Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending Section 62-480 of the Code of Ordinances Establishing Truck Routes to Reflect the Current City of McKinney Roadway Network
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2E. Continuously Provide a High Level of Customer Service to our Citizens)
MEETING DATE: May 21, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/ Engineering
CONTACT: Robyn Root, P.E., P.T.O.E., Traffic Engineer
Matt Tilke, P.E. Transportation Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Ordinance amends Section 62-480 of the Code of Ordinances which establishes designated truck routes within the City. This amendment is to update the designated truck route listing to reflect the current City of McKinney roadway network. The last update to truck route designations occurred in 2004, and numerous modifications to the roadway network have occurred since that time, including construction of new roadways and changes to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) highway system.
* This Ordinance will remove the truck route designation from Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 720. This roadway was removed from the State Highway System within the McKinney City Limits circa 2008.
* This Ordinance will remove the truck route designation from the segments of Virginia Parkway formerly designated by TxDOT as Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 3038 and Spur Highway 359. These segments were removed from the State Highway System circa 2016 are now City roadways.
* This Ordinance will modify truck route designations along Farm-to-Marker (FM) Road 543 to reflect changes to the TxDOT roadway designations related to the construction of Laud Howell Parkway, circa 2014.
* This Ordinance will add truck route designations to Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 543, Spur Highway 399, Spur Highway 195, Harry McKillop Boulevard (FM 546), Industrial Boulevard, and Airport Drive.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* In January 2000, ...
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