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RESOLUTION NO. 80-65
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE IMPROVEMENT
OF STATE ROUTE 12 FROM 1.0 MILES WEST
OF RAY ROAD TO HAM LANE
WHEREAS, the improvement of State Route 12 has been
approved and placed on the State and Regional Transportation
Improvement Program and at one time scheduled for bid advertisement;
and
WHEREAS, it is an important and vital transportation
project, benefiting agriculture, commercial, recreation, the mil-
itary, and medical services within San Joaquin, Solano and Contra
Costa Counties and their surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, the existing 20 to 22 foot pavement width is
extremely substandard based on the existing design standards of
the State of California and the Federal Highway Administration,
both of which require a minimum paved section of 40 feet providing
for two 12 -foot travel ways and two 8 -foot shoulders; and
WHEREAS, the improvement of State Route 12 is most
vital to the agricultural and commercial industries of Northern
California, as a major east -west connector for truck traffic delivering
goods and services between the Port of Stockton, major railroads,
the Bay Area, and other major corridors of the Western United States,
and the upgrading of Highway 12 will provide for more efficient
and safer movement of commerce on this heavily travelled way, where
the truck volume traffic of 13% is considerably higher than the
state-wide average of 5% to 60; and
WHEREAS, the improvement of State Route 12 is one of
the major routes for emergency vehicles to two major hospitals,
Lodi Community Hospital and Lodi Memorial Hospital, which serve the
Terminous -Delta area and communities located along Highway 5 from
Thornton to North Stockton, and the proposed improvements would
greatly reduce safety hazards related to high speed emergency trans-
portation along this State route; and
WHEREAS, improvement of State Route 12 would enhance
the recreational opportunities and improve the safe movement of
recreational traffic to the Mother Lode, Lake Tahoe region, Reno
and Sierra ski areas of Northern California, the North Bay Area,
Delta fishing and boating facilities, and the Napa - Sonoma -Medoc ino
wine areas; and
WHEREAS, for the local community, this highway serves
the newly constructed Tokay High School and a number of major new
commercial shopping areas serving the entire North Stockton area
and provides the only major connector from I-5 to Lodi; and
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WHEREAS, the existing vertical alignment creates
serious rideability and sight distance hazards at the Western
Pacific Railroad and Woodbridge Irrigation District Canal crossings;
and
WHEREAS, the lack of pavement width does not provide
for adequate left -turn storage for the existing County road crossings,
adequate safe movement in and out of private driveways, adequate
recovery area in the event of emergency maneuvers and adequate safe
movement of bicycle traffic, which is ever increasing; and
WHEREAS, the existing Highway 12 now requires a high
amount of maintenance and has one of the highest records for main-
tenance of all State highways in District 10 and major reconstruction
maintenance will be required if the requested improvements are not
made; and
WHEREAS, State Route 12 improvements will, in general,
provide for a safer and more effective movement of all types of
vehicular traffic, will reduce accidents and will provide for the
continued use of this vital highway for the benefit of the public
for many years in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Lodi urges the California Department of Transportation
to allocate necessary highway funds to improve State Route 12 and
to advertise for its construction as soon as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution
be forwarded to Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; the State of Cali-
fornia Highway Commission; Senator John Garamendi; Assemblyman
Norman Waters; Andriana Gianturco, Director of the California Depart-
ment of Transportaton; District 10 of the California Department of
Transportation; San Joaquin Council of Governments; the Highway 12
Committee; and the Lodi District Chamber of Commerce.
Dated: May 7, 1980
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 80-65 was
passed and adopted by the City Council of Lodi
in a regular meeting held May 7, 1980 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen - Hughes, McCarty, Murphy
Pinkerton and Katnich
Noes: Councilmen - None
Absent: Councilmen - None
ALICE M. R.EIMCHE
CITY CLERK
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