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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 9, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Resolution Endorsing Two NCDOT Projects to Enhance Safety and Improve Traffic <br />Flow <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~__ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Resolution of Endorsement <br />Location Map of Proposed Projects <br />Letters from Division 7 Engineer <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a resolution endorsing two transportation improvements proposed by the <br />North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). <br />BACKGROUND: Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Chapter §136-11.1, NCDOT <br />Division 7 Engineer has notified Orange County of two transportation improvements that have been <br />approved for Spot Safety funding by the NCDOT Division 7 Board of Transportation member. The <br />NCDOT requests that Orange County submit a written resolution expressing the County's views on <br />each project. <br />NCDOT Division 7, with help from the Board of Transportation member Douglas Galyon, has <br />accelerated the two projects shown in the location map on page 3. Those projects were chosen <br />because abenefit/cost analysis of areas having high crash rates or recurring accidents of a specific <br />type indicated the proposed improvements would yield highest benefits at these locations. The <br />proposed improvements have proven effective far enhancing safety and improving traffic flow in <br />areas having similar geometric designs. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with this item. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Resolution <br />Endorsing Safety Improvements to Enhance Safety and Improve Traffic Flow. <br />