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WHEREAS, continued improvements to U. S. Highway 167 are essential in providing • improved access to the two private and state institutions of higher learning located in Batesville, and WHEREAS, in 2004 the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department completed a study titled Highway 167 Improvements Batesville to Cave City which determined that improvements were needed and the Arkansas Highway Commission authorized the Director to proceed with these improvements as funds became available, and WHEREAS, the 2006 Arkansas State Highway Needs Study and Highway Improvement Plan, updated in February of 2007, programmed additional improvements to Highway 167 between Batesville and Cave City including long range plans for four plus lanes from Batesville to Ash Flat, and WHEREAS, the future economic development of Independence and surrounding counties will be greatly enhanced by the construction of the Batesville Expressway (Bypass), 4W four plus lanes to Cave City and ultimately, four plus lanes to Ash Flat, and WHEREAS, continued improvements to U. S. Highway 167 are important to the National Security of the United States of America because of the New Madrid Earthquake Fault and the likely role U. S. Highway 167 will play in relief efforts in a New Madrid Earthquake event. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Batesville, Arkansas that: 1. We hereby fully support the programmed improvements to U. S. Highway 167 between Batesville and Ash Flat as established by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department in the 2006 Arkansas State Highway Needs Study and Highway Improvement Plan, Updated in February 2007, and also as found in the Highway 167 Improvements Batesville to Cave City study adopted in 2004.