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RES-a~o~- aGc~ Attachment 1 3 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE FOR TIP PROJECT NUMBER U-3808, ELIZABETH BRADY ROAD EXTENSION WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Number U-3808, the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension; and WHEREAS, the DEIS contains detailed studies for four alternatives for the project including a No-Build Alternative that would include other NCDOT programmed roadway improvements and other roadway projects in the area that are included in the adopted 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) but no improvements to Elizabeth Brady Road except for routine maintenance; and WHEREAS, the DEIS indicates implementation of Build Alternatives 3, 4 or 6 would have greater negative impacts to area physical, cultural and human environments than the No-Build Alternative while reducing traffic delay on Churton Street by only 13% to 23%; and WHEREAS, Orange County has previously submitted comments regarding the County's concerns with protecting the natural and cultural resources in the vicinity of the Elizabeth Brady Road project; and WHEREAS, Orange County has participated in several joint endeavors with the Town of Hillsborough to study transportation projects and develop plans recommending projects to address traffic congestion in and around Hillsborough; and WHEREAS, Orange County has included projects recommended by those joint studies in its priority list requests for programming in the TIP; and WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough has developed a list of alternatives to replace construction of the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension project; and WHEREAS, NCDOT will consider such things as safety, costs, traffic service, environmental impacts and public comments in making a recommendation for a Preferred Alternative Corridor for preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that Orange County endorses the No-Build Alternative for TIP Project Number U-3808, the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension, and supports programming of roadway improvements in the 2030 LRTP of the DCHC MPO to alleviate traffic on Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough including: • TIP Project Number R-2825, South Churton Street improvements;