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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC-10-19-98-03 Michigan Rd. CongestionResolution No. CC-10-19-98-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Regarding Traffic Congestion Along the Michigan Road Corridor WHEREAS, for the health, safety and welfare of residents of the City of Carmel (the "City") and Clay Township (the "Township"), the City supports efforts to increase the efficient flow of traffic along all major traffic corridors which run through the City and Township; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Road Corridor runs though the Southwestern portion of Clay Township, and has experienced and is expected to continue to experience substantial and rapid growth and development of new commercial businesses and residential subdivisions; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Road Corridor is a major traffic artery into and out of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area and the rapid growth and development along Michigan Road and near the Michigan Road /1-465 interchange has caused a heavy and severe regional traffic congestion problem resulting in an unsafe condition for vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area; and WHEREAS, additional entrance and exit lanes to and from 1465 along Michigan Road could substantially decrease the severity of this unsafe condition by alleviating some if not a substantial portion of the traffic congestion. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of The City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: The Common Council of the City of Carmel strongly supports any proposal which would help alleviate a traffic congestion problem along the Michigan Road Corridor, and requests the Indiana Department of Transportation to reevaluate its current Michigan Road Interchange Plan and urges the Department of Transportation to adopt a new plan calling for additional entrance and exit lanes to and from 1-465 along Michigan Road. 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and approval by the Mayor. PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 19th day of October, 1998, by a vote of '~ ayes and ~ n~,s. Pr e Robert Battreall, President Ja~.C~ Guy Ron E. Carter ATTEST: ~ % Cord ray, Diana L. IAMC, Clerk-Treasu ' B i l:l y L.~al ke r :z ,- Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, on the zf_/~ay of Wc/-,~.~,~_1998. Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-Treasu Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indian this/..ti~l'ay o,f t~)c.-~~'''- , 1998. ATTEST' · 1¸ Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-Tre rer [eb:msword:c:\windows\tempXmovingexpensesl .doe: 10/14/98] INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 100 North Senate Avenue Room N755 Indianapolis, Indiana 4620,1-22,19 (317) 232-5533 FAX: (317) 232-0238 FRANK 0 'BANNON, Governor CURTIS A. WILEY, Commissioner 1998 Writer' s Direct Line (317) 232-5117 December 2, 1998 Ms. Diana L. Cordray Clerk-Treasurer City of Carreel One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 Dear Ms. Cordray: Thank you for your letter in which you transmitted a resolution prepared by the Carmel City Council. I appreciate your taking the time to write. As you are probably aware, additional lanes on U.S. Route 421 (U.S. 421)/Michigan Road through the Interstate Route 465 (1-465) interchange were amended into the larger added travel lanes project on U.S. 421 last year. This was done as a result of input from the public at the project's public hearing. In recognition of congestion at the 1-465 interchange, a separate project will be added to the Indiana Department of Transportation's (INDOT) program to improve the interchange ramp operation. This project will require construction to take place on 1-465 itself. INDOT believes that this work is best advanced as a project separate from adding travel lanes to U.S. 421. In addition to keeping project costs contained, this strategy also prevents further delays to the U.S. 421 project. INDOT recognizes that 1-465 and its access points have growing levels of congestion and are committed to working with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Office to address those issues. Printed on Recycled Paper · An Equal Opportunity Employer · http://www. indot. state. in. us/aurrddot. index. html Thank you again for your letter. If I can be of assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, CAW/cp cc: Cristine Klika Harshad Shah Brad Steckler Clem Ligocki Steve Smith City of Carrnef CLERK-TREASURER MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Brainard, City Council Members From: Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer Date: December 10, 1998 Re: INDOT response regarding Michigan Road traffic congestion The attached letter is INDOT's response to Resolution CC-10-19-98-03, a resolution regarding traffic congestion on Michigan Road. Per the council' s request, I forwarded the resolution to INDOT shortly after the October 19 council meeting.