this
area and two new large apartment complexes are under various stages of construction
in the area with a total capacity of 602 units, adding to the already heavy
residential area; and
WHEREAS, East River Road is now being used as a high speed commuter highway at
extreme danger to the commuter as well as local vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
and
WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 47 and Highway 65 are only a short distance to the
east of East River Road and are designed to handle large volume traffic at higher
than residential district speeds, and East River Road is substandard and cannot
adequately carry large volume communter traffic,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, that '
the State Highway Commissioner be and is hereby requested to immediately reduce
the speeds on East River Road from Highway 694 north to the northern City Limits
of the City of Fridley from 45 MPH to 30 MPH, pending further engineering study
in the interest of saving lives and reducing injuries on this extremely dangerous
substandard highway.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER
n'ATS T
CITY CL Marvin C. Brunsell
OR-- Jack 0. Kirkham
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