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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT
Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director
Administration ,. 131 W. Margaret Lane
(919) 245-2575 Suite 201
(919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181
www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Bonnie B. Hammersley, County Manager
FROM: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner
Craig Benedict, Planning Director
CC: OUTBoard
DATE: November 18, 2015
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM – Mebane Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Project Including the Mattress Factory Road Interchange
On November 5t" the City of Mebane released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
engage a qualified private engineering and design firm or team for transportation
planning services for a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). The project scope of
services includes developing a comprehensive program of transportation improvements
over a 10 to 20 period, including facilities, recommendations, and alternatives for the
Mebane transportation system. Included in the scope of the project is the Mattress
Factory Road interchange, located both in Orange County's and Mebane's jurisdictions.
In November 2012 an Interchange Analysis and Corridor Study was completed for
Mattress Factory Road. The report was a preliminary feasibility study to determine the
effects of a potential interchange on the roadway network immediately surrounding the
interchange. The scope of the study provided a conceptual interchange design, which
included roadway configuration and potential right-of-way needs. Orange County staff
has had concerns about the impact of the conceptual connections to the County's
economic development area to the east, and has been suggesting that this design be
re-visited.
Inclusion of the Mattress Factory Road interchange in this current project evolved in part
from joint discussions earlier this year. In June, Planning staff met with City of Mebane
staff to review Orange County's interest in working with Mebane to identify and protect
future interchange access from Mattress Factory Road. The County has been
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examining revisions to its access management plan for our nearby economic
development area that will make connections via service roads to the Mattress Factory
Road interchange. As development proposals come forward in this area in and around
the `future' Mattress Factory Interchange, the two jurisdictions should cooperate to
develop a plan for a mutually agreeable alignment of the future feeder road system.
NCDOT can find money easier when right-of-way and conceptual design has been
accomplished.
The Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO) has prioritized
this project to develop recommendations for better integration of transportation modes
in existing and future transportation corridors in Mebane. Funding sources for the
planning effort include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ($20,000) and the
City of Mebane ($30,000).
The estimated completion date for the project is June 30, 2016. No funds are being
requested from Orange County; however, staff will be consulted during the course of
project development. Staff will keep the Manager and Commissioners informed
regarding progress on this project and plans for the Mattress Factory Road interchange.
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