R-7388
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city council Meeting
3- 1~87
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 7388(CCS)
(city Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA REQUESTING CALTRANS TO RESTRIPE
THE WESTBOUND SANTA MONICA FREEWAY EXIT AT
CLOVERFIELD BOULEVARD AND 26TH STREET
WHEREAS, there exists an ever increasing back-up of traffic
leaving the westbound Santa Monica Freeway at the Cloverfield
Boulevard and 26th Street exit in Santa Monica, California; and
WHEREAS, the traffic back-up is causing residents of and
visi tors to the City of Santa Monica to experience needless
travel delay, and is posing a traffic hazard on the westbound
Santa Monica Freeway; and
WHEREAS, a substantial cause of the problem is an inability
of cars and trucks to turn left onto Cloverfield Boulevard after
exiting the Santa Monica Freeway; and
WHEREAS, one of the solutions to this problem is for
CALTRANS to restripe the three lane throat of the freeway exit so
as to allow one lane of traffic to turn left, one lane of traffic
to turn right, and the center lane of traffic to turn either left
or right and to restripe the off-ramp and freeway to permit right
turning vehicles to drive on the shoulder,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1.
The city of Santa Monica hereby requests
CALTRANS to restripe as expeditiously as possible the three lane
throat of the westbound C10verfield Boulevard and 26th Street
exi t of the Santa Monica Freeway so as to permi t one lane of
traffic to turn left, one lane of traffic to turn right, and the
center lane of traffic to turn left or right onto C10verfield
Boulevard and to restripe the Off-ramp and freeway to permit
right turning vehicles to drive on the shoulder.
SECTION 2 .
The City of Santa Monica hereby publicly
supports such activities as are necessary to accomplish the
restriping of the westbound Santa Monica Freeway exit at
Cloverfie1d and 26th street.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(W1,...Jt M.. y..-J
ROBERT M. MYERS ~
city Attorney
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Adopted and approved this
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I hereby certify that the~regoing Resolution No. 7388(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 10, 1987 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Finkel, Jennings, A. Katz, H.
Katz, Reed, Zane and Mayor Conn
Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers:
None
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