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01 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE DESIGNATION OF U. S. 15-501 BETWEEN U.S. 64 AND I-85 AS A ROUTE FOR TANDEM TRAILERS WHEREAS, U.S. 15-501 is a two-lane road which currently carries more than 8,500 vehicles a day, representing 91% of the road's design capacity of 9,500, particularly in the area between Chapel Hill and the Orange-Chatham County line; ancL, WHEREAS, Tandem truck trailers would not be able to maintain adequate speeds up steep grads, and, on a two-lane road such ;as 15-501, it is to be expected that such traffic would result in increased danger to those . .persons using that highway; and, WHEREAS, Tandem truck .trailers, because of their greater weight, can be expected to severely damage the roadbeds which are essential to the traffic carrying capacity of our road network; -and, i i WHEREAS, The North' Carolina Department of Transportation did on April 22, 1983, request that U.S. 15-501 between U.S. 64 in Pittsboro and 1-85 in Durham be added to the routes in North Carolina designated by the Fed- eral Highway Administration as authorized to carry tandem trailers. i NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Orange County Board Of Commissioners, acting on behalf of the safety and welfare of the citizens of Orange County do oppose the addition of U.S. I 15-501 to that list of orads authorized for tandem trailers. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do request the North Carolina . Department of Transportation withdraw U.S. 15-501 between U.S. 64 in Pittsboro and .I-85 in Durham from its list of fifteen i (15) additional such roads in North Carolina. THIS, the 17th day of May, 1983. i Richard E. Whitted, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners I i i i i ,I t i - I