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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed 2012-2013 Secondary Road (SR) Construction Program for Orange <br /> County <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YO <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Proposed 2012-2013 SR Construction Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br /> Program Tom Altieri, 245-2575 <br /> 2. Proposed 2012-2013 SR Construction <br /> Program Map <br /> 3. Letter from J.M. Mills, Division Engineer <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing, receive public comment, and discuss the North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation's Proposed 2012-2013 Secondary Roads Construction Program <br /> for Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Chapter 136-44.8 of the General Statutes of North Carolina (NCGS) requires <br /> that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) meet with the Board of County <br /> Commissioners at a public meeting to present and discuss the proposed secondary road paving <br /> projects (Secondary Roads Construction Program). NCDOT, in compliance with NCGS 136- <br /> 44.8, has published notice of the public hearing in the News of Orange County, The Chapel Hill <br /> News, and the Mebane Enterprise. <br /> The 2012-2013 allocation for Orange County secondary roads totals $700,080 (Attachment 1). <br /> The allocation includes: <br /> Est. Cost <br /> II. General Secondary Road Improvements $ 650,000 <br /> IV. Surveying, right-of-way acquisition, additions, contingencies, <br /> overdrafts, etc. $ 50,080 <br /> Total $ 700,080 <br /> The FY 2012-2013 allocation represents a 34% decrease in funding from the $1,053,833 <br /> allocation for the 2011-2012 Construction Program. <br /> The roads included in the FY 2012-2013 program are: <br /> • New Sharon Church Road from SR 1553 (Walker Road) to SR 1548 (Schley Road) - <br /> Widen existing lanes 2' and resurface; and <br /> • Lebanon Road from SR 1376 (Stagecoach Road) to SR 1004 (Efland Cedar Grove <br /> Road) - Widen existing lanes 2' and resurface. <br /> These projects can be seen on the project map (Attachment 2). <br />