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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST <br />2011 - 2017 (2012 - 2018) TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />ORANGE NCDOT DIVISION DCHC MPO <br />COUNTY PRIORITIZATION <br />FOR 2012-2018 PRIORITY <br />FOR 2012- <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ <br />PRIORITY <br />(2011-17) PROJECT DESCRIPTION TIP 2018 MTIP STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />5 SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road) Extension: Extend Orange Grove Road from the east side of Churton Street (SR 1009) to US Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for <br /> 70 business. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the "Access Management and Awareness Project Highway #16 reprioritization. <br /> and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project as an alternative access to the US 70 Business/NC 86 corridor to Project <br /> alleviate congestion on Churton Street. This project could also provide access to a potential site for Orange County's priority rail (Mobility) MPO SUBMIT AS PRIORITY #T. <br /> project, AMTRAK service and train station in Hillsborough, although the site for such rail station has not been determined. NCDOT SPOT SPOT <br /> Rank = 136 Rank =10 <br /> Division 7 <br /> Rank = 26 <br />6 TiD Proiect No U-3436 SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR 1006 (Orange Grove Road): realign Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for <br /> intersection and make safety improvements. This project is not included in the Draft 2012 - 2020 TIP, and is scheduled for Highway #20 reprioritization. <br /> reprioritization. The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County Commissioners have endorsed this project in two joint Project <br /> studies that included commissioners from both jurisdictions. The "EDD Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the (Mobility) MPO SUBMIT AS PRIORITY #8. <br /> "Access Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project for improved traffic NCDOT SPOT SPOT <br /> flow and safety. Rank = 180 Rank =12 <br /> Division 7 <br /> Rank = 30 <br />7 U-2805 SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to Subregional HwY This project is scheduled for <br /> include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of the corridor where those facilities do not exist. There are three schools in the Highway #26 reprioritization. <br /> vicinity of Homestead Road: Chapel Hill High School, Smith Middle School and Seawell Elementary School. Many students live Project <br /> within walking distance and cycling distance to Chapel Hill High School and must walk or cycle along Homestead Road, and (Mobility) MPO <br /> cross the road daily. Provision of sidewalks is of utmost importance for the safety of students and other pedestrians who use NCDOT SPOT SPOT SUBMIT A PRIORITYAS #9. <br /> this corridor. Provision, of bicycle facilities is, likewise, necessary for the safety of students and others Rank = 237 Rank = 14 <br /> Division 7 <br /> Rank = 34 <br />8 SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86. This Bicycle Project BIKEIPED This project is made up of 2 segments: <br />from Rogers Road to <br />Rd <br />k <br />b <br />1 E <br /> project would provide a safer bicycle connection between major routes into Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The project would provide NCDOT SPOT #18 AND . <br />an <br />s <br />u <br /> bicycle access to the new Morris Hill Elementary School off Eubanks Road. Increased traffic on Eubanks from the solid waste Unranked #23 NC 86; and <br />2 Eubanks Road from Old NC 86 to <br /> convenience center and Chapel Hill Public Works Facility and Transportation Facility on Millhouse Road off of Eubanks presents <br /> conflicts with bicycle transportation on the facility. This project is in the 2030 DCHC Long Range Transportation Plan, and is Division 7 rogers Road. <br /> also, from Rogers Road to NC 86, in the Chapel Hill Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan. Unranked <br />NCDOT plans to resurface Eubanks <br /> THE COST FOR THE SEGMENT OF EUBANKS ROAD FROM NC 86 TO ROGERS ROAD IS GREATER THAN $1,000,000 Road this year and add 2-foot paved ~ <br /> AND WOULD BE SUMITTED AS HIGHWAY MODERNIZATION PROJECT. DCHC MPO HAS ASKED THAT LOCAL shoulders that will enhance condition: <br /> JURISDICTIONS SUBMIT ONLY 3 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ORANGE COUNTY HAS 6 PROJECTS CONSIDERED NEW bicyclists. ~ <br /> HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ~ <br />SUBMIT SEGMENT FROM OLD NC 86 TO <br /> ROGERS ROAD AS A BICYCLE PROJECT <br /> PRIORITY #10 <br />2 <br />