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ITEM NO.: 9 (Cont.
FILE NO.: MSP11-01
The right-of-way for the new roadway has been obtained by the City of Little
Rock. And a design for the roadway has been developed. The new section of
East 9th Street shall be a four -lane roadway built to Arterial standards. It will
connect to the existing East 9th street, which is a four-way roadway with direct
access to Interstate 30. To the east, the new alignment will connect with an
existing four -lane roadway around the north end for the airport's general aviation
runway and on the east and south to the airport freight handling area and airport
terminal.
Currently the Master Street Plan shows a Minor Arterial coming east out of
downtown along 3rd Street then around Heifer International (World Avenue) and
on to East 6th Street near Bond Avenue. The Minor Arterial designation
continues east along East 6th Street around the general aviation runway and on
to the east and south passed the freight handling area and to the terminal
building. Once the East 9th Street connection is made, the through movement
will no longer be along East 6th Street —World Avenue -3rd Street, but from East
01' Street via the new alignment along East 9th Street to the Interstate freeway
and downtown.
The definition of a Minor Arterial is a roadway that provides connections to and
through the urbanized area, general high volume with four lanes. The new
alignment will do all this: provide the connection, airport to downtown and
interstate system; be four -lanes; and due to the industrial and freight uses have
higher truck traffic and commuting worker traffic.
Once completed the new alignment with the existing alignment of East 9th Street
and East 61h Street will be the only four -lane continuous street east of Interstate
30 between the Arkansas River and Interstate 440. Roosevelt Road just north of
Interstate 440 is designated an Arterial and is generally two lanes with large
shoulders. These two roads will provide the east -west movement for that portion
of Little Rock east of Interstate 30.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the East Little Rock Neighborhood Association. No
comments were received as of the writing of this report.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (APRIL 7, 2011)
The item was places on the consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 10 for
and 0 against the consent agenda was approved.
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