HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-17-2011- 8cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 17, 2011
Action Agenda
Item No. g - G
SUBJECT: Resolutions Approving the Orange County Transportation Priority List for the
2014-2020 Transportation Improvement Program
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) NO
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Resolution Endorsing the Projects for the DCHC Craig Benedict, 245-2592
Metropolitan Planning Organization Priority List Karen Lincoln, 245-2580
2. Resolution Endorsing Projects for the Triangle
Area Rural Planning Organization Priority List
3. Status of Projects Endorsed for 2012-2018 TIP
4. Map of Proposed Priority Projects
5. SPOT Criteria for Highway Projects
6. SPOT Criteria for Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects
7. SPOT Criteria for Public Transportation Projects
PURPOSE: To consider resolutions endorsing priority transportation projects for the 2014-
2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):
1) Resolution to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) endorsing the Priority
List of projects in areas of Orange County within the Metropolitan Area Boundary
(MAB) for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP);
and
2) Resolution to the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Rural
Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) endorsing the Priority List of projects in
areas of Orange County outside the MAB.
BACKGROUND: Biennially, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adopts a multi-
year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that specifies needed transportation
improvements across the state. The transportation program contains funding information and
schedules for North Carolina Transportation Divisions including Highways, Aviation,
Enhancements, Public Transportation, Rail, Bicycle and Pedestrian, and the Governor's
Highway Safety Program. The transportation program is the major tool for implementation of
locally and regionally adopted transportation plans.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has revised the process for
developing the transportation program. (Information on Transportation Reform and process
for developing the Transportation Improvement Program is available on the NCDOT website
http://www.ncdot.org/performance/reform/.) The seven-year Transportation Improvement
Program is embedded in a 10-Year Work Program, with available funding committed to
delivering 95% of projects programmed in the first five years. Projects in years 6 and 7 roll into
years 4 and 5 of the program during the two year period between reprioritizations.
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The NCDOT Strategic Planning Office of Transportation (SPOT) is developing/refining the
process for prioritizing projects for the next transportation program and has requested regional
transportation organizations submit any new projects by July. Attachment 5 gives the strategic
planning criteria for ranking highway projects. Attachment 6 lists criteria for ranking bicycle
and pedestrian projects, and Attachment 7 shows criteria for ranking public transportation
projects. Regional transportation agencies may submit 15 new highway projects, 10 bicycle
projects, 10 pedestrian projects and public transportation capital projects.
The regional transportation planning agencies must endorse any new projects in June. The
Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization has asked for each
jurisdiction to submit a priority list by May 18. The MPO asks that local jurisdictions submit no
more than 3 new highway projects, no more than 6 bicycle projects and no more than 6
pedestrian projects.
The new process starts with NCDOT prioritization of the following projects for programming in
years 2018-2022:
• Projects expected to be let for construction in FY 2018 - 2020 or later in the Draft (10-
Year) Work Program
• Projects not funded (unprogrammed) in the previous transportation program
• Limited number of projects that have slipped from years 1-7
• New projects
All projects previously submitted by regional transportation agencies are already in the
prioritization database developed for the 2012-2018 transportation program. NCDOT will
score previously submitted and all newly submitted projects using the updated prioritization
ranking criteria. Regional planning organizations will then have access to the statewide project
scores before developing the regional priority lists due to NCDOT by November.
Recommended Priority List
The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) reviewed the priority lists submitted for
the 2012-2018 (at that time it was for 2011-2017) Transportation Improvement Program and
recommended no new projects. The OUTBoard did recommend that the project to construct a
pedestrian bridge on Orange Grove Road over Interstate 40 be resubmitted with changes to
include a sidewalk on the north side of Orange Grove Road from the proposed bridge to
Timbers Drive.
Attachment 3 lists information for projects submitted by the County for the last update of the
transportation program. Attachment 4 is a map of those projects.
Recommended priority list projects are noted in Attachment 3 and included in the resolutions
to the regional transportation planning agencies in Attachments 1 and 2.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board:
1. Approve the resolution to submit priority projects to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Metropolitan Planning Organization.
2. Approve the resolution to submit priority projects to the Triangle Rural Planning
Organization.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS FOR THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2014 - 2020 TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation, every two years, prepares a
Transportation Improvement Program that identifies transportation projects scheduled for
State and Federal funding over the next seven years; -and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying
transportation projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2014-2020
Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee is charged
with the development of the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
(DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization; and
WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and
bridges, to other transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to
projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to
those projects that foster economic development in the designated Economic Development
Districts; and
WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate
bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in
reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and
WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement
bridges with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow.
pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transportation needs in an attachment to this
resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners the
Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for the
FY 2014-2020 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.
1 TIP Project No. EB-4980, SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) at Interstate 40: Construct a
pedestrian bridge over I-40; construct sidewalk along the north side of Orange Grove
Road from the bridge to Timbers Drive.
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This project is submitted as a Pedestrian project.
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2 TIP Project No. R-2825 SR 1009 (South Churton Street) Improvements Develop
congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements
including bicycle and pedestrian improvements between US 70 Business and
Interstate 40.
This project is scheduled for reprioritization as a Highway Mobility project.
3 Hillsborough Train Station: Construct Hillsborough train station for passenger rail stop
as designated in Hillsborough's Rail Station Small Area Plan.
This project is submitted as a Rail Project.
4 Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District.
This project is submitted as a Transit project. The Draft 2012-2018 MTIP includes a
park and ride lot in this area with a transit project for five park and ride lots.
5 US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector: Modify I-85 Connector interchange at US 70 to
provide access from all directions.
This project is scheduled for reprioritization as a Highway Mobility project.
6 SR 1009 (Old NC 86) Bicycle Facilities: Construct bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 from
Hillsborough Road in Carrboro to I-40 in Hillsborough.
This project is submitted as a new Highway Modernization project.
7 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east
side of Churton Street (SR 1009) to US 70 business.
This project is scheduled for reprioritization as a Highway Mobility project.
8 Tip Project No. U-3436. SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at
SR 1006- (Orange Grove Road): realign intersection and. make safety improvements.
This project is scheduled for reprioritization as a Highway Modernization project.
9 U-2805. SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from
Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of
the corridor where those facilities do not exist.
This project is scheduled for reprioritization as a Highway Modernization project.
10 SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) bicycle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road
from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86.
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This project is submitted as a Bicycle project.
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11 Dairyland Road bicycle facilities: Construct 4-foot paved shoulders on Dairyland Road
(SR 1112, SR 1113, SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Orange
Grove Road (SR 1006).
This project is submitted as a new Highway Modernization project.
12 NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86 from US 70 bypass to
north of NC 57 to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 bypass and
NC 57.
This project is submitted as a new Highway Mobility project.
Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 17th day of May, 2011.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North
Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the
proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on May 17, 2011, as relates in any way to the
adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of , 2011.
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST
2014 - 2020 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
TIP Project No EB-4980 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) at Interstate 40: Construct a
pedestrian bridge over I-40; construct sidewalk along the north side of Orange Grove
Road from the bridge to Timbers Drive. This pedestrian bridge is the central element in
the Safe Routes to School plan for Grady A. Brown Elementary School and for Cedar
Ridge High School. Without the bridge, the SRTS plan cannot move forward.
Construction of 0.14 mile (approx.) sidewalk on the north side of the bridge extending
from the bridge to Timbers Avenue will provide connectivity from the bridge to three high-
density neighborhoods: Patriot's Point, Colonial Estates, and the Timbers. To improve the
pedestrian access to the south of the bridge, the Orange County School System has
committed to constructing a safe and comfortable path from the pedestrian bridge to the
Cedar Ridge entrance.
Interstate 40 separates two schools, Grady Brown Elementary and Cedar Ridge High
School, from residential areas north of the interstate. The Orange County school system
estimates that over 262 students live within one mile of the schools. Most of these
students live in the high-density Timbers, Patriot's Pointe, and Colonial Estates
neighborhoods.
The "Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road"
recommends this project.
2. TIP Project No: R-2825 SR 1009 (South Churton Street) Improvements: Develop
congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements including
bicycle and pedestrian improvements between US 70 Business and Interstate 40. The
portion between Interstates 40 and 85 will conform to the design criteria of the Economic
Development District Design Manual (4-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian
improvements). The feasibility study completed by NCDOT in February 2002
recommends a 4-lane divided curb and gutter cross section, with 16-foot median, for the
entire corridor from I-40 to the Eno River. Orange County stresses the need to study
improvements within the current right-of-way for the segment north of Interstate 85.
Improved capacity through widening is not the County's first choice because of significant
constraints between Interstate 85 and US 70 Business and the proximity of the historic
district north of the project limits. Orange County requests that, where conditions do not
prevent the addition of frontage roads, the feasibility study include the addition of frontage
roads with limited access from the corridor.
3. Hillsborough Train Station: Construct a train station in Hillsborough as designated in
Hillsborough's Rail Station Small Area Plan, and implement AMTRAK service to Orange
County. The train station can also serve future commuter rail operations and anchor a
multimodal transportation hub in Hillsborough. A revenue and ridership study conducted
by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division and AMTRAK has
indicated that there is enough potential ridership to make a stop in Hillsborough financially
feasible.
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST
2014 - 2020 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
4. Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District: Orange County
requests funding for a park and ride facility (from the adopted Orange County Economic
Development District Design Manual) to be located in the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic
Development District. This project would provide an opportunity for coordination of public
transportation efforts between two growing regions in North Carolina, the Triad and
Triangle.
5. US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector: Modify the I-85 Connector interchange at US 70 to
provide access from all directions. This project would enable traffic from northwest
Orange County to access Interstate 85 more easily without risking the many points of
traffic conflict through Efland. The Interstate 85/US 70 Connector just east of Efland is not
accessible to traffic on eastbound US 70 and there is no access to westbound US 70 from
the connector.
Traffic has increased through northwestern Orange County on Efland Cedar Grove Road
as an alternative to NC 86. Much of that traffic "dog-legs" through Efland via Forrest
Avenue to Mt. Willing Road to access Interstate 85. Mt. Willing Road provides an at
grade crossing of the North Carolina Railroad corridor, the only access across the railroad
tracks between Hillsborough and Buckhorn Road.
6. SR 1009 (Old NC 86) Bicycle Facilities: Construct bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 from
Hillsborough Road in Carrboro to I-40 in Hillsborough. This route along Old NC 86, from
Carrboro's Transition Area just north of Eubanks Road (SR 1727) to Rippy Lane (SR
1224), is priority 6 of the primary bicycle routes listed in the Orange County Bicycle
Transportation Plan. This project would extend bicycle accommodations requested in
TIP Project R-2825 (South Churton Street bicycle lanes from Interstate 40 to the Eno
River) to Hillsborough Road in Carrboro and provide a connection between proposed
bicycle facilities in Carrboro along Old Fayetteville Road, Homestead Road and Eubanks
Road.
7. SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east
side of Churton Street (SR 1009) to US 70 business. This project is scheduled for
reprioritization. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the
"Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road"
recommend this project as an alternative access to the US 70 Business/NC 86 corridor to
alleviate congestion on Churton Street. This project could also provide access to a
potential site for Orange County's priority rail project, AMTRAK service and train station in
Hillsborough, although the site for such rail station has not been determined.
8. Tip Project No U-3436 SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR
1006 (Orange Grove Road): realign intersection and make safety improvements. This
project is not included in the Draft 2012 - 2018 TIP, and is scheduled for reprioritization.
The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County Board of Commissioners have
endorsed this project in two joint studies that included commissioners from both
jurisdictions. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the "Access
Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend
this project for improved traffic flow and safety.
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST
2014 - 2020 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
9. U-2805 SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from Old
NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of the
corridor where those facilities do not exist. This project is not in included in the Draft
2012-2020 TIP ,and is scheduled for reprioritization. There are three schools in the
vicinity of Homestead Road: Chapel Hill High School, Smith Middle School and Seawell
Elementary School. Many students live within walking distance and cycling distance to
Chapel Hill High School and must walk or cycle along Homestead Road, and cross the
road daily. Provision of sidewalks is of utmost importance for the safety of students and
other pedestrians who use this corridor. Provision of bicycle facilities is, likewise,
necessary for the safety of students and others
10. SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) bicvcle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from
Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to Rogers Road (SR 1729). The project would provide bicycle
access to the new Morris Hill Elementary School off Eubanks Road. Increased traffic on
Eubanks from the solid waste convenience center and Chapel Hill Public Works Facility
and Transportation Facility on Millhouse Road off of Eubanks presents conflicts with
bicycle transportation on the facility.
11. Dairyland Road bicvcle facilities: Construct 4-foot paved shoulders on Dairyland Road
(SR 1112, SR 1113, SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Orange
Grove Road (SR 1006). This project is one segment of a route providing connection from
Carrboro to the Efland/Mebane area via Orange Grove Road and Buckhorn Road (SR
1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144). The complete route would extend bicycle facilities
proposed with highway improvements on Buckhorn Road in the Buckhorn Road Economic
Development District.
This project was submitted for the 2011-2017 TIP through the Triangle Rural (TARPO)
Planning Organization. The Dairyland segment ranked #3 in the Strategic Planning Office
of Transportation (SPOT) ranking of bicycle projects in the TARPO.
12. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86 from US 70 bypass to north of
NC 57 to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 bypass and NC 57.
Improvements at the NC 86/US 70 intersection should include extending the queuing lane
for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from northbound Churton Street/NC 86.
Improvements at the NC 86/NC 57 intersection should include a crosswalk and provide a
safe crossing for pedestrians with sidewalk connecting the intersection of NC 86 and NC
57 to Rencher Street. Improvements at the NC 86/NC 57 intersection are identified in the
developing Safe Routes to School Action Plan for Stanford Middle School as a major
need to provide a safe access for students living north of US 70 and west of NC 86 to
walk or bike to school. NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County and
is designated in North Carolina's Long-Range Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan
as a Strategic Highway Corridor. NC 57 converges into US 86 just north of US 70
Bypass. The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 and US 70 is congested, rendering a
high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS FOR THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TARPO)
REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2014 - 2020 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation, every two years, prepares a
Transportation Improvement Program that identifies transportation projects scheduled for
State and Federal funding over the next seven years; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying
transportation projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2014-2020
Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, North .Carolina has established Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) to
coordinate regional transportation planning in rural areas in cooperation with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is a member of the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization
charged with developing and prioritizing proposed transportation projects that the RPO
believes should be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and
bridges, to other transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to
projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to
those projects that foster economic development in the designated Economic Development
Districts; and
WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate
bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in
reduced automobile traffic. and related air and water impacts; and
WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement
bridges with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow
pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined transportation needs in an attachment to this
resolution;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners the
Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for
inclusion in the FY 2014-2020 Transportation Improvement Program.
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Dain/iand Road/Orange Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bicycle facilities: construct 4-ft.
paved shoulders along the following route from Carrboro to West Ten Road to provide
a connection with proposed routes to Mebane and Elfand.
• TIP Project EB-5108: Dairyland Road (SR 1112 - SR 1113 - SR 1177) from Union
Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Road (SR 1006);
• Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) from Dairyland Road (SR 1177) to Buckhorn Road
(SR 1114); and
• Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144).
This project is submitted as a new Highway Modernization project.
2. SR 1005 (Old Greensboro Road) bicycle facility: Add 4-ft. paved shoulders on Old
Greensboro Road from Carrboro's ETJ to the Orange/Alamance County line.
This project is submitted as a new Highway Modernization project.
3, Oran a Grove Road bic cle facilities: Construct 4-ft. aved shoulders aloe Oran e
Grove Road SR 1006 from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads. SR 1102 .
This project is submitted as a new Highway Modernization project.
4. Dodson's Crossroad bic cle facilities: Construct 4-ft, aved shoulders aion Dodson's
Crossroads (SR 1102 from Orange Grove Road fSR 1.006) to Dairyland Road fSR
1177. This route would provide bicycle facilities from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. to
connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough.
This project is submitted as a Bicycle project.
Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 17th day of May, 2011.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North
Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the
proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on May 17, 2011, as relates in any way to the
adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of , 2011.
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST
2014- 2020 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
FOR THE REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST OF
THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION
1. Dai .:land Road/Oran a Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bic cle facilities: construct 4 ft.
paved shoulders along the following route from Carrboro to West Ten Road to provide a
connection with proposed routes to Mebane and Elfand.
.~ TIP Pro`ect EB-5108: Dai :land Road SR 1112 - SR 1113 ~ SR 1177 from_Union
Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Road (SR 1006);
• Orange Grove Road (SR 1006} from Dairyland Road (SR 1177) to Buckhorn Road
SR 11.14 ;and
• Buckhorn Road (SR 1114~to West Ten Road (SR 11441.
This route would extend bicycle facilities proposed in concert with highway improvements
on Buckhorn Road Road (SR 1114) to provide a connection through western Orange
County from Carrboro to the Buckhorn Road/Interstate 85 Economic Development District
and US 70 near Mebane. This route is listed in Orange County's Bicycle Transportation
Plan as a secondary priority bicycle route connecting southern Orange County with the
western portion of its number 2 primary priority bicycle route on West Ten Road (SR
1148). Project EB-5108 schedules a portion of this route, Dairyland Road from Union
Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Road, for a feasibility study. Orange County
recommends that the feasibility study also include the segment of Dairyland Road from
Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Old NC 86 to connect to proposed bicycle
facilities on Old NC 86 along Carrboro's ETJ.
2. SR 1005 (Old Greensboro Road) bicycle facility: Add 4-ft. paved shoulders on Old
Greensboro Road from Carrboro's ETJ to the Orange/Alamance County line. This route
is the number 3 primary priority of the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan, and
would enhance bicycle transportation between southwestern Orange County and
Carrboro/Chapel Hill. This project is a segment of the Mountains to Sea Bicycle Route.
3. Orange Grave Road bic~rcle faci[ities~ Construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along Orange
Grove Road SR 1006 from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads SR 1102 , This route
would provide bicycle facilities to the Grady Brown Elementary School and Cedar Ridge
High School from. the area south of the schoo{s and connect to a proposed bicycle facility
on Orange Grave Road into Hillsborough.
4. Dodson's Crossroad bic cle facilities: Construct 4-ft. axed shoulders aloe Dodson's
Crossroads (SR 11021 from Orange Grave Road- (SR 10061 to Dairyland Road (SR 11771..
This route would provide bicyc[e facilities from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area to connect to
a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough.
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST
2011 - 2017 (2012 - 2018) TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ORANGE NCDOT DIVISION DCHC MPO
COUNTY
PRIORITY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018 PRIORITY
FoR 2012-
Additional information/
(2011-17) nP 2018 MTIP STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1 TIP Proiect No. EB-4980, SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) at Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian bridge over ISO; construct Feasibility study BIKE/PED
sidewalk along the north side of Orange Grove Road from the bridge to Timbers Drive. Interstate 40 separates two in 2009-2015 #13
schools, Grady Brown Elementary and Cedar Ridge High School, from residential areas north of the interstate. The schools are TIP COmpleted. RESUBMIT AS PRIOROITY #1 A NEW
within walking and cycling distance from residential areas but bicyclists and pedestrians must share the roadway with motor NCDOT Division PEDESTRIAN PROJECT AND ADD SIDEWALK
vehicles crossing the narrow two-lane bridge that carries Orange Grove Road over Interstate 40. The bridge is too narrow to of Bicycle and FROM BRIDGE TO TIMBERS DRIVE
accommodate a pedestrian walkway. Lack of an adequate pedestrian crossing presents an unsafe environment for students to Pedestrian
walk to the schools. The "Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommends this Transportation .
project. Orange County's Safe Routes to School Action Plan identifies the pedestrian bridge as the central element in the plan did not
for Grady A. Brown Elementary School. The School System has committed to construct a trail from the bridge across Cedar recommend to
Ridge High School property to the entrance of Cedar Ridge High School on New Grady Brown School Road. be programmed
and funded.
2 Hillsborough Train Station: Construct a train station in Hillsborough and request AMTRAK service to Orange County. The train Rail Project TRANSIT This project is in the NCDOT Rail
station can also serve future commuter rail operations and anchor a multimodal transportation hub in Hillsborough. A revenue NCDOT SPOT #1 (WITH Division's plans. The MPO submitted it
and ridership study conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division and AMTRAK has indicated that Rank = 22 OTHER as both a rail proiject and a public
there is enough potential ridership to make a stop in Hillsborough financially feasible. TRANStr transportation project.
Division 7 PROJECTS)
Rank = 1 SUBMIT AS A RAIL PROJECT PRIORITY #3
3 TIP Proiect No.R-2825, SR 1009 (South Churton Street) Imarovements: Develop congestion management, limited access, Subregional HWY This project is scheduled for
aesthetic and capacity improvements including bicycle and pedestrian improvements between US 70 Business and Highway #9 reprioritization
Interstate 40. The portion between Interstates 40 and 85 will conform to the design criteria of the Econdmic Development District Project
Design Manual (4-lane divided section with bike'and pedestrian improvements). The feasibility study completed by NCDOT in (Mobility) SUBMIT AS PRIORITY #2
February 2002 recommends a 4-lane divided curb and gutter cross section, with 16-foot median, for the entire corridor from I-40 NCDOT SPOT
to the Eno River. Orange County stresses the need to study improvements within the current right-of-way for the segment north Rank = 87
of Interstate 85. Improved capacity through widening is not the County's first choice because of significant constraints between
Interstate 85 and US 70 Business and the proximity of the historic district north of the project limits. Orange County requests Division 7
that, where conditions do not prevent the addition of frontage roads, the feasibility study include the addition of frontage roads Rank = 11
with limited access from the corridor.
4 SR 1009 (Old NC 86) Bicycle Facilities: Construct bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 from Hillsborough Road in Carrboro to I-40 in Bicycle Project BIKE/PED This project did not rank as one of the top
Hillsborough. This route along Old NC 86, from Carrboro's Transition Area just north of Eubanks Road (SR 1727) to Rippy Lane NCDOT SPOT #25 5 bicycle projects submitted by the DCHC
(SR 1224), is priority 6 of the primary bicycle routes listed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. This project would Unranked MPO and was not ranked in the SPOT
extend bicycle accommodations requested in TIP Project R-2825 (South Churton Street bicycle lanes from Interstate 40 to the database. The estimated cost is greater
Eno River) to Hillsborough Road in Carrboro and provide a connection between proposed bicycle facilities in Carrboro along Old Division 7 than $1,000,000 so this project will be
Fayetteville Road, Homestead Road and Eubanks Road. Unranked prioritized as a Highway Modernization
project. '
SUBMIT AS A NEW HIGHWAY MODERNIZATION ~'
PROJECT AS PRIORITY #5.
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STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ORANGE NCDOT DIVISION DCHC MPO
COUNTY PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018 PRIORITY
FOR 2012-
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/
PRIORITY
(2011-17) PROJECT DESCRIPTION TIP 2018 MTIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION
5 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east side of Churton Street (SR 1009) to US Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for
70 business. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the "Access Management and Awareness Project Highway #16 reprioritization.
and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project as an alternative access to the US 70 Business/NC 86 corridor to Project
alleviate congestion on Churton Street. This project could also provide access to a potential site for Orange County's priority rail (Mobility) MPO SUBMIT AS PRIORITY #T.
project, AMTRAK service and train station in Hillsborough, although the site for such rail station has not been determined. NCDOT SPOT SPOT
Rank = 136 Rank =10
Division 7
Rank = 26
6 TiD Proiect No U-3436 SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road): realign Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for
intersection and make safety improvements. This project is not included in the Draft 2012 - 2020 TIP, and is scheduled for Highway #20 reprioritization.
reprioritization. The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County Commissioners have endorsed this project in two joint Project
studies that included commissioners from both jurisdictions. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the (Mobility) MPO SUBMIT AS PRIORITY #8.
"Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project for improved traffic NCDOT SPOT SPOT
flow and safety. Rank = 180 Rank =12
Division 7
Rank = 30
7 U-2805 SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for
include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of the corridor where those facilities do not exist. There are three schools in the Highway #26 reprioritization.
vicinity of Homestead Road: Chapel Hill High School, Smith Middle School and Seawell Elementary School. Many students live Project
within walking distance and cycling distance to Chapel Hill High School and must walk or cycle along Homestead Road, and (Mobility) MPO
cross the road daily. Provision of sidewalks is of utmost importance for the safety of students and other pedestrians who use NCDOT SPOT SPOT SUBMIT A PRIORITYAS #9.
this corridor. Provision, of bicycle facilities is, likewise, necessary for the safety of students and others Rank = 237 Rank = 14
Division 7
Rank = 34
8 SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86. This Bicycle Project BIKEIPED This project is made up of 2 segments:
from Rogers Road to
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project would provide a safer bicycle connection between major routes into Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The project would provide NCDOT SPOT #18 AND .
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bicycle access to the new Morris Hill Elementary School off Eubanks Road. Increased traffic on Eubanks from the solid waste Unranked #23 NC 86; and
2 Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 to
convenience center and Chapel Hill Public Works Facility and Transportation Facility on Millhouse Road off of Eubanks presents
conflicts with bicycle transportation on the facility. This project is in the 2030 DCHC Long Range Transportation Plan, and is Division 7 rogers Road.
also, from Rogers Road to NC 86, in the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan. Unranked
NCDOT plans to resurface Eubanks
THE COST FOR THE SEGMENT OF EUBANKS ROAD FROM NC 86 TO ROGERS ROAD IS GREATER THAN $1,000,000 Road this year and add 2-foot paved ~
AND WOULD BE SUMITTED AS HIGHWAY MODERNIZATION PROJECT. DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL shoulders that will enhance condition:
JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW bicyclists. ~
HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ~
SUBMIT SEGMENT FROM OLD NC 86 TO
ROGERS ROAD AS A BICYCLE PROJECT
PRIORITY #10
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COUNTY PRIORITIZATION PRIORITY
PRIORITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR 2012-2018 FOR 2012- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/
(2011-17) TIP 2018 MTIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION
9 SR 1008 (Mt. Carmel Church Road) bicvcle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Mt. Carmel Church Road from US 15-501 to the Bicycle Project BIKE/PED NCDOT scores projects by segment.
Orange/Chatham County line. This project is a segment of NCDOT Mountains to Seas Bicycle Route (Route 2). Mt. Carmel NCDOT SPOT #15 AND DCHC MPO submitted this project as #15
Church Road, from Chapel Hill's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) to the Orange/Chatham County line is priority 8 of the Unranked #24 (segment from US 15-501 to Bennett
primary priority bicycle routes on the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. Increased traffic on Mt. Carmel Church has Road) and #24(segment from Bennett
worsened travel conditions in this corridor that has many blind curves, making this popular bicycle route unsafe for bicycling. Division 7 Road to the Orange/Chatham County
Unranked line) bicycle priorities.
DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY This project is a statewide bicycle route.
HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. The project cost will be greater than
$1,000,000 and this project would be
submitted as a new Highway
Modemization project.
REMOVE FROM THE PRIORITY LIST.
10 US 70 Byoass Widening: Widen US 70 Bypass, from the Orange/Durham County line to the I-85-US 70 Connector east of Not in SPOT DID NOT This project was not submitted in DCHC
Efland, to a four-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements. This project should be phased to address traffic database MAKE TOP MPO's top 25-27 highway projects and is
counts and existing congestion. Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2011- 27 HwY not listed in the NCDOT database for
20172 STIP. Two segments of this corridor are of particular interest. The first segment is the one through northern Hillsborough PROJECTS reprioritization.
because of the economic development potential of this segment (as referenced in the US 70/Comelius Street Corridor Strategic SUBMITTED
Plan) and proximity to C.W. Stanford Middle School and Orange High School. The second segment is the segment through the ro NcooT This project is in the regional tier and
Eno Economic Development District that includes the interchange of Interstate 85 and US 70, and should be contemporaneous would be a mobility project. NCDOT may
with TIP Project I-0305, Interstate 85 widening from I~0 to the Orange/Durham County line consider the mulituse bicycle/ped facility
as a separate modernization project .
THIS PROJECT IS NOT IN THE FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED 2035 DCHC LONG RANGE TRANSPORTAION PLAN (LRTP)
WILL NOT BE RANKED IN THIS UPDATE TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AND THEREFORE REMOVE FROM PRIORITY LIST AND RESUBMIT
,
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE MPO TO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION FOR THE WHEN CONDITIONS WARRRENT INCLUSION IN
US 70 CORRIDOR IN THE MPO COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND INCLUDE IN THE LONG RANGE THE DCHC LRTP
TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEN TRAFFIC/CONGESTION PROJECTIONS INDICATE WIDENING IS NEEDED.
11 NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to Coleman Loop, SR Not in NCDOT DID NOT This project was not submitted in DCHC
1332, (Coleman Loop also being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC 57), to four lanes with SPOT database MAKE TOP MPO's top 25-27 highway projects and is
intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass to include extending the queuing lane for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass 27 HvvY not listed in the NCDOT database for 2
from northbound Churton Street/NC 86. NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County and is designated in PROJECrs reprioritization. ~
North Carolina's Long-Range Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan as a Strategic Highway Corridor. NC 57 converges into SUBMITTED ~
US 86 just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 and US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident TO NCDOT This project is in the statewide tier and ~
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location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86. .
would be a mobility projec
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COUNTY PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR 2012-2018 FOR 2012- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/
PRIORITY TIP 2018 TIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION
2011-17
11 NC 86 (North of Hillsborouahl Imarovements
SUBMIT AS PRIORITY # 11 A NEW HIGHWAY
PROPOSED NEW DESCRIPTION MOBILITY PROJECT WfTH CHANGED
WIDEN NC 86 FROM US 70 BYPASS TO NORTH OF NC 57 TO FOUR LANES WITH INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT US 70 BYPASS AND NC57. DESCRIPTION AND LIMIT.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NC 86/US 70 BYPASS INTERSECTION t0 InCIUde extending the gUBUing lane for traffic tUrning east Onto US 70
BypaSS ffom northbOUnd ChUrtOn Street/NC 86. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NC 86/NC 57 INTERSECTION TO INCLUDE SAFE CROSSING FOR
PEDESTRIANS AND SIDEWALK CONNECTING THE INTERSECTION OF NC 86 AND NC 57 TO AREA OF RENCHER ST. NC 86 IS the major north-
south route through Orange County and is designated in North Carolina's Long-Range Statewide Multimodal Transportation
Plan as a Strategic Highway Corridor. NC 57 converges into US 86 just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NC 86
between NC 57 and US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86.
DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY
HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
12 NC 86. Bicycle Facilities: Construct bicycle facilities (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road, SR 1730, SR Bicycle Project BIKE/PED This project did not rank as one of the top
1731) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This project will extend bicycle facilities on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (NC86) in NCDOT SPOT #20 5 bicycle projects submitted by the DCHC
Chapel Hill to US 70 Business in Hillsborough. NC 86 from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough is experiencing increasing numbers of Unranked MPO and was not ranked in the SPOT
bicyclists using this route and there are also two schools along this route, A.L. Stanback Middle School and New Hope database. The estimated cost is greater
Elementary School (just off NC 86 on New Hope Church Road, SR 1723). This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle Division 7 than $1,000,000 so this project would be
routes proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. This project is included in the Bicycle Program as an Unranked prioritized as a Highway Modernization
incidental need. Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed as an independent project, and, if necessary, project.
programmed in phases.
REMOVE FROM PRIORITY LIST.
DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY
HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
CTI
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STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ORANGE
COUNTY
PRIORITY
(2011-17)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION NCDOT DIVISION
PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018
TIP TARPO
PRIORITY
FOR 2012-
2018 TIP
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONI
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1 SR 1114 (Buckhorn Roadl Widening: Widen Buckhom Road from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to multi-lanes with Subregional HwY This project is not funded in the Draft
bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This stretch of roadway borders the westem boundary of the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Highway #13 201 Z-2018 STIP. It is scheduled for
Development District EDD). This area is the focus of a growing problem of traffic backing up on the northbound exit ramps of I- Project BIKE/PED reprioritization. Originally submitted
85 caused by northbound traffic exiting I-85 onto southbound Buckhorn Road and turning left into a nonconforming business use (Mobility) #4 through the TARPO, this project is in the
just south of the interchange. Orange County has extended water and sewer to this area to serve the Gravelly Hill Middle NCDOT SPOT area within the DCHC MPO boundary
School on West Ten Road and to increase the attractiveness of the Economic Development District. Improvements to the Rank = 120 expansion into westem Orange County
transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to attract the desired development, which is expected to approved by the Secretary of
increase pedestrian travel in this corridor. The Gravelly Hill Middle School and soccer fields on the north side of West Ten Road Division 7 Transportation in February 2010.
will also increase traffic on this segment of Buckhorn Road. Rank = 21
REMOVE FROM PRIORITY LIST.
THIS PROJECT WAS NOT IN METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY WHEN THE 2035 DCHC LONG RANGE Bicycle Project
TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED, AND IS NOT IN THAT PLAN. THE MPO WILL NOT RANK IT TO BE NCDOT SPOT
PROGRAMMED IN THIS UPDATE OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. NCDOT HAS SCHEDULED Rank =119
THIS PROJECT FOR REPRIORITIZATION, BUT TRAFFIC COUNTS DO NOT WARRANT MULTI-LANE TIP
IMPROVEMENTS. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS (BICYLE FACILITES, TURN LANES, ETC. SIGNALIZATION) CAN BE Division 7
CONSTRUCTED WITH DIVISION PROGRAM FUNDS (SPOT SAFTY; SMALL CONSTRUCTION, CONTINGENCY) STAFF Rank = 15
WILL WORK WITH THE MPO TO PROPOSE APPROPRIATE CROSS SECTION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAM
WHEN CONDITIONS WARRANT AN UPGRADE TO THE ROAD AS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
FOR DEVELOPMENT MAY BE APPROVED BY NCDOT WITH DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN THE EDD AND WOULD BE BUILT
BY THE DEVELOPER.
2 Dairyland Road/Orange Grove Road/Buckhom Road bicycle facilities: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along the following route Bicycle Project BIKE/PED Originally submitted through the TARPO,
from Carrboro to West Ten Road to provide a connection with proposed routes to Mebane and Elfand. NCDOT SPOT #3, #5. #8 a large segment of Dairyland Road is in
• TIP Project EB-5108: Dairyland Road (SR 1112 - SR 1113 - SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Unranked the area within the DCHC MPO. The
Road (SR 1006); Dairyland Road segment of this project is
• Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) from Dairyland Road (SR 1177) to Buckhorn Road (SR 1114); and Division 7 In the Draft 2012-2018 STIP and MTIP for
• Buckhom Road (SR 1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144). Unranked a feasibility study.
end bicycle facilities proposed in concert with highway improvements on Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) to provide a connection
NCDOT scores projects by segments;
ange County from Carrboro to the Buckhom Road/Interstate 85 Economic Development District and US 70 near Mebane. This
' the three priorities in the TARPO
thus
s Bicycle Transportation Plan as a secondary priority bicycle route connecting southern Orange County with the
ange County ,
regional list submitted to NCDOT.
is number 2 primary priority bicycle route on West Ten Road (SR 1148). Project EB-5108 schedules a portion of this route, Regional agencies could rank only 5
m Union Grove Church Road to Orange Grove Road, for a feasibility study. Orange County recommends that the feasibility bicycle projects. Dariland Road ranked
e segment of Dairyland Road from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Old NC 86 to connect to proposed bicycle facilities
' the Orange Grove Road segment
#3
Carrboro
s ETJ. ,
ranked #5 and the Buckhorn Road
segment ranked #8.
DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY
Costs to construct bicycle lanes on
HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. Dairyland Road and costs to construct -`
bicycle lanes on Buckhorn Road exceed
$1,000,000.
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• STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ORANGE NCDOT DIVISION TARPO
COUNTY
PRIORITY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018 PRIORITY
FOR 2012-
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIOPU
(2011-17) TIP 2018 TIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION
2. Dairvland Road/Orange Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bicycle facilities (COntIrlUed) 1. SUBMIT AS NEW HIGHWAY
MODERNIZATION PROJECT PRIORITY
#1 TO THE TARPO: AND
2. SUBMIT THE DAIRYLAND ROAD
SEGMENT AS NEW HIGHWAY
MODERNIZATION PROJECT PRIORITY
- #11 TO THE DCHC MPO.
3 Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhom Economic Development District: Orange County requests funding for a park and ride facility Not in NCDOT "OTHER" Originally submitted through the TARPO,
(from the adopted Orange County Economic Development bistrict Design Manual) to be located in the I-85/Buckhorn Road SPOT databse PROJECT this project is in the area within the DCHC
Economic Development District. This project would provide an opportunity for coordination of public transportation efforts #7 MPO boundary expansion into westem
between two growing regions in North Carolina, the Triad and Triangle. Orange County approved by the
Secretary of Transportation in February
2010.
The Draft 2012-2018 MTIP includes a
park and ride lot in this area as one of five
park and ride lots to be constructed in FY
2016 -2020.
SUBMIT TO DCHC MPO AS A TRANSIT
PROJECT PRIORITY #4.
4 US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector: Construct connection from US 70 eastbound in Efland to the Interstate 85-US 70 . Subregional HwY Originally submitted through the TARPO,
Connector. Traffic has increased through northwestern Orange County on Efland Cedar Grove Road as an alternative to NC Highway #24 this project is in the area within the DCHC
86. Much of that traffic "dog-legs" through Efland via Forrest Avenue to Mt. Willing Road to access Interstate 85. Mt. Willing Project MPO boundary expansion into western
Road provides an at grade crossing of the North Carolina Railroad corridor, the only access across the railroad tracks between (Mobility) Orange County approved by the
Hillsborough and Buckhom Road. Traffic through Efland has increased approximately 40% over the last 10 years on Mt. Willing NCDOT SPOT Secretary of Transportation in February
Road just south of Forest Avenue, from 4,800 average daily traffic (ADT) in1997 to 6,700 ADT in 2007, while traffic on US 70 Rank = 250 2010.
east of Efland Cedar Grove Road has increased only 2%, from 4,800 ADT in 1997 to 4,900 ADT in 2007. The Interstate 85/US
70 Connector just east of Efland is not accessible to traffic on eastbound US 70. This project would enable traffic from Division 7 This project is scheduled for
northwest Orange County to access Interstate 85 more easily without risking the many points of traffic conflict through Efland. Rank = 36 reprioritization.
PROPOSED NEW DESCRIPTION suBM1T To DCHC MPO As A HIGHwaY
US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector: MODIFY I-85 CONNECTOR INTERCHANGE AT US 70 TO PROVIDE ACCESS FROM PROJECT PRIOIRTY#5 WITH NEW
ALL DIRECTIONS. The Interstate 85/US 70 Connectorjust east of Efland is not accessible to traffic on eastbound US 70. This DESCRIPTION
project would enable traffic from northwest Orange County to access Interstate 85 more easily without risking the many points of
traffic conflict through Efland. Traffic has increased through northwestern Orange County on Efland Cedar Grove Road as an
alternative to NC 86. Much of that traffic "dog-legs" through Efland via Forrest Avenue to Mt. Willing Road to access Interstate
85. Mt. Willing Road provides an at grade crossing of the North Carolina Railroad corridor, the only access across the railroad ~
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tracks between Hillsborough and Buckhorn Road.
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PRIORITY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018 PRIORITY
FOR 2012-
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONI
(2011-17) TIP 2018 TIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION
4. US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector (continued)
PROPOSED NEW DESCRIPTION
THIS PROJECT IS NOT IN THE 2035 DCHC LRTP AND WILL NOT BE RANKED BY THE MPO. HOWEVER, NCDOT HAS
THIS PROJECT SHEDULED FOR REPRIORITIZATION AND COULD RECEIVE POINTS IN DIVISION 7. STAFF WILL WORK
WITH THE MPO TO INCLUDE IN THE DCHC MPO COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND PURSUE THE
MERITS OF INCLUDING IN THE UPDATE TO THE LRTP.
5 SR 1004 SR 1357 (Efland Cedar Grove Road): straighten curves, make turn lane improvements, and construct bicycle facilities Subregional No This project did not rank as one of the top
from Highland Farm Road (SR 1332) to Carr Store Road (SR 1352). Traffic increased approximately 160% on Efland Cedar Highway Highway 25 highway projects submitted by the
Grove Road just north of US 70 during the period from 1997 to 2006, from 2,000 ADT in 1997 to 5,100 AADT in 2006. Most of Project Rank TARPO. NCDOT has scheduled
the increase is due to traffic from the northwestern part of Orange County using Efland Cedar Grove Road as an alternative to (Mobility) construction in 2014 to improve the
NC 86 to reach Interstates 40/85. Efland Gedar Grove Road, from Highland Farm Road to Carr Store Road is a segment of the NCDOT SPOT BIKE/PED horizontal alignment of the curare north of
secondary priority bicycle transportation routes adopted in Orange County's Bicycle Transparfafwn Plan Unranked #11 the intersection with Highland Farm Road
using High Hazard Safety funds.
Division 7
THIS IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECT. INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS Unranked REMOVE FROM PRIORITY LIST AND ADD NOTE
BUT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE RESPECTIVE NCDOT UNITS TO BE PRIORITIZED
ARE NOT RANKED BY THE MPO/RPO IN RESOLUTION. NcooT cAN PROGRAM ~
.
, Bicycle Project IMPROVEMENTS IN OTHER ONGOING
NCDOT SPOT PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A ~
Unranked SEPARATE TIP PROJECT. THIS PORTION OF ~
EFLAND-CEDAR GROVE ROAD IS ON ORANGI a
DIVISIOn 7 COUNTY'S BICYCLE PLAN BUT WITHOUT
Unranked PLANS OR TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTING
CONNECTING BICYCLE ROUTES THE PROJECT
HS LITTLE PROSPECTS OF BEING HIGHLY
RANKED FOR FUNDING. BICYCLE LANES FOR
THIS SEGMENT WOULD PROBABLY NOT MEET
THE $4 000 000 COST TO BE CONSIDERED
AS A MODERNIZATION PROJECT.
6 SR 1005 (Old. Greensboro Road) bicycle facility: Add 4-ft. paved shoulders on Old Greensboro Road from Carrboro's ETJ to the Bicycle Project BIKE/PED NCDOT has programmed Old
Orange/Alamance County line. This route is the number 3 primary priority of the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan, NCDOT SPOT #12 Greensboro Road to be resurfaced with
and would enhance bicycle transportation between southwestern Orange County and Carrboro/Chapel Hill. This project is a Unranked the addition.of 2-foot paved shoulders,
segment of the Mountains to Sea Bicycle Route. using 2011-2012 Resurfacing Program
Division 7 and 2011-2012 Secondary Road
Unranked Improvement Program funds. This
project is a statewide bicycle project and
will cost more than $1,000,000.
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SUBMIT AS NEW HIGHWAY MODERNIZATIO
PROJECT PRIORITY #2.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION NCDOT DNISION.
PRIORITIZATION
FOR 2012-2018
TIP TARPO
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7 Orange Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bicycle facilities: Construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along Orange Grove Road (SR Bicycle Project BIKE/PED Originally submitted through the TARPO,
1006) from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads (SR 1102) and along Dodson's Crossroads to Dairyland Road (SR 1177). This NCDOT SPOT #5,#9 segments of this project are in within the
route would provide bicycle facilities to the Grady Brown Elementary School and Cedar Ridge High School from the area south Rank = 39, 110 NCDOT scores projects by segments;
of the schools and connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. Orange County has received thus, the two priorities in the TARPO
a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award to develop a plan to make walking and bicycling to Grady Brown Elementary Division 7 regional list submitted to NCDOT.
School safer and more appealing. Rank = 4, 13 Regional agencies could rank only 5
bicycle projects.. The Orange Grove
Road segment is ranked as #4 in Division
7's SPOT rankings.
Costs to construct bicycle lanes on
Orange Grove Road exceed $1,000,000.
Costs to construct bicycle lanes on
Dodson's Crossroads probably are less
than $1,000,000.
SUBMIT ORANGE GROVE ROAD AS A NEW
HIGHWAY MODERNIZATION PROJECT
PRIORITY #3.
SUBMIT DODSON'S CROSSROAD AS A
BICYCLE PROJECT PRIORITY #4.
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Attachment 5
SCORING FOR HIGHWAY MOBILITY PROJECTS
QUANTITATIVE LOCAL INPUT
Tier Data Division Rank MPO/RPO Rank
Congestion = 20%
Statewide Benefit/Cost = 20% 20% 10%
Safety = 10%
Pavement Condition = 10%
Economic Competiveness = 10%
Total = 70%
Congestion = 20%
Regional Benefit/Cost = 15% 25% 25%
Safety = 5%
Pavement Condition = 5%
Economic Competiveness = 5%
Total = 50%
Congestion = 20%
Subregional Safety = 5% 30% 40%
Pavement Condition = 5%
Total = 30%
HIGHWAY - Benefit/Cost
20% for Statewide Tier Mobility projects
15% for Regional Tier Mobility projects
Benefits
• Based on travel time savings the project is expected to provide
• Travel time savings =difference between 2009 v/c and 2009 v/c with project
• Travel time savings multiplied by number of daily users (AADT) for 30 years
Cost
• Based on latest DOT cost estimate if available
• Where no DOT cost est. is available, use cost estimate spreadsheet
- During QA/QC process (July -August) SPOT will verify with Divisions on reasonableness of estimate
HIGHWAY -Economic Competitiveness
10% for Statewide Tier Mobility projects
5% for Regional Tier Mobility projects
Uses TREDIS
• Primary input is change in VHT (calculated from travel time savings)
• Output is value added based on % change in Division
- Includes jobs created, wages increased, increased productivity
• Includes forecasted data (from Moody's)
- Background baseline growth
Attachment 5
MODERNIZATION PROJECTS
Modernization projects
• Upgrade to design standards
• Widen roadway lane and/or shoulder width
• Add turn lanes and resurface
• On-road bicycle improvements (larger projects, > $1 M)
• No new travel lanes/through capacity
In previous prioritization, projects were categorized as Infrastructure Health
New process:
• Separate category with separate scoring
• Will include both quantitative score and local input rank
• Quantitative score based on lane width, shoulder width,
congestion, safety, and pavement condition rating
Scoring for Highway Modernization Projects
QUANTITATIVE LOCAL INPUT
Tier Data Division Rank MPO/RPO Rank
Lane Width = 20%
Statewide Shoulder Width = 20% 20% 10%
Safety = 10%
Congestion = 10%
Pavement Condition = 10%
Total = 70%
Lane Width = 15%
Regional Shoulder Width = 15% 25% 25%
Safety = 10%
Congestion = 5%
Pavement Condition = 5%
Total = 50%
Lane Width = 10%
Subregional Shoulder Width = 10% 30% 40%
Safety = 10%
Total = 30%
Lane Width
• Comparison between existing vs.
design standard
• 1 ft difference = 25 pts
• 2 ft difference = 50 pts
• 3 ft difference = 75 pts
• 4+ ft difference = 100 pts
Shoulder Width
DOT Comparison between existing vs. DOT
design standard
• Scoring the same as Lane Width
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Attachment 5
Local Input Ranking Options for Highway Projects (Mobility and Modernization Projects)
Each MPO/RPO & Division receives equal # of pts 1,300 for ranking projects. Each
MPO/RPO may distribute local points using one of two methods:
Top 25 Method OR Control Total iVlethod
#1 priority project receives 100 points No limit on # of project rankings
#2 priority project receives 96 points
#3 priority project receives 92 points Maximum 100 points per project
• Minimum 4 points per project
Can transfer up to 100 points per project to
#25 priority project receives 4 points another area.
- Regardless of scenario, project cannot
score more than 100 points.
- Must be agreement between giving and
receiving organizations.
Multimodal Scoring (Mobility ~ Modernization Projects)
Bonus Points if the highway project includes one or more of the following new or additional
multimodal components (select all that apply).
Multimodal Options 8 points:
HOV /HOT, light rail, bus rapid transit, or bus-on-shoulder w/in the highway ROW
Multimodal Connections 5 points:
Direct connection to a transportation terminal (airport, seaport, rail depot, ferry terminal, transit
terminal, freight intermodal terminal, or military base)
Multimodal Design Features 3 points:
Sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, striped bicycle lanes, wide outside shoulders (greater than or
equal to two feet), bus pullouts, transit bypass lanes, transit signal prioritization, bus shelters
Multimodal Projects must be ranked and must be included in an adopted Comprehensive
Transportation Plan, Long Range Transportation Plan, or amode-specific plan to receive points.
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Attachment 6
Bicycle and Pedestrian Prioritization
Bicycle Improvements (on-road bike facilities and multi-use paths) &
Pedestrian Improvements (separate category but similar criteria)
Right-of-Way Acquired 18 points max.
Connectivity -
• Direct access to transit/school/CBD/high density 10 points max.
residential
• Linkage to a larger system of interconnected bicycle/multi- 5 points max.
use facilities
Inclusion in an Adopted Plan -Recognition of a project in an 18 points max.
adopted pedestrian plan illustrates that the project has been
professionally evaluated and its value to the community
established. Public involvement with plan development and local
adoption also indicates community support.
Demand/Density -Persons per square mile within 0.5 miles of a 12 points max.
pedestrian facility and/or 1.5 miles of a bicycle facility. Greater
densities get higher consideration.
Bicycle or Pedestrian Crashes - 3 or more bicycle/vehicle 2 points max.
crashes or pedestrian/vehicle crashes within last 5 yrs.
MPO/RPO Ranking 35 points max.
Rank Top 5 Projects.
#1 = 35, #2 = 27.5, etc.
Each MPO & RPO will be able to submit additional projects based
on size and population. Any additional projects will not received MPO/RPO points.
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Public Transportation Prioritization Z.0
Increase in Service Hours Percent increase system-wide after project
Synchronized Connections Points for new connections, i.e. new park
and ride, transit hub, etc
Investment In Technology Percent increase in dollars spent on info
technology, i.e. vehicle tracking
Decrease in Average Age of Fleet Percent improvement in life of equipment
and Facilities
Weighting
TIER GOALS State Local
STATEWIDE All 75% 25%
REGIONAL Mobility 25% 75%
Infrastructure Health 10% 90%
Safety ~ Security 25% 75%
SUBREGIONAL Mobility 10% 90%
Infrastructure Health 10% 90%
Safety & Security 25% 75%