ST8803-CS 880606CLIVE RUNNELLI. C~A~ ~ ~N R B~L~. ~.
C~l~ R MA~. v~ ~ RI~RD J L~N~Y, JR.
~Y C. ITOK~, ~. ~Y~ I. W~
ROBERT L ~L[IN$ RIC~RD ~. BIBCHO~F
I I 'lO" P~U C. Gm ~ITHIRMAN
~'~" TEXAS TURNPIKE AUTHORI~ ~
ROBERT ~ DE~
~ BOB NEEDY
~ N ~UN$ ~ AG~ OF ~l ITATE OF ~
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3~e 6, lg88
Mr. David Deem
~&00 Renaissance ~over
1201El~ Street
Dallas, TX 75270
Desr David:
A proposal has been made to constzqJct a htshvay to connect SH 161 to SH 190
at IE-35E. The connector project is approximately 5.0 m~es ~n i~S~A ~nd
~ht rou~e ienera~7 co,no,des vi~h ~he no=the~ portions of the E~
rou~e of the proposed Trinet7 Tu~p~ke.
Subsequen~ to out recen~ ~etins with ~ov) we have reviewed the ~pact that
such cons~ction wou~d have on the potentiil for the Trinity Tu~p~ke and
have discussud tho feas~b~l~7 ~mpl~cat~ons v~th the Authorit~*s ens~neers.
A~ p;o~ect~ons o~ traffic ~n the rH-35E cOFF~doT reveal an u;sen~ need
plannin~ additional capacity for future grovth. ~t is imperative therefore
~ha~ the total E~ Fork rou~e be considered ~n pl~ninA of h~hvay
facilities relievini the IH-35E corridor. ~e proposed Trinity Tumpike
accomplishes th=t ~oal. Coust~c~ion of the proposed 5H 151
coa~ctor rill hl~ a positive affect on i~asibility oi th~ ultate ~..
Trinity Turnpika. ~e proposed SH 161 freevay co. et:or, hov~vef,
~ke provision for dirict future extension to tha ~ Fork route s~uth of
,IH'635. It ts balleved tha~ ii the pro~ss~-~l connector ire~eay
const~cted it rill ~ccalerata develop~nt in the area, ~nd if provisions
for extension to th~ E~ ~ork to th~ eovth ar~ not ~de at this t~, the
oppor~unity for the addittonil traffic capicity in the I~-~ corridor
~ lost ~d the ~ [ork rout~ of the Trinit~ lu~pi~e rill be Jeopardized.
~s Texas Tu~pike luthority ~dorsas the ~ndeavors of tbs sponsors cI the
SH 161 co~ctor fr~eeay. ~e do, however, raquest thit ~ny pro~r~
pres~t~d to the stats hi~heay c~ission take into consideration the
Au~hority*s concems. ~e ~sal that closa coop~ration bstve~n our a~cy
and the sponsors is in the loni-tem ~st interest and b~efit to the
overall transportation system o~ the north T~as ores.
It is our position that th~ SH 1~1 freavay connector, tncludini provisions
~or iutur~ ext~sion so~h to 'thi'l~'Fort roui'i]'-~st b~ plsce/ on m~ ~d --
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Mr. David Dean
June 6, 1988
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all planning docunmnts in an effor~ to ~nsure total coordin&~ton vith all
affected agencies.
As always, our staff ~ill be 81ad to ~ork with you in anyway ~e can
facilitate the best transportation system possible for ~his r~gion.
~s~ re~rds,
~ecutive Director
ch
Board of Directors, Taxes Tu~pike Authority
SDHPT District 18, Arnold Oliver
NCTC~, ~rdon
Judge Lee Jackson, Dallas Co~y
Cliff ~ehaley, City of Dallas
Jack ~orley, Hetropoli~an Tr~spor~a~lon Coalition
Chaises, Dallas City Council, Transportation Comities (Jerry Bar, os)
City ~nage~ o~ Carrollton, Mike
City Manager of Famers Bra~ch, Richard Escalanta
City Manager of Pi~o, Tom Nuehien~ck
City H~agar of I~ina, Jack D. Huff~n