O-2016-3608 - 7/28/2016 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2016-3608
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3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42, SECTION 42-129, CODE
4 OF ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
5 ADOPTING A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONE FOR A
6 PORTION OF THE IH-35 NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND
7 FRONTAGE ROADS NORTH AND SOUTH OF FM 3406; PROVIDING
8 FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING
9 ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
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11 WHEREAS, Section 545.352 of the Texas Transportation Code establishes
12 prima facie reasonable and prudent speed limits for streets and highways situated in the
13 state of Texas, and
14 WHEREAS, Section 545.356(b) of the Texas Transportation Code gives the
15 governing body of a municipality the same authority as the Texas Transportation
16 Commission to alter prima facie speed limits when a highway is under repair,
17 construction or maintenance, and
18 WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 3 of the Procedures for Establishing Speed
19 Zones adopted by the Texas Transportation Commission states that normal speed
20 studies are not required on sections of a highway under construction, and
21 WHEREAS, construction will soon commence for the TxDOT Mobility 35 Corridor
22 Project on a portion of the IH-35 southbound and northbound frontage roads, Now
23 Therefore
24 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
25 TEXAS:
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27 That Chapter 42, Section 42-129, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of
28 Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add subsection (e) which shall read as
29 follows:
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1 42-129.Temporary construction speed zones.
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3 (e) During construction of the TOOT Mobility 35 Corridor, specifically, for the bridge
4 replacement and intersection improvements of FM 3406 ("Protect"), the temporary
5 maximum prima facie speed limit on a portion of the IH-35 northbound and southbound
6 frontage roads north of FM 3406 from Mile Point 4.227 to 3.989 shall be reduced from
7 sixty (60) miles per hour to fifty (50) miles per hour: and on a portion of the IH-35
8 northbound and southbound frontage roads south of FM 3406 from Mile Point 3.989 to
9 3.420 shall be reduced from fifty-five (55) miles per hour to fifty (50) miles per hour.
10 These temporary speed limits shall expire upon completion of the Project.
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12 II.
13 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
14 expressly repealed.
15 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
16 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
17 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
18 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
19 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
20 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
21 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
22 Government Code, as amended. //��..
23 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the �"I1 day of
24 , 2016.
25 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
26 ' 2016.
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29 AL MCGRAW, Mayor
30 City of Round Rock, Texas
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32 ATTEST:
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35 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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