0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 47
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                             GLORIA HOWES
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO
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0012|     STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A NORTHSIDE LOOP IN
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0013|     GALLUP.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, congestion in the vicinity of the Rio West mall
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0016|     and the American Heritage plaza is unacceptable; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, a proposed loop to relieve the congestion would
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0018|     extend from the Miyamura overpass on the east around the north
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0019|     edge and bypass most of the northside residential community
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0020|     and reconnect with interstate 40 west of the Rio West mall
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0021|     area; and
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0022|          WHEREAS, this is the highest capital improvement priority
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0023|     for the city of Gallup;
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0024|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0025|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state highway and transportation
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0001|     department be requested to study the feasibility of
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0002|     constructing a northside loop to relieve traffic congestion in
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0003|     Gallup; and
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0004|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0005|     transmitted to the secretary of highway and transportation.
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