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nd that "major damage" is likely given certain storm conditions, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation Commission has recognized this
anger by authorizing the design of a replacement bridge section, and
WHEREAS, the WSDOT has further recognized the importance of this bridge by
anking this bridge as the Number One priority for bridge reconstruction in the State of Washington.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
ort Angeles as follows:
1. The Transportation Commission and WSDOT are commended for recognizing
the critical role the Hood Canal Bridge plays in serving the people and
businesses of the North Olympic Peninsula, and
2. The Transportation Commission and WSDOT are urged to proceed rapidly with
the replacement of the east half of the Hood Canal Bridge to minimize the
"relatively high" probability and risk of damage from major storms as outlined
in the April, 1997, WSDOT Replacement Plan for the East Half of the Hood
Canal Bridge, and
3. The Transportation Commission and WSDOT are reminded of previous
commitments/requirements which preclude the reimposition of tolls on the
Hood Canal Bridge and the need to aggressively seek other revenue sources to
support the bridge reconstruction project, and
4. The City of Port Angeles pledges its best efforts to assist the Transportation
Commission and WSDOT in pursuing these alternative funding sources.
P AS SED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 18thday of Augus t , 1998.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19-98
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, supporting efforts by the Washington Department of
Transportation to preserve and maintain the Hood Canal Bridge given
its strategic importance to the North Olympic Peninsula.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles recognizes the crucial nature of the transportation
etwork serving the North Olympic Peninsula, and
WHEREAS, State Route 104 is the primary route linking the North Olympic Peninsula
ith the Puget Sound region and all points east, and
WHEREAS, this route crosses the Hood Canal which is spanned by a floating bridge
nown as the Hood Canal Bridge, and
WHEREAS, this bridge is subject to storm damage and other forces of deterioration due
o the extreme marine environment in which it exists, and
WHEREAS, this vulnerability was proven in 1979 when the western portion of the
ood Canal Bridge sank as a result of a storm event, and
WHEREAS, the reconstruction of this portion of the bridge took nearly four years
during which time the economic lifeline of the North Olympic Peninsula was severely crippled, and
WHEREAS, the economy of the North Olympic Peninsula suffered greatly during this
time as it impeded the flow of freight on and off the Peninsula, disrupted the flow of tourists to our
area, and severely inconvenienced the residents dependent upon this vital transportation link, and
WHEREAS, the WSDOT has issued a Hood Canal Bridge Replacement Plan for the
East Half of the bridge dated April, 1997, which indicates that this section is severely deteriorated
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