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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-15-2005-5lORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 15, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. 5- I SUBJECT: Orange County Transportation Priority List for 2007-2013 TIP DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) NO ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Comparison of 2006-2010 TIP and 2007-2013 TIP Priority Lists 2. Resolution of Adoption and Priority List of Transportation Projects Within the DCHC Planning Area 3. Resolution of Adoption and Priority List of Transportation Projects Within the TARPO Planning Area INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext 2592 Karen Lincoln, Trans. Planner, ext. 2594 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough Chapel Hill Durham Mebane 732-8181 968-4501 688-7331 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider priority transportation projects for inclusion in the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), BACKGROUND: Biennially, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT) adapts a multi- year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that specifies needed transportation improvements across the state, The next STIP will be for FY 2007-2013 and the public hearing process has been changed from October -November, 2005 to April -May, 2005, NCDOT, because of the short time frame, suggests that local jurisdictions submit priority lists developed for the 2006-2012 TIP plus any new projects that those jurisdictions may wish to add, The process starts with local jurisdictions drafting local transportation priority lists, which are then submitted to the regional transportation planning agencies (Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO), The transportation advisory committees (TAC) of each of those agencies then endorse a prioritized list of projects that each submits to NCDOT. Federal and state regulations provide for public input into the process, At the BOCC/Planning Board work session on February 28, 2005, Planning Staff reported on efforts at preparing a priority list of transportation projects for the 2007-2013 TIP. This included comments received from various advisory boards with an interest in transportation issues. Using Orange County's 2006-2012 TIP Priority List as the starting paint, and taking into consideration the comments of advisory boards, the BOCC formulated the attached lists for projects within the DCHC MPO and TARPO portions of the County (Attachments 1 and 2, respectively), FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is na financial impact associated with this item, 2 RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board adopt the resolutions (Attachments 2 and 3) endorsing priority transportation projects for inclusion in the 2007-2013 TIP. Attachment 1 Comparison of Project Priority in the 2006-2012 Priority List and in the 2007-2013 Priority List for Projects in Areas Within the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY LIST FOR 2006-2012 TIP PROPOSED ORANGE COUNTY P LIST FOR 2007-2013 TIP 1. SR 1006, Orange Grove Road, at 1, SR 1006, Orange Grove Road at Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian bridge over I-40. bridge over I-40. 2. U-2805. Homestead Road (SR 1777) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from SR 1834, High School Road, to NC 86. This project should include bicycle and pedestrian facilities, 2. U-2805. Homestead Road (SR 1777) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from SR 1834, High School Road, to NC 86, This project should include bicycle and pedestrian facilities, 3. NC 86, Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). 4. Old NC 86 (SR 1009) Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Carrboro (Eubanks Road) to Hillsborough (I-40). 5, R-2825. Improvements to South Churton Street: Develop congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements between US 70 Business and Interstate 40, 6. US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen, from the Orange/Durham County Line to the US 70 - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements, 3. R-2825. Improvements to South Churton Street: Develop congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements between US 70 Business and Interstate 40, Old NC 86 (SR 1009) Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Carrboro (Eubanks Road) to Hillsborough (I-40). 5, NC 86, Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). 6. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, Coleman Loop, to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass to include extending the queuing lane for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from northbound Churton Street/NC 86, Attachmentl Comparison of Project Priority in the 2006-2012 Priority List and in the 2007-2013 Priority List for Projects in Areas Within the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization 4 ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY LIST FOR PROPOSED ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY 2006-2012 TIP LIST FOR 2007-2013 TIP 7. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) 7. US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen, from the Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Orange/Durham County Line to the US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Coleman Loop, to four lanes with Bypass to a four-lane divided section with intersection improvements at US 70 bike and pedestrian improvements, Bypass, 8, U-3436, SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Roadj and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road): realign intersection and make safety improvements, 9. Extend Orange Grove Road east to US 70 business. Attachment 1 Comparison of Project Priority in the 2006-2012 Priority List and in the 2007-2013 Priority List for Projects in Areas Within the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization 5 ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY LIST FOR 2006-2012 TIP Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) Widening: widen from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multilane facility with bicycle and pedestrian facilities. PROPOSED ORANGE COUNTY P LIST FOR 200?-2013 TIP 1, Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) Widening: widen from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multilane facility with bicycle and pedestrian facilities, 2. Park and Ride Lot : constnact a park and 2, Efland Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004, SR ride facility in the I-85/Buckhorn Road 1357 : straighten and make turn lane Economic Development District improvements; make more direct connection to Interstate 85. 3. Dairyland Road/Orange Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bicvcle lanes: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along Dairyland/Orange Grove/Buckhorn route from Garrboro to West Ten Road. 4. Oranae Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bicvcle lanes: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along Orange Grove Road from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads and along Dodson's Crossroads to Dairyland Road 5, Park and Ride Lot: constnuct a park and ride facility in the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District Attachment 2 6 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2007 - 2013 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, on July 8, 2004, moved the seven year, biennial Program to be effective beginning and ending in odd numbered years; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying transportaticn projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2007-2013 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 faster 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that: The Board of County Commissioners endorses the attached project priority list of transportation projects to be considered for inclusion in the FY 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program, Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner , the foregoing resolution was adopted this the day of , 2005 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 March 15, 2005, 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 , 2005. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Attachment 2 7 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1. SR 1006, Orange Grove Road, at Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian bridge over I-40. New Grady Brown Elementary and newly constructed Cedar Ridge High School are located on New Grady Brown School Road that has access from Orange Grove Road south of I-40. The schools are within walking and cycling distance from residential areas north of I-40. Bicyclists and pedestrian must share the roadway with motor vehicles crossing the narrow two-lane bridge that carries Orange Grove Road over Interstate 40, The bridge is too narrow to accommodate a pedestrian walkway. Lack of an adequate pedestrian crossing presents an unsafe environment far students to walk to the schools. 2. U-2805, Homestead Road (SR 1777) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from SR 1834, High School Road, to NC 86. This project should include bicycle and pedestrian facilities, 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 ar 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. This project should also include appropriate safety improvements to the intersection of Homestead Road with High School Raad. 3, R-2825, Improvements to South Churton Street: Develop congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity 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 in February 2002 recommends a 4-lane divided, with 16-foot median, curb and gutter cross section for the entire corridor from I-40 to 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. Attachment 2 8 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4, Old NC 86 (SR 10091 BicYCle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Carrboro (Eubanks Road) to Hillsborough (I-40). This project, from the Carrboro Transition area (Hickory Forest Road) to Lafayette Drive, is priority 6 of the primary bicycle routes listed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan, and would extend bicycle accommodations requested in TIP Project R-2825 to Carrboro, where its Transportation Advisory Committee has also established bicycle routes on Old NC 86 as a transportation priority connection between proposed bicycle facilities along Old Fayetteville Road, Homestead Road and Eubanks Road, The feasibility study for TIP Project R-2825, improvements to South Churton Street, recommends afour-lane divided section for Old NG 86 (S, Churton St,) from I-40 to Lafayette Drive. That study also anticipates accommodations for bicycles (wide outside lanes) from I-40 to I-85, This project would connect bicycle facilities proposed in the Scuth Churton Street project to Carrboro, Carrboro's Priority List for the 2006-2012 TIP included two bicycle projects on Old NC 86 that, along with this request and TIP project R-2825, would complete aHillsborough-Carrboro bicycle route: • from Old Fayetteville Road to Homestead Road; and • from Homestead Road to Eubanks Road. 5, NC 86, Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business), This project will extend bicycle lanes on Airport Road (NC86) in Chapel Hill to US 70 Business in Hillsborough. Bicycle lanes have recently been completed along NC 86 from UNC to Whitfield Road (SR 1731) in Orange County. NC 86 from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough is experiencing increasing numbers of bicyclists using this route and there are also two schools along this route, This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle routes proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan adopted April 6, 1999. This project is included in the Bicycle Program as an incidental need, Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed as an independent project, and, if necessary, programmed in phases, Attachment 2 9 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 6, NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, Coleman Loop (Coleman Loop also being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC 57), to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass to include extending the queuing lane for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from northbound Churton Street/NC 86. NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County, NG 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. 7. US 70 Bypass Widening_ Widen, from the Orange/Durham County Line to the US 70 - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements, This project should be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion, Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2006- 2012 STIP, 8, U-3436, SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR 1006lOrange Grove Road): realign intersection and make safety improvements. This project is listed in the 2004 - 2010 TIP as an unfunded project. It was a "first priority project" in the Town of Hillsborough Thoroughfare Plan for 1989 brat the Hillsborough Town Board removed the realignment from the Hillsborough Transportation Plan in 1997. More recently, Hillsborough Commissioners and Orange County Commissioners have endorsed the project in two joint studies that included commissioners from both jurisdictions, the Economic Development District (EDD) Transportation Work Group and the Joint Orange Grove Road Transportation Group (JOGRTG). Bath 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. 9. Extend Orange Grove Road east to US 70 business. 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, Attachment 3 10 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION (TARPO) REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FAR THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation, every two years, prepares a Transportaticn 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, an July 8, 2004, moved the seven year, biennial Program to be effective beginning and ending in odd numbered years; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation solicits input for identifying transportaticn projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2007-2013 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 faster 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 tc 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that: The Board of County Commissioners endorses the attached project priority list of transportation projects to be considered for inclusion in the FY 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program. Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner , the foregoing resolution was adapted this the day of , 2005 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 October 21, 2003, 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 , 2005. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Attachment 3 11 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1) Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) Widening: Widen from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multilane facility with bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This stretch of roadway borders the western boundary of the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District EDD), This area is the focus of a growing problem of traffic backing up on the northbound exit ramps of I-85 caused by northbound traffic exiting I-85 onto southbound Buckhorn Road and turning left into a nonconforming business use just south of the interchange. With increased interest in extending water and sewer, and reconsidering proposed uses within the EDD, improvements to the transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to attract the desired development, Improvements are also needed for the safety of increasing pedestrian travel in this corridor, The improvements will especially be needed with increased traffic related to the new middle school and soccer fields on the north side of West Ten Road, 2. Efland Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004 SR 1357): straighten and make turn lane improvements; make more direct connection to Interstate 85. Traffic has increased approximately 170% over the past ten years on Efland-Cedar Grove Road just north of US 70, with the greatest increase between 1997 and 1999 when average annual daily traffic (AADT) increased from 2000 to 4200, a 110% increase over the two year period. The most recent AADT counts show a 14% over the period from 1999 to 2001, Much of that traffic "dog-legs" through Efland on 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, (The I-85/US 70 Connector just east of Efland is not accessible to traffic on eastbound US 70,) 3. Daryland Road/Orange Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bicycle lanes: 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 Efland, • 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). Attachment 3 12 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4. Orange Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bicycle lanes: construct 4-ft. paved 1177). This route would provide bicycle lanes to the Grady Brawn Elementary School and Cedar Ridge High School from the area south of the schools and connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District: Orange County requests funding far 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.