RES-2013-080 NO ACTION - Resolution Endorsing Projects for the DCCHC MPO Transportation Improvement Program

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Attachment 5: Resolution Endorsing Projects for the DCHC MPO Transportation 15 RES-2013-080 Improvement Program d� -ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ` ,�C A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (DCHC MPO) REGIONAL PRIORITY LIST FOR THE 2016 — 2022 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT), every two years, prepares a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that identifies transportation projects to be implemented over the next seven years with State and Federal funding; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local and regional importance to be included in the FY 2016-2022 STIP; and WHEREAS, the DCHC MPO Transportation Advisory Committee is charged with the development of a Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP); and WHEREAS, Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the DCHC MPO; and WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges, to transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to those projects that foster economic development in the County's designated Economic Development Districts; and WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in reduced automobile traffic and related air and water impacts; and WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement bridges with sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow pedestrian passage along any existing or planned trail-system connectors; and WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the DCHC MPO planning area in an attachment to this resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for the FY 2016-2022 DCHC MPO MTIP. 1 South Churton Street(Old NC 86) Improvements: Widen South Churton Street (SR 1009) from 1-40 to U.S. 70 Business to multiple lanes with congestion management, limited access, bicycle and pedestrian, and aesthetic improvements. This project will be submitted as a reprioritized highway project to be considered for inclusion in the DCHC MPO MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP.