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<br /> <br />l(t'fli <br /> <br />July 24, 1995 <br /> <br />Texas Department of Transportation <br />Director of District Transportation Planning and Development <br />P.O. Drawer 15426 <br />Austin, Texas 78761-5426 <br /> <br />Dear TxDOT Planners: <br /> <br /> <br />The San Marcos city council has adopted the enclosed resolution <br />stating our priorities for the Rural Transportation Improvement <br />Program of the' Texas Department of Transportation projects in the <br />San Marcos area. We want to emphasize strongly our desire that <br />the listed projects be undertaken by TxDOT as expeditiously as <br />possible. <br /> <br />The projects ranked in order of importance are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Railroad Overpass/ <br />conflicts <br />2. Highway 123/ FM 621 <br />3. Centerpoint Overpass <br />4. Hunter Road Widening <br /> <br />correction of at-grade <br /> <br />.rail <br /> <br />traffic <br /> <br />Intersection Realignment <br />Widening <br />to Five Lanes <br /> <br />As we have stated in previous hearings, the need for a railroad <br />overpass/ correction of at-grade rail traffic conflicts in San <br />Marcos is a serious matter of public health and safety. San Marcos <br />has some 29 railroad crossings over major and minor streets. Our <br />community continues to be at risk from the increasing train <br />traffic and the lack of access fqr emergency vehicles when <br />crossings are blocked by frequent trains. <br /> <br />As an al ternati ve to an overpass, our community has proposed the <br />railroad relocation project in conjunction with FM Loop 110 east <br />of San Marcos. Both local government and citizen organizations <br />have expressed strong support for the relocation project. We urge <br />TxDOT staff and the commission to place the highest priority on <br />this project. At this point, neither the railroad overpass project <br />nor the relocation proposal appear on the Rural TIP, even though <br />the railroad issue remains the top priority for Hays County, as <br />well as the city of San Marcos. We are disappointed that this <br />urgent matter has not yet been listed as a TxDOT project. <br /> <br />The City of <br />for several <br /> <br />San Marcos has <br />years to reach <br /> <br />worked with <br />agreement on <br /> <br />TxDOT <br />the <br /> <br />and a neighborhood <br />realignment of the <br /> <br />City Hall. 630 East Hopkins. San Marcos, Texas 78666 · S12/353-4~~~ . FA-\. 51~/396-4656 <br /> <br />