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RESOLUTION NO. 30-99
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ROUTE 85/
HIGHWAY 101 IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS,the Town of Los Altos Hills supports the Measure A and B Program
and encourages the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority to work collaboratively to deliver all projects during the life of
the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Route 85/Highway 101 interchange and Highway 101 between
Moffett Boulevard and Middlefield Road in Mountain View have an accident rate 40
percent above the State-wide average; and
WHEREAS, this heavily used portion of Highway 101 contains multiple
substandard and conflicting merge/diverge and weave sections, contributing to significant
traffic delays on these primary commute routes in the region; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion from Highway 101 and Route 85 spills over onto
the surface streets of residential neighborhoods and diverts traffic into other cities; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara County citizens have three times voted for funds to
make these improvements and expect them to be completed; and
WHEREAS, the north Route 85/Highway 101 interchange improvement project
is the only Measure A and B freeway project in North County directly impacting five
cities and the thousands of residents, workers and commuters who live near and/or travel
on the Route 85/Highway 101 corridor; and
WHEREAS, thousands of productive hours are lost each day in the Route
85/Highway 101 commuter bottleneck; and
WHEREAS, improvements to the north Route 85/Highway 101 interchange
complex will improve safety on Highway 101 and Route 85 and reduce congestion
throughout the North County and the region; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is facing the difficult
task of funding and scheduling the many worthwhile highway improvement projects
under consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the City Council of the Town
of Los Altos Hills does hereby request the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to
adequately fund and move expeditiously to construct the north Route 85/Highway 101
interchange improvement project.
By
Mayor Bob Jphrrs'on
ATTEST
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City Clerk