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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1987 D. Estimated cost of repairs is approximately $421,000 plus engineering and contingencies. ,- WHEREAS, the Urban Division of the Virginia Department of Transportation was apprised of these findings by letter dated September 17, 1987; and WHEREAS, a copy of the consultants report was submitted to the Department of Transportation's Urban Division for their review and analysis; and - WHEREAS, the rehabilitation of this bridge structure is impera- tive at the earliest possible date because of the importance of U.S. Route 58 as a major carrier of East-West traffic through the City and State; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Virginia Department of Transportation's construction procedures it is necessary that a request by City Council resolution be made in order that the Depa~tment program an Urban Highway Project in the City of Martinsvil1e; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled, October 13, 1987, requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish an Urban System Highway Project designed to replace or rehabilitate a bridge structure situated on East Church Street (U.S. Route 58) crossing the C&NW Railroad (Norfolk-Southern) located within the City's corporate limits. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, that the City of Martinsville agrees to pay its share (5%) of the total cost for preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and construction of this project in accordance with Section 33.1-44 of the Code of Virginia, and that, if the City of Martinsville subsequently elects to cancel this project, the City of Martinsville hereby agrees to reimburse the Virginia Department of Transportation for the total amount of the costs expended by the Department through the date the Department is notified of such cancellation. The Virginia Department of Transportation, by letter dated September 30, 1987, informed Council that, as a result of recent studies conducted by the Department of ,- Transportation, there is need to "signalize" Market Street at Bridge Street, at Moss Street, and Commonwealth Boulevard, the cost of which is estimated to amount to $220,000.00, with said cost (of which the City is to pay 5%) to be charged against the Market Street construction project, inasmuch as this project has not been closed for accounting purposes; however, the Department further noted, said cost will be deducted from Martinsville's urban allocation in the update of next year's Six Year Improvement Program. Accordingly, as cited in the foregoing bridge rehabilitation