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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-05-11 92-258 RESOLVEDare y 4-27-92Item No. 92-25 RESCLVE, Calling Upon the glaUe Dapa.t.wat of Transportation Item/Subject: to gedtfy hgeir Proposal for tle Pmlotemt. Bridge Replalx nont Responsible Department City Comctll gibeoon '`yiecmt].Y a prcpoeetl plan fear itw_ Bridge to the City Councils of tle Ci of �pl�0ont of the Par�acot City Bangor warp the City of ager. In xe- viwirou thin reservations; City staff, Councilors eM is of t se the public pts aed concerns mid Ireused regarding ding ting aevarao famine of the plan. in lrnak .mart concerns were reined xass weLng tae ecorp ar ty of anal traffic on the oak Stmt and Broatlxay mrritlof as well seesBridge wi Calc &rHsta of tae Intersection to be looted at tle interSrs[ion of the Srtdge with Oalc c ran ock St. Sime tram: time, City Staff a abbers more sat wptls repreaentetivea of avpT and er- presaed tYese cromreae. at ties eatre time, alternatives developed by both City staff mid floor Staff were discussoi old revieasl. gape ss rove in tl process of emifyairg ttese alternatives, all of which would addrPas the cvaexre regarLLing traffic on Broadeay as well as the coaplesfty of the Proposed iN.er-sechiws. fiber attactal Fosearlve would clearly state tae wrcems of tine City of Bangor re- garding thio project mN request tone rwr.,o tDfP to teia those repossess Loop acwaat es they review alternatives to their original propceal. In addition, the Resolve calls upon MD2V to begin tone process of Planning for a foi¢th bridge at Bogan Food, a bridge which wrnrld reduce future traffic volsme .:its on ties Fermat Bridge aM allow for a mown siaLg of this project. This Feaolue was reg acted by Couupc o Bragg. Defartr nt flud Manager's Comments: This resolve addresses the major cmrea;a winicm ware eexpaeseal at the p2emrtatim by Use MELT to tee joint Bangor/Brewer Council.. LiIY Mnnnyn Associated Information: Resolve, City of Bangor; Resolve, City of Brewer Budget Approval: Fi„e c Dnr14, Legal Approval: /1 /-r CirySoliailur V Introduced For QPassage ❑ First Reading Page — of -- ❑ Referral May 11,1992 Assigned to Coavcilo2 Bragg 92-258 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLEJ PSQIUPf. Wling_Upon tm laaire Depv t of •Transper t cn to Mdify their Pcposal for the Pe a.M ffiidge Rplacarent BY AS City L Unnu of W City OfBanpor: RESOLVED. SD S, Officials of The Move na..a.wwnar of Transpotlatfon have deL � that the PP Bridge has stxuKvrally detarioratei to the poiat wlSre it Silt be replaced: taxi W@IffiAS, The IAaine Uaparhient of T an p x:.., has developed P limtwry place Welch call for Ge cwatrvctiar of a five lane bridge whose Bangs aide would lire. up with the Oak Street/BcoadW cositbm: Soul vamtan.5, The sine a cmglexity of tM Uat¢sectial at the j0atiaa of the Bridge with the Oak and Han a Stmet iMaestim has raised ram=us concerns Stang xw idents end p party owners of Bangs a within the City's &give :irg ani PlarmUg staff: aml 5m�, The Madre Oepaxment of Transportation has a� for the cpintiac of the City Officials of Intla Hmwer arci Bangor relative to this pxcymal; MOWS TH0✓QFOfffi� BB TT RESIXN® BY TfB' CITY CgpF9.. OP TIffi CPM OP BMAYia TfN1': 1. The Maine deparlsent of Trtaupo td should evaluate alternatives w their original pr posed mplt bridge which ams the follc i crit¢xia: a) The Bridge aM amcciated on -shore ingawenenta should le designed an such a v as to minimize tle ingect of the Bridge on the oak Street/Bma2ay coxritbr. Thin o idar 1 already itxsrfficiet to meet the daSnde of cuxxeat traffic levels and efforts shoulld be unxiertalmm to minimise, to the nmmimS emteat possible, additirmal traffic in this area, particularly truck trafficr which might uVact the historic rnsidm[ial areas sexual by Lowe: mo W. �. 92-2581 R E S O L V E Calling Upon the Maine Department of Tranenortetlon to modify their pr posal for Penobscot bridge replacement In city Council May 11,1999 Passed rd D 0 92-258 80492-11 April 28, 1992 TITLE: RESOLVE, BREWER CITY COONCIL'S POSITION ON REPLACEMENT OF TBE PENOBSCOT BRIDGE. filed April 22, 1992 by Michael Maybury WHEREAS, officials of the Maine Department of Transportation Br,so called, (MOT) connecting the that the ycities ear if BrewerPenobscot Bangor across the Penobscot River, has structurallyan deteriorated over time to the point where it needs to be replaced; and WHEREAS, officials of MDQT propose that the two (2) lane, one sidewalk, Penobscot Bridge be replaced with a five (5) lane, one sidewalk, bridge; and WHEREAS, officials of MINT have asked for the opinions of city officials of both Brewer and Bangor relative to this proposal NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, TRAT it is the position of the Brewer City Council as follows: 1. That it is essential that the present location of the bridge be kept as the site of either improvements to or replacement of the existing bridge because: (a) traffic studies indicate that this bridge carries a suggesting toes it is seiectea sy as many people, as the most economical route, as may select one of the other two bridges; (b) emergency vehicles travelling from the East aide of the river use this bridge as the meet direct route to Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital; (c) it is the moat efficient route from anywhere. north and (d) front of State Street, traffic flow on both sides of the river will be seriously afflictedj- (e) funds have been committed to this project and further delays in the desiggn and approval process will only increase final costa; 92-258 2. That the improvement or replacement project should commence as once as possible to reinstate this bridge, or a rePlacement bridge, toitscapability of providing service to e11 types and sizes of vehicles; 3. That character of the bridge as a'commuter bridge" shall he maintained and its emphasis not changed from that of a bridge serving the local areas on both sides of the river; 4. Mo attempt should be made to associate this bridge as a access route to I-95; S. That studiesshould be undertaken regarding the flow of through traffic from I-95 to and from dowreast areas served by Route 9 and Route IA with the aim toward a future bridge Located to the north of all present bridge locations; 6. Time is of the essence. The cost of s new structure and the economic losses being suffered by both the restricted traffic on theppresent structure and the uncertainties of its future 1 cation can only grow greater due to failure to resolve these differences now. AND FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT the City Clerk authenticate and transmit forthwith attested copies of this resolve to the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Bangor, Bravai's delegation to the 115Lh Maine Legislature and candidates for election to the Maine Senate and Maine House of Representatives in districts which include the cities of Brewer and Bangor. .April 29, 1992 This is a truend attested copy of a resolve adopted b vote of the City Council of Brewer ata special meetingg duly and legally called and held on Tuesday, April 28, 1992 t gs15 P.M. at which time all members of the Council were present and mvsot�i�ng. a true copy, attest C. PAwe t urrATi CVerow City Clerk 92-258 b) TM Maine DBP m o£ Transi»rtatinn alun:ld also review alternatives which will simplify tie prcpm ly in��-•:rn of tl�a >titlge and plc atl Harcock Streets. The auxent design 1 eppDa1 o fc :mreca cmPlex erd given cuaent levels of traffic ani pmjenrm traffic levels for Hie invgliaT¢ future. 2. in order to neer the goals of minimizing traffic igoaars on Oak SCLPPL and BLo y m ziwufyilg He of tle Bridge, Oak Street, aM Hmicack Strut, the City C U of the City of Bangor also calla upon He Maine Dep v t of Tramporistfon to begin He ne Ss feaDS Ity scwties £or a azid to be to Dred in He organ area. Such a midge wrailtl Derva He growing traffic needs of He ik[iai � area, provide an a'Liit}orel alternative river Grassi g b=_tween Ba erri m atl insult in dxieaeed traffic utilization of He oepl£ rtc spstructure for He Paco[ Brldga. Given rile le:g of time ured or m re-sseary plamd:g atl p®lttfnq of of Duch a stoucbme at mad, rile sty Coined urges H:a mains r+^=^v of Transpoxrat+^^ to begin its planing pmcess now. Passed Dei approved �n:a the _ day of May, 1992.