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RESOLUTION NO. 4829
MEMORIALIZING TEE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF INCLUDING WITHIN ITS CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1954-1955 A SECOND ESTUARY
TUBE CONNECTING THE CITIES OF ALAMEDA AND OAKLAND
WHEREAS, Posey Tube, a portion of State Highway Route #226, connecting the
Cities of Alameda and Oakland, has, for more than ten years past been recognized as
the most heavily traveled and the most congested highway installation in the State
of California and the need for a second tube has, during all of said period of time,
been deemed to be the most critical deficiency in the entire State Highway System;
and
WHEREAS, the lack of proper and adequate highway connections between the
aforementioned cities has caused and will continue to cause, until the condition is
remedied, unbelievable and intolerable inconvenience and economic loss to the
residents, the non-resident workers, and the governmental and industrial establish-
ments of the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, the recognition of this critical highway deficiency by the Division
of Highways over a period in excess of ten years should, in the judgment of this
Council, result in some action by the Division of Highways looking toward a correction
of the situation; and
W�-.I Assembly Bill #2543, commonly known as the Dolwig Bill, provides
for the construction of a second estuary tube in the approaches to the Southern
Crossing between San Francisco and the East Bay area, but there would be a great
delay before financing from such source could be accomplished; and
WHEREAS, funds for the construction of a second estuary tube cannot,
within any reasonable period of time, be secured from any souTce other than the
State Highway Construction Fund; and
WEEREAS, it may be possible that reimbursement of funds secured for said
purpose from the State Highway Construction Fund could be made to said Fund from
moneys received through tolls of the Bay Crossings; and
1;k -HER AS, the State Chamber of Commerce and the Alameda County Highway
Advisory Committee (this committee recommends to the State Highway Commission
annually the projects within the County of Alameda which should be given priority)
have agreed and recommended to the State Highway Commission that the construction
of a second estuary tube connecting the Cities of Alameda and Oakland be given top
priority for the fiscal year 1954-055;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that
the California State Highway Commission be, and it is hereby, respectfully urged
and requested to iiarediately find and determine that a second tube under the
estuary between the Cities of Alameda and Oakland is necessary and essential to
correct a glaring deficiency in the State Highway System and solve a traffic con-
gestion problem which is in dire need of solution; and
BE IT r'URTHER RESOLVED that the State Highway Commission be, and it is
hereby urged an? requested, by reason of the urgent need and necessity for the
aforesaid highway facility, to include the construction of said second tube In its
Construction Program for the fiscal year 1954-1955; and
B' IT i,TYRTIIER RESOLVED that, should it be possible, reimbursement of
funds secured from the State Highway Construction Fund for the construction of said
second estuary tube be made to said Pund from moneys received throughtolis of the
Day Crossings.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in
regular meeting assembled on the 15th day of September, 1953, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Anderson, Jones, McCall, Moresi and President
Sweeney, (5).
NVES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 16th day of September, 1953.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
Ca_ty Clerk of tli; City of lameda
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of "Resolution Na. 4829, MEMORIALIZING THE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF INCLUDING WITHIN ITS CONSTRUCTION PROGRAK FOR FISCAL YEAR 1954-
1955 A SECOND ESTUARY TUBE CONNE'CTING THE CITIES OF ALAMEDA AND OAKLAID".
introduced and adopted by the Council on the 15th day of September, 1953.
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