81R7184 BPG-D
By: Harper-Brown H.C.R. No. 115
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Renovation of the interchange surrounding the Texas
Stadium site in Irving will bring significant benefits to the
Greater Dallas area, improving mobility, access, and safety while
promoting economic development; and
WHEREAS, On October 16, 2008, ground was broken for the
transportation construction known as the Irving Diamond
Interchange project; this project will streamline the area's four
major thoroughfares, State Highways 183 and 114, Loop 12, and Spur
482, with the Trinity Parkway and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Orange Line, which will reach Las Colinas in 2011 and the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2013; and
WHEREAS, Enhancements to this busy interchange will mitigate
traffic congestion, resulting in better air quality and easier
access to the airport, which is served by State Highway 183 in the
south and State Highway 114 in the north; and
WHEREAS, Located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metroplex, this interchange is distinguished by exceptional
characteristics that combine to form the geographic shape of a
diamond and will provide a distinctive and signature landmark for
North Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate as the Diamond Interchange the interchange
surrounding the site of Texas Stadium in Irving and connecting
State Highways 183 and 114, Loop 12, and Spur 482 with the Trinity
Parkway and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange Line; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
copy of this resolution to the chair of the Texas Transportation
Commission and the executive director of the Texas Department of
Transportation.