2017-0366
INTRODUCED BY: TERRELL D. WILSON, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT I
RESOLUTION NO. __________
Title
A resolution requesting that the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development install a "deceleration lane" on LA Highway 3127, where it intersects with LA Highway 3141 in Killona.
Body
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2016, the St. Charles Parish Council adopted Resolution No. 6248 requesting that the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development install a "deceleration lane" on LA Highway 3127, where it intersects with LA Highway 3141 in Killona; and,
WHEREAS, according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the purpose of traffic control devices, as well as the principles for their use, is to promote highway safety and efficiency by providing for the orderly movement of all road users on streets and highways throughout the Nation; and,
WHEREAS, LA Highway 3127 and LA Highway 3141 are heavily traveled by the residents of Killona and the surrounding areas; and,
WHEREAS, for the safety, health, and welfare of the St. Charles Parish residents and all motorists who travel through this area, the St. Charles Parish Council is requesting the implementation of a "deceleration lane" in this area.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby request that the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development install a "deceleration lane" on LA Highway 3127, where it intersects with LA Highway 3141 in Killona.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to Governor John Bel Edwards, Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr., Senator Edward J. "Ed" Price, Representative Randal L. Gaines, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson, and Department of Transportation and Development District Engineer Administrator Chris Morvant, requesting their assistance in this matter.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
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