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---------- - I <br />MEMO TO: FILE <br />Attachment 4 <br />FROM: Mark L. Reep, PE, Project Manager <br />DATE: January 15, 2013 <br />SUBJECT: Citizens Informational Workshop (CIW) for Orange County Crossing Closures at <br />North Carolina Railroad (NCRR/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway Gordon Thomas <br />Drive (P- 4405I) and Greenbriar Drive (P- 4405J). <br />A Citizens Information Workshop was held between 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2013, at <br />the Shared Visions Retreat Center, 3717 Murphey School Road, Durham. The purpose of the <br />meeting was to introduce the project to residents and local officials and to receive comments on <br />the alternatives and issues to be considered during the project development process. <br />Approximately 30 residents and local officials attended the meeting. Below is a summary of <br />comments received. A Spanish- speaking interpreter was present at the meeting. <br />GORDON THOMAS DRIVE AREA <br />Written Comments <br />Comment: Increased traffic would propose a security issue. Residents along Paschall Drive are <br />concerned with more traffic. There would be speeding which would endanger people /pedestrians <br />and animals. <br />Comment: Increased traffic on Paschall Drive would increase noise levels along the road. <br />Comment: Surveys for the Paschall Drive roadway improvements should be made available to <br />residents to confirm existing property lines and the amount of right -of -way required. <br />Comment: What effect will increased rail volumes have on noise levels in the project area? <br />Comment: Please advise as to whether or not there are private lots between Gordon Thomas <br />Drive and Highway 751 that would be denied right of way to Old NC 10 or US 70 with this <br />change. <br />Comment: Would right -of -way purchased at the corner of Corner of Couch Mountain and <br />Paschall Drive be taken from the north or south of the road? <br />12 <br />5121 Kingdom Way, Suite 100 e Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 • 919.851.6066 • fax 919.851.6846 9 flohut.com <br />