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Town <br /> of <br /> V. to <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Mayor Tom Stevens and Hillsborough Town Commissioners <br /> Chair Valerie Foushee and Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> From: Margaret A. Hauth, AICP, Planning Director <br /> Date: February 11, 2009 <br /> RE: Transportation Priorities and Potential Request to NCDOT to Substitute a List of Road <br /> Projects in Place of Elizabeth Brady Road <br /> The extension of Elizabeth Brady Road has been a long standing priority for the Town of <br /> Hillsborough. We have been waiting in excess of two years for the release of the draft <br /> Environmental Impact Statement on the three potential alignments that the Department of <br /> Transportation is studying(map attached). <br /> In late 2008, the Town received word from NCDOT staff that the Federal Highway <br /> Administration had concerns that the options being studied for Elizabeth Brady Road did not <br /> adequately address the Statement of Purpose and Need for the project (see below). One option <br /> for the town was to cease consideration of the Brady project and look at other projects that might <br /> address the traffic issues. The town's interest was maintaining the funding already allocated to <br /> Brady and trying to maintain the timeframe for on the ground improvements. Federal Highway <br /> Administration is reconsidering their position and considering other performance measures to <br /> demonstrate the improvements anticipated with the Brady project rather that a strict <br /> "improvement in level of service." Improving the level of service would imply moving from an <br /> F to a D or a C to a B which is not anticipated with the improvements planned. <br /> The Statement of Purpose and Need for the Elizabeth Brady Road extension is: <br /> 1. Reduce traffic congestion and improve level of service in the central business district of the <br /> town of Hillsborough, including Churton St and St Mary's Rd, and <br /> 2. Improve traffic safety along Churton Street and NC 86 <br /> The Town is pursuing a"swap"of projects with NCDOT. That is to say, investigating whether <br /> the Brady Road funding could be shifted to a package of projects(some identified and some not) <br /> that address congestion issues in Hillsborough without losing significant time in the funding <br /> allocation. The MPO has indicated interest in supporting the Town on this effort as it reinforces <br /> the local control and priority setting that the MPO supports. <br />
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