ST8803-CS 880530 Carrollton to seek funding
for SH 190 connector road
By RUDY KLANCNIK
News Staff Writer
Carrollton Mayor Milburn
Gravley will join a contingent to
Austin in the middle of July
which will seek funding approval
from the State Highway Commis-
sion on a connector road between
State Highway 190 and SH 161..
Carroltton
As the council agreed, there is
no doubt of the need for the con-
nector road, but city manager
Mike Eastland explained there
were plenty of provisions to go
along with this agreement.
Eastland said that the council
agreed on the plan with the fol-
lowing stipulations: the open
space along the roadway would be
preserved as well as possible, a
tollway in the future would still
not be ruled out of the works, a
bypass roadway to SH i 21 would
be put in place along with provi-
sions for land fill help in the
future.
The land fill provision might
be the most important of the
four.
A Carrollton planning study
stated that the original ! 3-15 year
land fill will be cut to 8-9 years by
the connector road being built.
Eastland has been working
with the city of Farmers Branch
to get some help.
"We've set a tentative agree-
ment with Farmers Branch to
share their land fill area," said
Eastland.
"All the.items mentioned are
important to everyone and really
affect just about everyone," he
added.
Eastland admitted that con-
nector road being installed would
also accelerate plans to search for
a new land fill area in Carrollton.
"The process for a search
starts in 1992, but this roadway
being put in should move that
upf' he Said.
Eastland said the overall need
for a efficient road in that area
was the predominant issue in this
plan.
"This roadway makes the
most sense," said Eastland. "lt
offers the least amount of impact
and was really our best and most
logical alternative."
Eastland said he feels when the
items mentioned above can be
hammered out, the citizens of
Carrollton will be the big
winners.
"If we can get these major
items resolved with the general
plan, the council will be totally
behind what is done. When they
present the project to the com-
mission, a minute order will be
requested for funding," said East-
land.
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