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TUESDAY. APRIL 12. 1994 Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the Route 220 Corridor from Roanoke, Virginia, to the North Carolina line is a primary link between western Virginia and the 1-81 Corridor with the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, portions of existing Route 220 were built as early as the l~50's a~z~;,4We now,~3aly a~iquated and inadequate for current traffic levels an~,.~ode~n ~[uck traffic; and ~EREAS, ~e ~2~ h~ a~g the worst safety records of any major four-lane "~i~t~' ~l~ ~e Commo~alth ~f Vir~i~ a~ WMEREAS,~le t~e~U~il Of the Cit[ of Martinsville is encouraged by the route~etectiO~','f ' I~e~state '73 which will address long-term transportation Pe~', ~ere are continuing concerns with current-day arterial highwaF;".~ ' WHERe8, tl~ V~r~.~a Department of Trans~rtation has previously undertakeR' ~or~d4~r'~tudies eA~where as onRoute 220 north from 1-64 to the Wes~ Vi~i~'l~ne, .a distance of approximately seventy miles, in order eziori ze, and schedu needed improvements - , ' ', · ' : ~EREAS, ~ ~iS~tio~S a~ong ~te 220 SOuth feel that Traffic EWtneerl~=an~:Sa~'t~ ;mpEOV~ents A~alyses'is ~d~,on the Route 220 Corridor f~om ~Oap~~ ~0',~. ~orth Carolina~l~; r~w;.~therefore, BE IT RESO~W~y~eOun~., OE the City of Mart!~sville, Virginia, in regular ses'~io~'a~led o~ ~pril 12, 1994, that it does hereby-urge the Virg$~ia ~p~rtment of Trans~rtatiO~" a~ Commonwealth T;ansportat~on BQ~r~ to fund, develop, a~ implement a Traffic ~gtneeri~ aOd Safety Imp.rovements AnalySes ,on Route 220 from interstate, 581 t~ ~ North'. Carolina State Line f~ the purpose of determini:~. the "~ for pavement widening, shoulder widening, vertical/~rizontaI~ alignments, truck Climbing laneS, median strip improvements, :~arrow bridge: structure improvements, cross-overs for sight distance and ~pacing, identification and improvements of high accident-prone locations; and updated lanemarking--not only to improve safety but also to pP~vide for the efficient' a~effective movement of goods and traffic in the future; and :~"' BE IT FURTHER ~ESOLVE~ that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the CommOnwealth Transportation Board, Virginia Department of Transportation, and area state and federal legislators. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council approved a supplemental appropriation to the Police Department's FY 93-94 Budget in the amount of $4,328 which was received from the Drug Task Force and which will be used to present the Drug Abuse Resistance Education