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WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the DCHC MPO <br /> planning area in an attachment to this resolution; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that <br /> the Board endorses the following prioritized list of transportation projects to be considered for <br /> the FY 2016-2022 DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners may re-prioritize the following list of transportation projects, as more <br /> information becomes available in the coming months. <br /> 1 Orange Grove Road/1-40 Pedestrian Bridge: Construct a pedestrian bridge over I-40 <br /> alongside Orange Grove Road (SR 1006), construct a sidewalk along the north side of <br /> Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) from the pedestrian bridge to Timbers Drive, construct <br /> sidewalks along both sides of New Grady Brown School Road with a midblock crossing, <br /> and construct a sidewalk along one side of Oakdale Drive from Cheshire Drive to <br /> Orange Grove Road. <br /> This project will be submitted as a new pedestrian project for consideration of inclusion <br /> in the DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP. The <br /> project will be submitted as a Safe Routes to School (SRTS)-eligible project; however, if <br /> it is not funded as an SRTS project, the County will be required to commit a 20% local <br /> match. <br /> 2 Orange Public Transportation Expansion Vehicles: Request/purchase up to six (6), 25- <br /> foot, 18-passenger cutaway bus vehicles to accommodate bus service expansion as <br /> recommended in the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) and the <br /> draft Five-Year Orange County Bus Service Expansion Program currently under <br /> development. <br /> This project will be submitted as a new transit project to be considered for inclusion in <br /> the DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP as well as the 2016-2022 STIP. The <br /> project will also be submitted for consideration of Surface Transportation Program- <br /> Direct Apportionment (STP-DA) funding to be determined internally by the MPO. <br /> 3 Park-and-Ride Improvements in Efland (Conceptual): Implement park-and-ride <br /> improvements in the Efland area for cross-county, fixed-route service between Mebane <br /> and Durham. <br /> This project will be submitted as a new transit project to the DCHC MPO for <br /> consideration of inclusion in the DCHC MPO regional priority list and MTIP as well as <br /> the 2016-2022 STIP. The project will also be submitted for consideration of STP-DA <br /> funding to be determined internally by the MPO. <br /> 4 Orange High School Road/Harold Latta Road Sidewalk Improvements: Construct a <br /> sidewalk along the west side of Orange High School Road from Harold Latta Road to <br />