HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2013-068 Resolution Endorsing Priority Transportation Projects for the Burlington-Graham MPO Regional Priority List for 2016-2022 Transportation Improvement Program ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
FOR THE BURLINGTON-GRAHAM METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (BGMPO)
REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2016 — 2022 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT), every two years, prepares a Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that identifies transportation projects to be implemented
over the next seven years with State and Federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local and
regional importance to be included in the FY 2016-2022 STIP; and
WHEREAS, the BGMPO Transportation Advisory Committee is charged with the development of a
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP); and
WHEREAS, Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO; and
WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges, to
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 County's 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 within the BGMPO planning area in
an attachment to this resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the
Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for the FY
2016-2022 BGMPO MTIP.
1 New 1-85 Frontage Road: Construct a two (2)-lane frontage road on the south side of 1-85 from
Ben Wilson Road to Mattress Factory/West Ten Road.
This project will be submitted as a new highway project to be considered for inclusion in the
BGMPO long-range transportation plan (LRTP) and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP.
2 Mattress Factory Road Interchange: Construct a new interchange at the existing grade-
separated crossing of Mattress Factory Road and 1-40/1-85.
This project was previously submitted by the City of Mebane for prioritization as a Highway
Mobility project and will be submitted by Orange County for reprioritization and consideration
for inclusion the BGMPO MTIP and 2016-2022 STIP.
3 Mattress Factory Road Extension to U.S. 70: Extend Mattress Factory Road northward across
East Washington Street and the NCRR/Norfolk Southern railroad right-of-way to intersect U.S.
70 and close the existing railroad crossover road connecting East Washington Street and U.S.
70 approximately 240 feet to the east of the intersection of Mattress Factory Road and East
Washington Street.
This project will be submitted as a new highway project to be considered for inclusion in the
BGMPO LRTP and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP.
4 Park-and-Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District (EDD)/Mebane area:
Construct a park-and-ride facility to be located in the Buckhorn EDD/Mebane area to serve a
cross-county bus route from Mebane to Durham to collect ridership in eastern Alamance and
western Orange Counties as indicated in the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan
(OCBRIP).
This project will be submitted as a new transit project for consideration of inclusion in the
BGMPO LRTP and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP. The project was previously
submitted through the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) MPO as a park-and-ride facility
to be specifically located in the Buckhorn EDD.
5 Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) Widening: Widen Buckhorn Road from U.S. 70 to West Ten Road
(SR1144) to multiple lanes with bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
This project was previously submitted as a highway project and will be reprioritized and
submitted as a highway project for consideration of inclusion in the BGMPO LRTP and MTIP
as well as the 2016-2022 STIP.
6 Lebanon Road bicycle and pedestrian improvements: Construct four (4)-foot bicycle lanes
from N. Frazier Road to Stagecoach Road with pedestrian/sidewalk facilities from Saddle Club
Road to Stagecoach Road.
This project will be submitted as a new highway project for consideration of inclusion in the
BGMPO LRTP and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP.
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Upon motion of Commissioner 1,"A`,�l'�--I_ , seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution was ado ted this the 117 th day of September, 2013.
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 September 17, 2013, as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that
said proceedings are recorded in t i' s of said Board. -2 e�i(
WITNESS my hand and the se ti this /) e day of , 20t3-
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