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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-07-2008 - 6eORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 7, 2008 Action Agend Item No.~ SUBJECT: Resolution Approving the Orange County Transportation Priority List for the 2011- 2017Transportation Improvement Program DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~N ATTACHMENT(S): iNrurcmN- ~ wn~ ~.v~r ~ f+~. ~ 1. Resolution Endorsing the Projects for the DCHC Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Metropolitan Planning Organization Priority List Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 2. Resolution Endorsing Projects for the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization Regional Priority List 3. OUTBoard Recommendation 4. Draft Priority List for MPO 5. Draft Priority List for RPO 6. Priority List Endorsed for 2009-2015 MTIP 7. Priority List Endorsed for 2009-2015 STIP Outside Metropolitan Area Boundary 8. Map of Proposed Priority Projects PURPOSE: To consider resolutions endorsing priority transportation projects for the 2011- 2017Transportation 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 process starts with local jurisdictions drafting local transportation priority lists. Federal and state regulations provide for public input into the process. The Transportation Improvement Program contains funding information and schedules for the State Transportation Divisions including Highways, Aviation, Enhancements, Public Transportation, Rail, Bicycle and Pedestrian, and the Governor's Highway Safety Program, and is the major tool for implementation of locally and regionally adopted transportation plans. 2 Orange County's Priority List for the 2011-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) contains two sections: • Projects within the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) of the Durham-Chapel Hill- Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) must be submitted to the MPO to be prioritized and considered for inclusion in regional Priority List for the MTIP. • Pro,~ects within the rural areas of Orange County that are outside the MAB are submitted to the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) to be prioritized in the regional Priority List of the RPO. Project Selection Criteria: DCHC MPO DCHC MPO requests that the local jurisdictions apply the following screening criteria during development of priority lists: • How well the projects meets adopted regional goals (the project is in the current long range transportation plan, implements community objectives, and has a broad base of local support); • How much benefit the project offers compared to the estimated cost; and ® How critical timing is for the project (the opportunity to do the project may be lost if it is not included in this TIP cycle). Projects submitted to the DCHC MPO are ranked with priority projects from other local jurisdictions according to methodology approved by the TAC. The methodology ranks projects by mode using different criteria applicable to each mode to prepare three priority lists. Bicycle and pedestrian projects are awarded points based on: • the amount of vehicular traffic, • right-of-way availability, • travel demand based on proximity to major destinations, ® local connectivity to existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and • regional connectivity based on regional routes recognized in the 1992 Regional Bicycle Plan. Transit projects are awarded points based on: • project timing needs, • annual ridership, and • number of connections to other transit systems. Highway projects are awarded points based on: • travel demand measured by volume to capacity ratio (V/C), • safety based on crashes per 100 million vehicle miles, • project benefits to other modes (carpool, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, intelligent transportation systems, traffic demand management). All types of projects are awarded points based on: • environmental impacts, • community impacts, • impact on low income .and minority populations, and • percentage of the total project cost that is funded in the currently funded TIP. 3 The DCHC MPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) recommends the ranked list of projects for each mode as a draft Regional Priority List. The TCC will also prepare priority lists separated by NCDOT Highway Division. The TAC then applies local knowledge of those factors that cannot be ranked quantitatively to refine the priority ranking for the Draft Priority List that is released for public input prior to adopting the final DCHC MPO Priority List. TARPO TARPO separates projects by NCDOT Highway Division. Orange County is the only local jurisdiction in TARPO that is in Division 7. Orange County's priority list is usually endorsed by the RTAC as submitted. Local Projects proposed for inclusion in the TIP .must come from locally or regionally adopted plans. Orange County has adopted or endorsed six planning documents that recommend options for transportation improvements to address current and future transportation needs: 1. A Bicycle Transportation Plan 2. Recommendations of the Economic Development Transportation Work Group 3. Access Management Awareness Project & Report for Orange Grove Road 4. Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC) 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan. 5. Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan 6. Eno Economic Development District Area Small Area Plan. 2011-2017 TIP Schedule The NCDOT has set December 31, 2008 as the deadline for Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Rural Planning Organizations to submit their Priority Lists for NCDOT to consider in development of the draft 2011-2017 STIP. (NCDOT has acknowledged that the DCHC MPO will not be able to submit its Priority List for the 2011-2017 TIP until January 2009.) Local jurisdictions must submit their priority lists to the MPO and RPO Technical Coordinating Committees in early October in order for those committees to have enough time to develop the regional priority lists that will be released for public comment. The DCHC MPO Lead Planning Agency has established an October 14 deadline for local staff to submit project worksheets to be used to rank projects for the regional list. The MPO schedule proposes that the TAC release Draft Regional Priority List for public comment on November 12, .hold the public hearing on December 10, and adopt the regional priority list on January 14, 2009. The Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization will start its discussions for the rural priority lists at its meeting on October 16 and approve the TARPO regional priority list on December 10, 2008. Orange Unified Transportation Board Recommendation The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard), at its meeting on September 17, 2008, discussed Orange County's priority transportation needs, and endorsed two lists of projects to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners to submit for consideration for the 2011-2017 TIP: 4 1) projects in the areas of Orange County within the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to be considered for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Program (MTIP); and 2) projects in areas of the County outside the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) to be considered for inclusion in the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization Regional Priority List. The OUTBoard's recommended Priority Lists (Attachment 3) separate projects by mode and assign the priority of each project with respect to other projects of the same type. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the Board approve a single priority list that is not divided by transportation mode to submit to the DCHC MPO and a single priority list that is not divided by transportation mode to submit to the TARPO. It is customary to prioritize all projects in one list. Attachments 6 and 7 contain Orange County's prioritized lists submitted to the MPO and RPO for the 2009-2015 TIP. Attachments 4 and 5 are draft proposals for prioritizing all projects recommended by the OUTBoard into a single priority list to submit to the MPO and a single priority list to submit to the TARPO. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1. Consider the recommendations of the Orange Unified Transportation Board. 2. Approve a Priority List to submit to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization. 3. Approve a Priority List to submit to the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization. 4. Endorse resolutions to submit priority projects to the DCHC MPO TAC and the TARPO RTAC. ATTACHMENT 1 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 2011 - 2017 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 2011-2017 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that: The Board of County Commissioners endorses the attached list of priority transportation projects to be considered for inclusion in the FY 2011-2017 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner the foregoing resolution was adopted this the day of , 2008 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 7, 2008, 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 , 2008. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT 2 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 2011 - 2017 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 2011-2017 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; 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 2011-2017 Transportation Improvement Program. b Commissioner <~ Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded y the foregoing resolution was adopted this the day of , 2008 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 7, 2008, 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 , 2008. -- Clerk to the Board of Commissioners OaMy Documents\Abstracts'LOOBtf D-Oi-081TIPPriorityRasolution RPO Attach2.doc ATTACHMENT 3 ~~ ~~~ ._ °°~o Orange Unified Transportation Board .~. -~ PO Box 8~8~1 . ~~. ,~ 'f Hillsborou h, NC 27278 r: , _ _ 9 ~{ ~~ Memorandum Date: September 17, 2008 To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners Prom: Sam Lasris, Chair Orange Unified Transportation Board Subject: Recommended Priority Projects Within the Metropolitan Area Boundary for the 2011-2017 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) At its meeting on September 17, 2008, the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) reviewed transportation needs in the County and projects requested by Orange County in previous transportation Priority Lists. The OUTBoard developed and endorsed two lists of recommended projects to include in the the 2011-2017 TIP: 1) projects in the areas of Orange County within the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to be considered for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Program (MTIP); and 2) projects in areas of the County outside the Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) to be considered for inclusion in the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization Regional Priority List. The OUTBoard's recommended Priority Lists separate projects by mode, assigned the priority of each project with respect to other projects of the same type (mode of transportation). The Orange Unified Transportation Board recommends the following Priority List of projects to the Orange County Board of Commissioners to endorse for inclusion in the 2011-2017 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES WITHIN THE MAB Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects 1. TIP Protect No EB-4980 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) at Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian bridge over I-40. Interstate 40 separates two schools, Grady Brown Elementary and Cedar Ridge High School, from residential areas north of the interstate. The schools are within walking and cycling distance from residential areas but bicyclists and pedestrians 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 for students to walk to the ATTACHMENT 3 9 schools. The "Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommends this project. Orange County has received a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award to develop a plan to make walking and bicycling to Grady Brown Elementary School safer and more appealing. 2. SR 1009 (Old NC 86) Bicvcle Lanes: 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. 3. SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) Bicvcle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86. This project would provide a safer bicycle connection between major routes into Chapel Hill and Carrboro. 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. This project is in the 2030 DCHC Long Range Transportation Plan, and is also, from Rogers Road to NC 86, in the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan. 4. SR 1008 (Carmel Church Road): Construct bicycle facilities (4-ft. paved shoulders) on Mt. Carmel Church Road from US 15-501 to the Orange/Chatham County line. This project is a segment of the Mountains to Seas Bicycle Route. Mt. Carmel Church Road, from Chapel Hill's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) to the Orange/Chatham County line is priority 8 of the primary priority bicycle routes on the Orange, County Bicycle Transportation Plan. Increased traffic on Mt. Carmel Church Road from regional travelers avoiding traffic on major routes out of Raleigh has worsened travel conditions in this corridor that has many blind curves, making this popular bicycle route unsafe for bicycling. 5. NC 86 Bicvcle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel .Hill (Whitfield Road, SR 1730, SR 1731) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This project will extend bicycle lanes on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (NC86) in Chapel Hill to US 70 Business in Hillsborough. 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, A.L. Stanback Middle School and New Hope Elementary School Qust off NC 86 on New Hope Church Road, SR 1723). This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle routes proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. 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 3 ~~ Transit Projects 1. Construct a train station in Hillsborough and request 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. Highway Projects 1. T_IP 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 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. 2. SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east side of Churton Street (SR 1009) 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. 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. 3. 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. 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. 4. US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen US 70 Bypass, from the Orange/Durham County line to the I-85-US 70 Connector east of Efland, 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 ATTACHMENT 3 ~~ identified as a need and included in the 2011-20172 STIP. Two segments of this corridor are of particular interest. The first segment is the one. through northern Hillsborough because of the economic development potential of this segment (as referenced in the US 70/Cornelious Street Corridor Strategic Plan) and proximity to C.W. Stanford Middle School and Orange High School. The second segment is the segment through the Eno Economic Development District that includes the interchange of Interstate 85 and US 70. 5. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to Coleman Loop, SR 1332, (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 and is designated on the North Carolina Comprehensive Transportation Plan as a strategic 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. 6, 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 listed in the 2009 - 2015 TIP as an unfunded project. The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County 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. ORANGE COUNTY RURAL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES (OUTSIDE THE MAB) Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects 1. Dairyland 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 Elfand. . TIP Project EB 5108• Dairyland Road (SR 1112 - SR 1113 -- SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road to Oran a 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 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 BuckhornRoad/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 also recommends that the feasibility study also include the segment of Dairyland ATTACHMENT 3 ~a 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. Oran a Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bic cle lanes; construct 4-ft. aved shoulders along Orange Grove Road (SR 1000) from Interstate 40 to Dodson's Crossroads (SR 1102) and along Dodson's Crossroads to Dairyland Road (SR 1177. This route would provide bicycle lanes to the Grady Brown 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. Orange County has received a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award to develop a plan to make walking and bicycling to Grady Brown Elementary School safer and more appealing. Transit Projects . 1. 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. Highway Projects 1. SR 1114 (Buckhorn Road) Widening: Widen Buckhorn Road from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multi-lanes 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. Orange County has extended water and sewer to this area to serve the Gravelly Hill Middle School on West Ten Road and to increase the attractiveness. of the Economic Development District. Improvements to the transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to attract the desired development, which is expected to increase . pedestrian travel in this corridor. The Gravelly Hill Middle School and soccer fields on the north side of West Ten Road will also increase traffic on this segment of Buckhorn Road. 2, US 70 East: Construcfi connection from US 70 eastbound in Efland to the Interstate 85-US 70 Connector. Traffic has increased through norkhwestern 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 ATTACHMENT 3 roximatel 40% over the j 3 Buckhorn Road. Traffic through Efland has increased app y last 10 years on Mt. Willing 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 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 northwest Orange County to access Interstate 85 more easily without risking the many points of traffic conflict through Efland. 3: SR 1004 SR 1357 (Efland Cedar Grove Road)' straighten and make turn lane improvements. Traffic increased approximately 160% on Efland Cedar 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 the increase is due fio traffic from the northwestern part of Orange County using Efland Cedar Grove Road as an alternative to NC $6 to reach Interstates 40/85. ATTACHMENT 4 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2011 - 2017 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TIP Project No EB 4980 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) at Interstate 40: Construct a pedestrian bridge over I-40. Interstate 40 separates two schools, Grady Brown Elementary and Cedar Ridge High School, from residential areas north of the interstate. The schools are within walking and cycling distance from residential areas but bicyclists and pedestrians 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 for students to walk to the schools. The "Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommends this project. Orange County has received a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award to develop a plan to make walking and bicycling to Grady Brown Elementary School safer and more appealing. 2. Hillsborough Train Station: Construct a train station in Hillsborough and request 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. ATTACHMENT 4 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO +~ METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2011 - 2017 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 5. SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east side of Churton Street (SR 1009) 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. 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. 6. SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86. This project would provide a safer bicycle connection between major routes into Chapel Hill and Carrboro. 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. This project is in the 2030 DCHC Long Range Transportation Plan, and is also, from Rogers Road to NC 86, in the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan. 7. 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. 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. 8. SR 1008 (Mt Carmel Church Road) bicycle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Mt. Carmel .Church Road from US 15-501 to the Orange/Chatham County line. This project is a segment of the Mountains to Seas Bicycle Route. Mt. Carmel Church Road, from Chapel Hill's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) to the Orange/Chatham County line is priority 8 of the primary priority bicycle routes on the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. Increased traffic on Mt. Carmel Church has worsened travel conditions in this corridor that has many blind curves, making this popular bicycle route unsafe for bicycling. ATTACHMENT 4 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO ~ (~ METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2011 - 2017 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 9. US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen US 70 Bypass, from the Orange/Durham County line to the I-85-US 70 Connector east of Efland, 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 2011-20172 STIP. Two segments of this corridor are of particular interest. The first segment is the one through northern Hillsborough because of the economic development potential of this segment (as referenced in the US 70/Cornelious Street Corridor Strategic Plan) and proximity to C.W. Stanford Middle School and Orange High School. The second segment is the segment through the Eno Economic Development District that includes the interchange of Interstate 85 and US 70, and should be contemporaneous with TIP Project I-0305, Interstate 85 widening from I-40 to the Orange/Durham County line. 10. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to Coleman Loop, SR 1332, (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 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. 11. NC 86 Bicycle Facilities: Construct bicycle facilities (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road, SR 1730, SR 1731) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This project will extend bicycle facilities on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (NC86) in Chapel Hill to US 70 Business in Hillsborough. 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, A.L. Stanback Middle School and New Hope Elementary School (just off NC 86 on New Hope Church Road, SR 1723). This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle routes proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan. 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. 12. 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 listed in the 2009 - 2015 TIP as an unfunded project. The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County 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. ATTACHMENT 5 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2011- 2017 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SR 1114 (Buckhorn Road) Widening: Widen Buckhorn Road from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multi-lanes 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. Orange County has extended water and sewer to this area to serve the Gravelly Hill Middle School on West Ten Road and to increase the attractiveness of the Economic Development District. Improvements to the transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to attract the desired development, which is expected to increase pedestrian travel in this corridor. The Gravelly Hill Middle School and soccer fields on the north side of West Ten Road will also increase traffic on this segment of Buckhorn Road. 2. Dai land Road/Oran a Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bic cle facilities: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along fihe fallowing route from Carrboro to West Ten Road to provide a connection with proposed routes to Mebane and Elfand, . TIP Project EB-5108: Dai land Road SR 1112 - SR 1113 -- SR 1177 from Union Grave Church Road to Orange Grove Road fSR 1006 ; • Oran a Grove Road SR 1006 from Dai land Road SR 1177 to Buckhorn Road f SR 1114); and Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144). This route would extend bicycle facilities proposed m 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. 3, 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. ATTACHMENT 5 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST ~~ FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2011- 2017 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4. US 70 East-Interstate 85 Connector: Construct connection from US 70 eastbound in Efland to the Intersfiafie 85-US 70 Connector. Traffic has increased through northwestern Orange County on Efland Cedar Grove Road as an alternative to NG 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. Traffic through Efland has increased approximately 40% over the last 10 years on Mt. Willing 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 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 northwest Orange County to access Interstate 85 more easily without risking the many points of traffic conflict through Efland. 5. SR 1004, SR 1357 (Efland Cedar Grove Road)' straighten curves, make turn lane improvements and construct bicycle facilities from Highland Farm Road (SR 1332 to Carr Store Road (SR 1352). Traffic increased approximately 160% on Efland Cedar 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 the increase is due to traffic from the northwestern part of Orange County using Efland Cedar Grove Road as an alternative to NG 86 to reach Interstates 40/85. Efland Cedar Grove Road, from Highland Farm Road to Garr Store Road is a segment of the secondary priority bicycle transportation routes adopted in Orange County's Bicycle Transportation Plan. 6. 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. 7. Orange Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bicycle facilities• Construct 4-ft. .paved shoulders along Orange Grave Road (SR 1006) from Interstate 4Q to Dodson's Crossroads SR 1102 and alon Dodson's Crossroads to Dai land Road SR 1177. This route would provide bicycle facilities to the Grady Brown Elementary School and Gedar Ridge High School from the area. soufih of the schools and connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. Orange County has received a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award to develop a plan to make walking and bicycling to Grady Brown Elementary School safer and more appealing. ATTACHMENT 6 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN ~~ THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2009 - 2015 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 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 for 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 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. This project should also include appropriate safety improvements to the intersection of Homestead Road with High School Road. 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 Rivera 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 6 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO ~~ METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2009 -- 2015 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4. Old NC 86 (SR 1009) 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 NC 86 (S. Churton St.) from I-40 to Lafayette Drive. That study also anticipates accommodations for bicycles (wide outside lanes) from I-40 to 1=85. This project would connect bicycle facilities proposed in the South 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 6 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO a( METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2009 - 2015 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. 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. 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 1006 (Orange 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 but 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). Both 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 7 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST ~~~ FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2009 - 2015 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 1=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 im rovements~~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. Dai land Road/Oran a Grove Road/Buckhorn Road bic cle lanes: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders along the following route from Garrboro to West Ten Road to provide a cbnnecfiion with proposed routes to Mebane and Effand. • Dai land Road SR 1112 - SR 1113 - SR 1177 from Union Grove Ghurch Road to Orange Grave Road (SR 1006); Oran a Grove Road SR 1006 from Dai land Road SR 1177 to Buckhorn Road~SR„~1114~,; and • Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) to Wesfi Ten Road SR 1144 . ATTACHMENT 7 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST a3 FOR AREAS WITHIN THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2009 - 2015 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4. Orange Grove Road/Dodson's Crossroad bicycle lanes: construct 4-ft. paved shoulders aloe Oran a Grove Road SR 100E from Interstate 4Q to Dodson's Grossroads SR 1102 and alon Dodson's Crossroads to Dai land Road SR 1177 , This route would provide bicycle [apes to the Grady Brown Elementary School and Gedar Ridge High School from the area south of the schools and connect to a proposed bicycle facility on Orange Grove Road into Hillsborough. 5. 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. Proposed Orange County Priority Projects 2011- 20'~ 7T1 P (~ j ~' i 5 , °` I ~ ~ 1 r 3 ROIkK ~ ? ti .~ 4, .. 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