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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 1, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. .~ ' q <br />SUBJECT: Turkey Farm Road Bridge Resolution <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Turkey Farm Road Bridge Resolution . Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 <br />New Hope Advisory Committee Letter Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />Letter from BOCC Chair to NCDOT <br />Bridge Structural Elements Diagram <br />Current Picture of Turkey Farm Road Bridge <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a resolution concerning the Turkey Farm Road bridge <br />replacement. <br />BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) plans to <br />construct TIP Project B-4218 (replace Orange County Bridge No. 108 on SR 1730, Turkey Farm <br />Road, over New Hope Creek) this year as scheduled in the 2007-2013 Transportation <br />Improvement Program (TIP). Bridge No. 108 has a sufficiency rating of 24.2 out of a possible <br />100 (for a new structure) and is considered structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. The <br />current structure is not safe for use by school buses or fire trucks. (For example, the current <br />structure, built in 1953, has a weight limit of 7 tons and a fire truck weighs about 20 tons.) <br />This area of New Hope Creek supports a unique community of fresh water mussels including <br />three State Endangered Species, two Federal Species of Concern, and several other <br />significantly rare species and species of special concern. <br />New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee (NHCCAC) Resolution: <br />The NHCCAC has stated its concerns and desired actions regarding the bridge replacement in <br />the attached resolution, which the NHCCAC requests that the Board of County Commissioners <br />(BOCC) endorse. <br />The resolution requests that the NCDOT: <br />1. Ensure maintenance of high water quality, pristine habitat for aquatic species, passage for <br />terrestrial wildlife and adequate recreational access (raising the bridge height sufficiently to <br />accommodate an under bridge pedestrian trail) in the design and construction of the bridge. <br />2. Consult with the Advisory Committee in any decisions that may impact the New Hope Creek <br />natural corridor. <br />