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Northside Drive with Route 58 and 57, Church street, (Point C) ~Jould remain. At Northside Drive~ Route 57 would leave Route 58, turn westward and follow Northside Drive for approxin~tely 3,650 feet to a point (Point J); thence extend westward by a new roadway to intersection with Virginia Primary Route 108, Liberty Street (Point K); thence from Route 108, along Armory Road to an intersection of a pro- jection of Elizabeth Street (Point L); thence by new roadway of Elizabeth Street to Fayette street (point E), and by continued extension of Elizabeth street to Church street (point G). West from the intersection of Eliz,abeth street with Fayette Street (Point E) and Elizabeth Street extension with Church Street (point G), Route 57 would remain in its present routing to the west corporate limits of the City (point I); and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of iiartinsville does present to the Department of Highways the follOilling information in support of the request as _~ffered by this Resolution: As stated in the Preface to this Resolution, Route 57 is a prime carrier of traffic in the areas through which it prsses. This traffic is annually increasing because of its relation to growing industrial and cOUlltlercie.l activities along and nearby to its route, its farm-to-market or rural-to-city use, and its recreational use in its direct service to Philpott Dam and Fairystone State Park. It is a prime in-city carrier as it is the only nmtlbered route connecting the east and west limits of llartinsville. 2. As also stated in the Preface, Route 57 is an important connection between other major numbered routes in the area. Within the City, it is the inter-connection route between Primary Routes 58, 108 and 220. This connection is presently accomplished via Route 57 only by traffic movement into and through the congestion and circuitous streets of the downtown business district. 3. In confirmation of the significance the City places with Route 57 is the fact that within the past five years the City has \1idened and installed curb and gutter over the entire length of Chatham Road (Point A to near point B) and a major portion of Fayette Street, west of Route 220 (point F to point H). This represents a linear street distance of 8,200 feet and the work \1aS financed entirely from City budgeted funds, without a state-aid project. These reconstructed streets woule continue in the proposed new routing. k- Northside Drive, as included in the proposed new routing, was constructed by the City as a completely new road five years ago. It connects the north and east areas of the City, is one and one-half miles in length, was built to State standards, has plant-mix surface treatment, and all costs of construction were from City budgeted funds ....1i thout direct state-aid project. The present right-of-way is 60 feet, with additional width available at no cost if required. Use of 3,650 feet of this road is proposed in the new routing. 5. It is proposed for the new routing that a connecting road be constructed between Northside Drive (point J) and Route 108, Liberty Street (Point K), a distance of 2,280 feet. 75% of the required right-of-way is avai13ble in single ownership at no cost. The Arm.ory Road has been constructed jointly by the City and private enterprise with completion of 4)500 feet in the past six months. The City is presently extending - 2 -