TR-86-34 Sponsored by: Councillor Herd
001 Resolution No. TR--86-34
' 002 A Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Apply to the Massachusetts
003 Department of Public Works for Funding of the Reconstruction of the
004 Springfield and Mill Street Intersection and to Conduct an Analysis
005 of the Traffic Conditions at Said Intersection
006 WHEREAS, The redesign of the intersection of Springfield
007 Street and Mill Street was included in the Town of Agawam's Areawide
006 Topics Plan and subsequent Functional Design Report for Traffic Operation
009 and Safety Improvements; and
010 WHEREAS, The redesign and reconstruction of this intersection will
011 improve overall safety conditions and will alleviate traffic congestion
012 by making Mill and Springfield Streets through streets; and
013 WHEREAS, The Town of Agawam wishes to reconstruct the intersection
014 of Mill Street and Springfield Street and will apply for state funding
015 under the Urban Systems Program; and
016 WHEREAS, Further precautions are necessary at this intersection to
017 promote a safer flow of traffic; and
018 WHEREAS, The Town of Agawam has determined it necessary to conduct
019 an analysis of traffic conditions at the intersection for future
020 installation of traffic signals; and
021 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL Of the Town of
022 Agawam hereby authorizes the Town Manager to apply to the Massachusetts
023 Department of Public Works for funding of the reconstruction of the
024 Springfield and Mill Street intersection under the Urban Systems Program
025 and be it further resolved that the Town Council authorizes the Town
026 Manager to conduct the necessary traffic analysis at this intersection
027 to determine the need for traffic signalization which is preliminary to
' 028 applying for the installation of traffic signals under the Urban Systems
029 Program,
030 DATED THIS ISth DAY OF oct9ber , 1986.
031 PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM TOWN COUNCIL Amendment - October 6, 1986:
Town council amended this resolution
to include the study for traffic
/ signalization for all of Mill
Street.
032 Andrew Gallano, sident APPROVED AS AMENDED
033 Agawam Town Council
' 034 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY C, Ac.