RES-2005-021 Orange County Transportation Priority List for 2007-2013 TIP

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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN THE 2007 - 2013 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 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.