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The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Special Meeting of 09/24/2019 was held at the City of Laredo City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1110 Houston St. at 1:30 p.m.
A
Good
afternoon,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
joining
us.
Thank
you
for
taking
interest
in
the
MPO
matters,
which
is
the
rate
of
urban
transportation
study,
the
otherwise
known
as
Metropolitan
Planning
Organization
Policy,
Committee,
yeah
I'm,
calling
this
meeting
to
order.
I'm,
Pete
science,
a
co-chair
and-
and
we
have
our
co-chair
here
as
well.
A
A
A
B
B
A
It's
this
edition
of
projects,
SES
k00,
1806
184
and
for
the
construction
of
interchange,
direct
connector,
eight
on
IH
and
35
from
point
five
miles
south
of
us
59
two
point:
five,
which
is
half
a
mile
east
on
a
thirty-five
where
they're
submitted
project
cost
of
25
million
seven
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
and
four
hundred
dollars
intended
to
live
in
fiscal
year.
2020
and
I
would
call
upon
mr.
Rodriguez
or
is
where
your
assistant
to
just
briefly
present
this
item
and
and
maybe
show
was
in
in
the
ELMO
one.
A
C
Yes,
as
you're
looking
on
here
or
showing
and
I
me
I'm
with
this
over
here,
so
you
can
see
of
the
North
arrow
right
here,
you're
looking
at
the
corridor.
This
is
the
I-35
corridor
heading
north
and
south.
This
is
the
I-69
of
20
corridor,
heading
east
and
west.
The
project
that
we
were
a
question
to
be
added
on
to
the
step
is
direct
connect
to
number
8,
which
is
right
here,
which
will
connect
eastbound,
20
traffic
to
south
bung
age,
35,
traffic,
okay,.
A
C
D
I'm,
a
my
this
project
is
a
part
of
the
220
million
dollars
and
we
recently
received
our
plan
is
that
with
the
direct
connector,
five
and
shadow
project,
since
we
did
have
these
plans
on
the
Shelf,
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
move
forward
and
try
to
get
a
light
as
soon
as
possible.
So
we
can
alleviate
some
of
that
traffic,
so
the
funds
are
there.
They
have
another
kid
at
this
project.
We.
B
B
A
So
it's
a
public
hearing,
so
public
hearing
to
open
up
and
to
continue
for
ten
days
brought
correct
yeah.
So
it's
a
public
hearing
as
as
presented
anyone
wishes
to
speak
for
against.
Well,
let
me
bring
it
up
to
begin
with
and
we
can
open
it
up.
You
all
those
in
favor
to
to
open
up
the
public
hearing.
I,
see.
A
C
C
A
D
C
Basically,
Addie
tries
to
accelerate
the
construction
for
a
direct
connector
number
eight,
which
is
right
here
on
the
screen
to
connect
the
eastbound
of
20
traffic
to
southbound
I-35
traffic,
accelerated
from
a
20
23
24
Teddy
up
to
FY
20
20
20
ready
funds
have
been
security.
It's
merely
accelerating
the
that
construction
of
this
project,
I.
A
C
C
35
and
then
we'll
be
left
with
DC
number
six,
which
is
northbound
35
t-spawn
of
20,
and
then
we
have
DC
number
four,
which
is
so
I
East
Mountain
North
bomb,
and
then
you
have
the
other
directing
right
number
three,
which
is
southbound
thirty-five
to
eastbound
20,
so
that'll
be
that
those
are
three
connectors.
Okay,.
A
A
In
this
was
Ellis
I
didn't
I
mention
it
earlier
assistance
here,
we've
been
getting
at
least
I've
been
getting
a
lot
of
complaints
recently
on
that
portion
of
loop,
twenty
as
as
you're
going
north
and
you
approach
the
airport,
now
there's
a
signal
light,
especially
in
the
mornings.
There's
there's
a
long
waiting
line
there
and
it's
creating
hazards
to
the
point
that
that
people
say
that
they've
seen
accidents
or
just
about
or
they
screecher
their
breaks
their
tires,
so
I
kind
of
brought
it
up
to
mr.
A
E
Afternoon
see
traffic
engineer
for
the
record.
Yes,
as
discussed
part
of
the
meeting
we're
looking
at
this
every
morning
of
trying
to
find
solutions
so
that
we
don't
have
to
I
guess
get
extreme
as
far
as
removing
it's
like
that,
so
as
of
tomorrow,
my
guys
will
be
out
there
looking
again
and
we'll
probably
put
some
electronic
message
boards
out
there
to
warn
the
public
further
back,
but
also
with
text
up.
We
have
put
some
an
overhead
flasher,
but
it's
way
up
front
where
the
Casa
Blanca
entrances
and
the
queues
are
extending
way
beyond
that.