HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 4525-1966RESOLUTION NO. 4525
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING NATIONAL HIGHWAY WEEK
SEPTEMBER 18-24, 1966
WHEREAS, the 41 thousand mile National System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways is now 53 percent open to traffic,
is saving untold lives yearly; and said System already saves
untold millions of dollars through lessening of accidents,
congestion and travel time, and
WHEREAS, said Interstate System is a part of the 12,4OO
mile California Freeway and Expressway System, and said Calif-
ornia Freeway System is currently one-third complete and is
saving approximately 700 lives yearly together with untold
millions of dollars in accident cost, congestion and time
saving, and
WHEREAS, said California Freeway and Expressway System
needs are approximately an additional 7.1'billion dollars be-
yond those monies committed to date, and will serve approxi-
mately 60 percent of the travel needs of California when
completed, and
WHEREAS, in addition to these important Systems, there
are additional road systems known as the Select System of
Major and Secondary County Roads and City Streets which, when
completed to adequate, improved design standards, will also
contribute to traffic safety, easing of congestion and
savings of travel time, and
WHEREAS, said select Systems of Major and Secondary
Streets are estimated to have deficiencies of 6.5 billion
dollars by 1974, with' estimated revenues during the same
.1.
period .of only 3.8 billion dollars;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of South
San Francisco does hereby endorse National Highway Week and
the concept that BETTER HIGHWAYS NOW SAVE LIVES, TIME AND
MONEY, and further that the National Interstate and De-
fense Highway System, the California Freeway and Express
System, the Select Systems of Major and Secondary County
Road and City Streets are important to the economic and social
well-being of the Nation, State of California, County of
San Mateo and City of South San Francisco and, therefore,
completion of these several Road Systems should be expedited
as rapidly, as planning, design and construction budgets will
allow.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the
reaul~r meeting
, 19 66 , by the
City of South San Francisco at a
held on the 6th day of Semtember
following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES, "
ABSENT, "
Frank J. Bertucelli, Emilio Cortesi,
Andrew Rocca and Guido J. Rozzi
None
Patrick E. Ahem
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