HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-007 Resolution to adopt OC transportation projects Revised Resolution # : 2019 - 007
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY ' S LIST OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
FOR THE BURLINGTON = GRAHAM AND DURHAM = CHAPEL HILL = CARRBORO METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS ( BGMPO AND DCHC MPO ) AND THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL
PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF INCLUSION IN THE 2022 — 2031
STATEWIDE 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 ten 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 2022 - 2031 STIP ; and
WHEREAS , the BGMPO and TARPO Transportation Advisory Committees and the DCHC MPO
Board are charged with the development of a Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
( MTIP ) or regional priority list ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO , TARPO and DCHC MPO ; 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 encourages the NCDOT to design all roads , bridges , and right - of-way so
as to protect ecosystems and non - renewable resources ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the BGMPO , TARPO and
DCHC MPO planning areas in attachments to this resolution ; and
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the
Board endorses the following list of transportation projects to be submitted for scoring by the State
and to ultimately be considered for inclusion in the FY 2022 - 2031 STIP .
Burlington - Graham MPO .
1 ) US - 70 Improvements : Widen US - 70 and improve intersections from Buckhorn Road ( SR -
1114 ) to Durham County with NCDOT standard street cross - section 4G ( 110 ' row , 17 . 5 '
median , 11 ' travel lanes , 5 ' bike lane , c & g , and sidewalk ) , add turn lanes and safety
improvements at NC - 86 , St . Mary ' s Road ( SR - 1002 ) , Efland Cedar Grove Road ( SR- 1004 ) ,
Frazier Road ( SR - 1310 ) , Richmond Road ( SR - 1312 ) , Brookhollow Road ( SR - 1324 ) , Faucette
Mill Road ( SR - 1328 ) , Miller Road ( SR - 1555 ) , Lawrence Road ( SR - 1561 ) , Palmers Grove
Church Road ( SR - 1562 ) , Pleasant Green Road ( SR - 1567 ) , Orange High School Road ( SR -
1588 ) , and N Scotswood Boulevard ( SR- 2300 ) .
2 ) Mattress Factory Road Interchange : Construct a new interchange at the existing grade -
separated crossing of Mattress Factory Road and 1 - 85/ 140 .
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 .
4 ) 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 with grade separation
connection at US - 70 .
5 ) Lebanon Road Improvements : Intersection and safety improvements along Lebanon Road
( SR - 1306 ) from Mill Creek Road ( SR - 1345 ) to Efland - Cedar Grove Road ( SR - 1004 ) .
6 ) Mebane Oaks Road Improvements : Modernize Mebane Oaks Road ( SR 1007 ) from NC 54 to
1 . 85 with NCDOT standard street cross - section 213 ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved
shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Old Hillsborough Road Road ( SR -
2126 ) , Hebron Church Road ( SR - 1139 ) , Yarborough Road ( SR - 1138 ) , Oak Grove Church
Road ( SR - 1117 ) , Jones Road ( SR- 1123 ) , S Jim Minor Road ( SR - 2135 ) , Nicks Road ( SR -
1119 ) , Bradshaw Quarry Road ( SR - 1100 ) , and NC - 54 .
Triangle Area RPO :
1 ) Old Greensboro Road Paved Shoulders : Modernize Old Greensboro Road ( SR- 1005 ) from
Jones Ferry Road ( SR - 1942 ) to Alamance County with NCDOT standard street cross - section
2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements
at Jones Ferry Road ( SR - 1942 ) , Hatch Road ( SR - 1944 ) , Neville Road ( SR - 1945 ) , Carl
Durham Road ( SR- 1950 ) , White Cross Road ( SR - 1951 ) , Wildcat Creek Road ( SR - 1953 ) , and
Orange Chapel Clover Garden Road ( SR - 1956 ) .
2 ) Efland - Cedar Grove Road Improvements : Widen Efland - Cedar Grove Road ( SR 1004 ) from
Highland Farm Road ( SR 1332 ) to Carr Store Road ( SR 1352 ) with NCDOT standard street
cross -section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety
improvements at Carr Street ( SR - 1357 ) and highland Farm Road ( SR - 1332 )
3 ) Orange Grove Road Improvements : Modernize Orange Grove Road ( SR - 1106 ) from 1 - 85 to
Dodson Crossroad ( SR - 1007 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 213 ( 60 ' row , 11 '
travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Ode Turner
Road ( SR - 1130 ) , Dimmocks Mill Road ( SR - 1134 ) , Crossroad Church Cemetery Road ( SR -
1131 ) , Davis Drive ( SR - 1129 ) , Kimbro Road ( SR - 1128 ) and Dodson Crossroads ( SR - 1102 )
4 ) Dairyland Road Improvements : Modernize Dairyland Road ( SR- 1177 ) from Orange Grove
Road ( SR- 1006 ) to Old NC - 86 ( SR - 1009 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 '
row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at
Orange Grove Road ( SR - 1006 ) , Dodson Crossroads ( SR - 1102 ) , Rocky Ridge Road ( SR -
1113 ) , Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road ( SR - 1104 ) and convert intersection at Old NC - 86
( SR- 1009 ) to Roundabout .
5 ) Dodsons Crossroads Improvements : Modernize Dodson Crossroad ( SR - 1102 ) from Orange
Grove Road ( SR - 1006 ) to NC - 54 with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 '
travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Orange
Grove Road ( SR - 1106 ) , Borland Road ( SR - 1126 ) , Arthur Minnis Road ( SR - 1115 ) , and
Dairyland Road ( SR - 1177 ) .
6 ) Mebane Oaks Road Improvements : Modernize Mebane Oaks Road ( SR 1007 ) from NC 54 to
1 - 85 with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved
shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Old Hillsborough Road Road ( SR -
2126 ) , Hebron Church Road ( SR - 1139 ) , Yarborough Road ( SR- 1138 ) , Oak Grove Church
Road ( SR - 1117 ) , Jones Road ( SR - 1123 ) , S Jim Minor Road ( SR - 2135 ) , Nicks Road ( SR -
1119 ) , Bradshaw Quarry Road ( SR- 1100 ) , and NC - 54 .
7 ) Old NC - 86 Improvements : Modernize Old NC - 86 ( SR - 1009 ) from 1 . 40 to Eubanks Road ( SR -
1727 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved
shoulder) , add turn lanes at Davis Road ( SR- 1129 ) , and New Hope Church Road ( SR - 1723 ) .
8 ) NC - 54 Improvements : Widen NC - 54 from Mebane Oaks Road ( SR - 1007 ) to Orange Grove
Road ( SR - 1006 ) and Orange Grove Rd ( SR 1006 ) to Butler Rd ( SR 1951 ) / Dodsons Cross Rd
( SR 1102 ) and from Butler Rd ( SR 1951 ) / Dodsons Cross Rd ( SR 1102 ) to Old Fayetteville
Road ( SR- 1107 ) / Inside DCHC with additional lanes and multimodal facilities along the
corridor and safety improvements at each intersection .
Durham - Chapel Hill- Carrboro MPO :
1 ) US - 70 Improvements : Widen US - 70 and improve intersections from Buckhorn Road ( SR -
1114 ) to Durham County with NCDOT standard street cross - section 4G ( 110 ' row , 17 . 5 '
median , 11 ' travel lanes , 5 ' bike lane , c & g , and sidewalk ) , add turn lanes and safety
improvements at NC - 86 , St . Mary ' s Road ( SR - 1002 ) , Efland Cedar Grove Road ( SR- 1004 ) ,
Frazier Road ( SR - 1310 ) , Richmond Road ( SR- 1312 ) , Brookhollow Road ( SR - 1324 ) , Faucette
Mill Road ( SR - 1328 ) , Miller Road ( SR - 1555 ) , Lawrence Road ( SR - 1561 ) , Palmers Grove
Church Road ( SR - 1562 ) , Pleasant Green Road ( SR - 1567 ) , Orange High School Road ( SR -
1588 ) , and N Scotswood Boulevard ( SR - 2300 ) .
2 ) NC 86 Improvements North of Hillsborough : Widen NC 86 from U . S . 70 Bypass to north of NC
57 to four ( 4 ) lanes with intersection improvements at U . S . 70 Bypass and NC 57 .
3 ) Eno Mountain Road / Mayo Street at Orange Grove Road : Realign the intersection of Eno
Mountain Road ( SR 1148 ) and Mayo Street ( SR 1192 ) with Orange Grove Road ( SR 1006 )
and make safety improvements .
4 ) U . S . 70 East/ 1 - 85/ 1 - 40 Connector : Modify the 1 - 85/ 1 - 40 Connector ( SR 1239 ) interchange at
U . S . 70 to provide access from all directions .
5 ) Old Greensboro Road Paved Shoulders : Modernize Old Greensboro Road ( SR - 1005 ) from
Jones Ferry Road ( SR - 1942 ) to Alamance County with NCDOT standard street cross -section
2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements
at Jones Ferry Road ( SR - 1942 ) , Hatch Road ( SR - 1944 ) , Neville Road ( SR - 1945 ) , Carl
Durham Road ( SR - 1950 ) , White Cross Road ( SR - 1951 ) , Wildcat Creek Road ( SR- 1953 ) , and
Orange Chapel Clover Garden Road ( SR - 1956 ) .
6 ) Dairyland Road Improvements : Modernize Dairyland Road ( SR - 1177 ) from Orange Grove
Road ( SR - 1006 ) to Old NC - 86 ( SR - 1009 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 '
row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at
Orange Grove Road ( SR - 1006 ) , Dodson Crossroads ( SR - 1102 ) , Rocky Ridge Road ( SR -
1113 ) , Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road ( SR - 1104 ) and convert intersection at Old NC - 86
( SR - 1009 ) to Roundabout .
7 ) Dodson Crossroad Improvements : Modernize Dodson Crossroad ( SR - 1102 ) from Orange
Grove Road ( SR - 1006 ) to NC - 54 with NCDOT standard street cross -section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 '
travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Orange
Grove Road ( SR - 1106 ) , Borland Road ( SR - 1126 ) , Arthur Minnis Road ( SR - 1115 ) , and
Dairyland Road ( SR - 1177 ) .
8 ) Orange Grove Road Improvements : Modernize Orange Grove Road ( SR - 1106 ) from 1 - 85 to
Dodson Crossroad ( SR - 1007 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 '
travel lanes , with 5 ' paved shoulder) , add turn lanes and safety improvements at Ode Turner
Road ( SR - 1130 ) , Dimmocks Mill Road ( SR - 1134 ) , Crossroad Church Cemetery Road ( SR -
1131 ) , Davis Drive ( SR - 1129 ) , Kimbro Road ( SR - 1128 ) and Dodson Crossroads ( SR - 1102 ) .
9 ) NC - 54 Improvements : Widen NC - 54 from Orange Grove Rd ( SR 1006 ) to Butler Rd ( SR 1951 )
/ Dodsons Cross Rd ( SR 1102 ) and from Butler Rd ( SR 1951 ) / Dodsons Cross Rd ( SR 1102 )
to Old Fayetteville Road ( SR - 1107 ) / Inside DCHC with additional lanes and multimodal
facilities along the corridor and safety improvements at each intersection .
10 ) Lebanon Road Improvements _ Intersection and safety improvements along Lebanon Road
( SR - 1306 ) from Mill Creek Road ( SR- 1345 ) to Efland - Cedar Grove Road ( SR - 1004 ) .
11 ) Old NC - 86 Improvements : Modernize Old NC - 86 ( SR - 1009 ) from 140 to Eubanks Road ( SR -
1727 ) with NCDOT standard street cross - section 2B ( 60 ' row , 11 ' travel lanes , with 5 ' paved
shoulder) , add turn lanes at Davis Road ( SR - 1129 ) , and New Hope Church Road ( SR - 1723 ) .
12 ) Dimmocks Mill Trestle Improvements : Improve current Dimmocks Mill Rd (#735154S ) grade
separation and close Bellvue St (#735152D ) rail crossing .
13 ) Exchange Park Lane Rail Trestle Improvements : Improve the current trestle at Exchange Park
Lane to accommodate Pedestrian traffic to support a pedestrian link from the proposed train
station to downtown Hillsborough .
14 ) Orange Grove Rd . Widening with Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements : Construct one
additional lane between Patriot' s Pointe Drive and New Grady Brown School Road ( SR 1221 )
to include both pedestrian and bicycle improvements along the roadway . The 140 bridge
would be widened to accommodate both pedestrian and bicycle amenities and one additional
travel lane .
15 ) Calvander Roundabout : Construct a roundabout at the intersection of Old NC 86 , Dairyland
Road ( SR 1004 / 1113/ 1177 ) , and Homestead Road ( SR 1777 ) in Calvander outside of
Carrboro .
16 ) Old NC - 86 Bike Lanes : Construct bicycle facilities on Old NC 86 from Farm House Road in
Carrboro to Homestead Road ( SR 1777 ) .
17 ) Homestead Road Bike Lanes and Sidewalks : Improve Homestead Road ( SR 1777 ) from Old
NC 86 ( SR 1009 ) to NC 86 to include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of the corridor
where they do not exist .
18 ) Eubanks Road Bike Lanes : Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road ( SR 1727 ) from Old NC
86 ( SR 1009 ) to NC 86 .
19 ) Mt . Carmel Church Road Bike / Pedestrian Improvements : Construct bike lanes and sidewalks
from US 15 - 501 to Bennett Road and bike lanes from Bennett Road to the Chatham County
line .
20 ) Orange High School Road / Harold Latta Road Sidewalk Improvements : Construct a sidewalk
along the west side of Orange High School Road from Harold Latta Road to U . S . 70 , construct
a sidewalk along the south side of Harold Latta Road from Cloverfield Drive to Orange Grove
Road , install high visibility crosswalks and in - road signage at school entrances and exits on
Orange Grove Road , and construct a sidewalk along entrance roads to CW Stanford Middle
School .
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Upon motion of Commissioner k seconded by Commissioner ,
the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 5t" day of February , 2019 .
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 February 5 , 2019 , as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said
proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said Board . i
4WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County , this day ofFee
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Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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