HomeMy WebLinkAboutA RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING INTERSTATE 14 TO AND THROUGH AUGUSTA, GEORGIA A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING
INTERSTATE 14 TO AND THROUGH AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, Interstate 14 is under construction in Texas, and a portion of it officially
opened on January 26, 2017 near Killeen, Texas;
WHEREAS, the community of Natchez, Mississippi and communities in Louisiana are
taking action to make an extension of I-14 a reality in their jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, if extended to Augusta, Georgia, I-14 could run along Highway 1;
WHEREAS, I-14 will connect a significant number of military instillations, seaports,
major cities, and large highways to each other, and Augusta, Georgia, should share in this
significant extension;
WHEREAS, the Augusta, Georgia Commission desires that the local legislative
delegation to the Georgia General Assembly support an extension of 1-14 to and through Augusta,
Georgia, and take any appropriate legislative action concerning this highway extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMISSION OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA HEREBY
RESOLVES:
We hereby respectfully request that the local legislative delegation to the Georgia General
Assembly support an extension of I-14 to and through Augusta, Georgia, and take any appropriate
legislative action concerning this highway extension. Let a copy of this resolution be forwarded
by the Clerk of Commission to each member of the local delegation to the Georgia General
Assembly.
SO RESOLVED, this the o?na day of, uq , 2019.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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