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ORDINANCE NO.' , , . 798' , ,
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION
ON A PORTION OF STA~E HIGHWAY 146 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL UPON 'CONVICTION BE FINED
IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Texas H~ghway Department has made it
known to the City o:e La Porte, that operations will begin in the
near future for the improvement of StateH~ghway 146 from the
La Porte South City Limit to north of Spencer H~ghwaYi ,and, ,
WHEREAS, ,in the inter'est of safety, it is desirable
to maintain a construction speed zone duri~g the construction
period,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY. THE CITY COMMISS.ION OF THE
CITY OF LA PORTE: '
Se'ctio'n' 1. That a construction speed zone be estab-
lished alo~g State H~ghway 146 from a point 429,3 feet north of
Spencer H~ghway to Tyler Street, ,a distance 'of approximately
0.545 mile, 45 miles per hour; from Tyler' Street to "B" Street
(southbound), a distance of approximately 0.,445 mile, 30 miles
per hour; from liB" Street to the south city limit (southbound),
a distance of approximately 1.161 miles, 45 miles per hour;
from the south city limi,t to "A" Street (northbound), a distance
of approximately 1.250 miles', 45 miles per hour; and from "A"
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Street to Tyler Street (northbound), .a distance "of approximately
0.356 mile, 30 miles per hour, ~hen so s~gned within said zone.
, S"e'ct'ion' 2. Necessary s~gns for posti~g the speed
zone will be furnished, installed, .and maintained by direction
of the Texas H~ghway Department's, e~gineer in cha!ge 'of the
project,.
Section 3. Any 'person violati~g the provisions of this
Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
, Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect only
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duri~g the period of construction, and completion of the project
shall al,ltomatically cancel the speed zone.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall be:,effective~:from
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and after its pass~ge,i'approval and publication, as provided
by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd
day of September
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1968.
Texas
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