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RES- 2015 -032 4 <br />Attachment 1: Draft Resolution Endorsing Transportation Projects for Submission for State <br />Scoring <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY'S LIST OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS <br />FOR THE BURLINGTON - GRAHAM AND DURHAM - CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO METROPOLITAN <br />PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS ( BGMPO AND DCHC MPO) AND THE TRIANGLE AREA RURAL <br />PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF INCLUSION IN THE 2018 — 2027 <br />STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation (BOT), every two years, prepares a Statewide <br />Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that identifies transportation projects to be implemented <br />over the next ten years with State and Federal funding; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local and <br />regional importance to be included in the FY 2018 -2027 STIP; and <br />WHEREAS, the BGMPO and TARPO Transportation Advisory Committees and the DCHC MPO <br />Board are charged with the development of a Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program <br />(MTIP) or regional priority list; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO, TARPO and DCHC MPO; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges, to <br />transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to projects that minimize <br />adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to those projects that foster <br />economic development in the County's designated Economic Development Districts; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br />( NCDOT) to design all highway projects, where appropriate, to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian <br />traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in reduced automobile traffic and <br />related air and water impacts; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement bridges with <br />sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them, and to allow pedestrian passage along <br />any existing or planned trail- system connectors; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the BGMPO, TARPO and <br />DCHC MPO planning areas in attachments to this resolution; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the <br />Board endorses the following list of transportation projects to be submitted for scoring by the State <br />and to ultimately be considered for inclusion in the FY 2018 -2027 STIP. <br />Burlington- Graham MPO: <br />1) Mattress Factory Road Interchange: Construct a new interchange at the existing grade - <br />separated crossing of Mattress Factory Road and 1- 85/1 -40. <br />2) Mattress Factory Road Extension to U.S. 70: Extend Mattress Factory Road northward across <br />East Washington Street and the NCRR /Norfolk Southern railroad right -of -way to intersect U.S. <br />70 and close the existing railroad crossover road connecting East Washington Street and U.S. <br />70 approximately 240 feet to the east of the intersection of Mattress Factory Road and East <br />Washington Street. <br />