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Phase A - I-40 from the Durham County Line to NC 86, construct an additional westbound lane (no additional eastbound lane) in FY 2016-2017; Phase C - I-40 from I-85 to NC 86 and NC 86 (eastbound) to the Durham County Line, program for funding in future years. TIP Project I-0305 TIP Project I-0305A will widen I-85 to six lanes from I-40 to west of SR 1709, Lawrence Road, with reconstruction of the interchanges at Old NC 86 and NC 85. The Draft STIP programs funds to acquire right-of way and relocate utilities for Phase A in years FY 2017-2019, and to start construction in 2020 and continuing in future years that are not funded at this time. Project I-03056 will widen I-85 from east of SR 1709 to the Durham County Line with reconstruction of the interchange at US 70. The draft STIP programs Phase B to be funded in future years Project I-0305 in Orange County is a first priority Highway Trust Fund project. Highway Trust Funds can only be used for roads stipulated in the 1989 legislation that created the fund. I-40 is also named as one of the corridors in the Highway Trust Fund legislation but the legislation specifies first priority will be given to the I-40 corridor in Buncombe, Haywood, Guilford, Wake, and Durham counties. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. Attachment 1-e -Map: Improvements to Interstate Highway System through Orange County 2. Solid Waste Issues a) Inter-local Agreement Modifications for Solid Waste The Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) conducted discussions this past fall regarding the future of the Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste (IA), as well as how to consider the matter of Alternative Technologies. These discussions were prompted by a Board of Commissioners' (BOCC) request following the decision to end the search for a transfer station site and a subsequent decision to haul waste at least for an interim period from Orange County to the City of Durham Transfer Station. Given that a basic tenet of the existing IA is the County's responsibility to provide Orange County governments with solid waste disposal facilities in exchange for government's pledge of wastes to that facility, the existing IA's continued value and usefulness is brought into question. The SWAB submitted a memorandum dated November 11, 2010 (attached) to the BOCC making recommendations with regard to the IA and the issue of pursuing alternative technologies. The SWAB recommends initiating conversations among the IA signatories in order to begin the process of reconsidering the current IA. The SWAB acknowledges that the direction the local governments may take on the IA may be influenced by decisions made with regard to long-term waste disposal decisions. The SWAB also recommends that a partnership among governments in the interest of environmentally and economically responsible solid waste management should continue or even be enhanced if possible.