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RESOLUTION REQUESTING TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE YADKIN RIVER BRIDGE The following resolution was offered by and seconded by and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted. WHEREAS, the Cabarrus-Rowan MPO has identified the Yadkin River Bridge and I-85 widening (I-2304) as a critical north south link to the rest of the state and region; and WHEREAS, I-85 is a federal interstate highway that serves as a major economic corridor extending from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia; and WHEREAS, I-85 Yadkin River Bridges constructed in 1955 will reach the end of its "expected life" by 2010 and has become a safety risk for approximately 385,000 weekly travelers; and WHEREAS, many serious accidents have recently occurred on or in close proximity to the Yadkin River Bridge, causing traffic delays, increased costs to local emergency responders, and loss of economic productivity in the corridor; and WHEREAS, the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: Legacy Users (SAFETEA-LU) promotes the development of projects that promote safe movements of people and goods; and WHEREAS, Governor Beverly Perdue has identified this project as a statewide infrastructure priority for receiving discretionary stimulus funding from the Federal government. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the County of Cabarrus hereby requests that the State of North Carolina pursue TIGER Discretionary Grant funding with US DOT for the replacement of the Yadkin River Bridge and associated widening of I-85. I, H. Jay White, Sr., Board Chair, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy from the excerpt from the minutes of a meeting of the County of Cabarrus, duly held on the 15`" day of June, 2009. H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman ~' Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ~~ .~ G-10