| |
| |
|
|
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
|
|
|
WHEREAS, IH-610 in Houston, commonly known as Loop 610, runs |
|
|
more than 38 miles around the central part of the city and provides |
|
|
an essential transportation artery for commuters; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The southern section of the freeway, or the South |
|
|
Loop, runs east and west and was once well-known as the site of the |
|
|
Astrodome and AstroWorld; today, the South Loop is home to Reliant |
|
|
Park and a variety of businesses, and numerous residents who live |
|
|
nearby rely on the South Loop for their daily transportation needs; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Cullen Boulevard is a major north-south |
|
|
thoroughfare in the area, passing under the South Loop just east of |
|
|
the South Loop-Texas 288 interchange; the westbound lanes of the |
|
|
South Loop do not have a Cullen Boulevard exit, and the absence of |
|
|
such an exit inconveniences residents and businesses alike; |
|
|
deliveries to and from businesses are needlessly time intensive, as |
|
|
are simple trips for residents who live off Cullen; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Transportation is |
|
|
responsible for building exit ramps at strategic points along |
|
|
federal and state freeways, and Cullen Boulevard, with its |
|
|
proximity to businesses and neighborhoods, certainly qualifies as |
|
|
an important access point for local motorists; now, therefore, be |
|
|
it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
|
|
hereby direct the Texas Department of Transportation to construct |
|
|
an exit ramp for Cullen Boulevard off westbound IH-610 South; and, |
|
|
be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
|
|
copy of this resolution to the chair of the Texas Transportation |
|
|
Commission and to the executive director of the Texas Department of |
|
|
Transportation. |