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Recommendations <br />1. Pursue funding to implement recommendations in this study. <br />The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Spot Safety funds and <br />Small Urban Funds are potential funding sources for roadway <br />improvements. Small Urban Funds may be used for projects within 1- <br />mile outside city limits. Both Small Urban and Spot Safety funding <br />sources are subject to the discretion of the Division's Board of <br />Transportation (BOT) member, and are generally requested for projects <br />in the $50,000 to $200,000 range. The local jurisdiction(s) must <br />request those funds from the BOT member. Transportation <br />Improvement Program, in general, is used to fund projects that cost <br />$300,000 or more. There are also some contingency funds that may <br />be requested through the area's representatives to the State <br />legislature. <br />The local jurisdictions should pursue funding to advance the following <br />improvements in the Orange Grove Road corridor. <br />1.1 Pursue funding to widen the bridge on Orange Grove Road over <br />Interstate 40 to include bicycle and pedestrian facilities. North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation estimates the cost to add <br />bicycle and pedestrian facilities to the bridge is approximately <br />$750,000. <br />1.2 Pursue funding and work with NCDOT to install a crosswalk with <br />a flashing light to warn vehicles of the pedestrian crossing at the <br />bus driveway entrance at Cedar Ridge High School. <br />1.3 Pursue funding and work with NCDOT to investigate installing a <br />traffic light at the intersection of Oakdale Drive and Orange <br />Grove Road, and to provide right turn lanes on both Oakdale <br />Drive and Orange Grove Road to assist traffic flow through the <br />intersection. <br />