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7.28.

Regular City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/28/2021

Information

Agenda Item

Resolution - City Manager: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation, for the temporary closure of State right-of-way during the 2021 Mayor's Marathon.

Item Summary

The Mayor's Fitness Council is hosting the 2021 Mayor's Marathon in the City of Lubbock on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Organizers anticipate 1,500 athletes to participate in this one-day event. A 1-mile Kids Fun Run will be held for runners under the age of 8. Other events are a 5k (3.1 mile), a half-marathon (13.1 miles), and a full marathon (26.2 miles). The races will begin and end Downtown at the Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza where there will be food trucks, local vendors and a festival atmosphere for spectators.

The proposed resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute an agreement with the State of Texas acting through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for the temporary closure of State right-of-way. This agreement is in the best interest of public safety and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock, to expedite all other traffic matters related to the 2021 Mayor's Marathon. The following intersections would be temporarily impacted upon approval of this agreement:

Intersection of US 62/SH 114 (East 19th Street) and Canyon Lakes Drive
Intersection of US 82 (Parkway Drive) and Cesar Chavez Drive
Intersection of IH 27 and Cesar Chavez Drive
Intersection of US 82 (Marsha Sharp Freeway) and Buddy Holly Avenue
Intersection of IH 27 and East Broadway
Intersection of US 84 (Avenue Q) and Glenna Goodacre Boulevard
Intersection of US 82 (Marsha Sharp Freeway) and 9th Street
Intersection of FM 2255 (4th Street) and Indiana Avenue
Intersection of FM 2255 (4th Street) and Quaker Avenue
Intersection of SH 114 (19th Street) and Chicago Avenue
Intersection of US 62/82 (Marsha Sharp Freeway) and Chicago Avenue

Fiscal Impact

None

Staff/Board Recommending

Brooke Witcher, Assistant City Manager

Attachments

Resolution - TxDOT, Temporary Closures - Mayor's Marathon

Agreement