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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO.' , , . 798' , , <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION <br />ON A PORTION OF STA~E HIGHWAY 146 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF <br />LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE <br />PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL UPON 'CONVICTION BE FINED <br />IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Texas H~ghway Department has made it <br />known to the City o:e La Porte, that operations will begin in the <br />near future for the improvement of StateH~ghway 146 from the <br />La Porte South City Limit to north of Spencer H~ghwaYi ,and, , <br />WHEREAS, ,in the inter'est of safety, it is desirable <br /> <br />to maintain a construction speed zone duri~g the construction <br />period, <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY. THE CITY COMMISS.ION OF THE <br />CITY OF LA PORTE: ' <br /> <br />Se'ctio'n' 1. That a construction speed zone be estab- <br /> <br />lished alo~g State H~ghway 146 from a point 429,3 feet north of <br />Spencer H~ghway to Tyler Street, ,a distance 'of approximately <br />0.545 mile, 45 miles per hour; from Tyler' Street to "B" Street <br /> <br />(southbound), a distance of approximately 0.,445 mile, 30 miles <br /> <br />per hour; from liB" Street to the south city limit (southbound), <br /> <br />a distance of approximately 1.161 miles, 45 miles per hour; <br />from the south city limi,t to "A" Street (northbound), a distance <br /> <br />of approximately 1.250 miles', 45 miles per hour; and from "A" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Street to Tyler Street (northbound), .a distance "of approximately <br /> <br />0.356 mile, 30 miles per hour, ~hen so s~gned within said zone. <br />, S"e'ct'ion' 2. Necessary s~gns for posti~g the speed <br />zone will be furnished, installed, .and maintained by direction <br /> <br />of the Texas H~ghway Department's, e~gineer in cha!ge 'of the <br />project,. <br /> <br />Section 3. Any 'person violati~g the provisions of this <br />Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not to <br /> <br />exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). <br /> <br />, Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect only <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />duri~g the period of construction, and completion of the project <br />shall al,ltomatically cancel the speed zone. <br />