Agenda - 02-25-2016 - Agenda for BOCC and Hillsborough Board of Commissioners

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10 Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments b) Park and Ride Lot for 420 and ODX Routes The Town Board received an update from GoTriangle staff regarding options to locate a transfer facility and park and ride for the new Route ODX at its meeting earlier this month. This item has been placed on this joint meeting agenda to provide an opportunity for the boards to discuss anything related to the topic. The Town Board was generally supportive of the option proposed by Go Triangle to locate a transfer facility along Cornelius Street/US 70 Bypass (possibly at Faucette Mill Rd.) to facilitate access to the most routes, as well as residents within walking distance, and a park and ride facility further to the east on US 70 Bypass at Newhope Church. The Town will have to make adjustments to its development code, which its staff is presently studying, to consider a park and ride lot at the church because it is residentially zoned. The Town appreciates GoTriangle's willingness to have the two facilities in the corridor so that access to the route is maximized for transit dependent populations in Hillsborough. The BOCC received the GoTriangle staff report on this item in its February 16 meeting agenda packet. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to these items as necessary. No Attachments c) Churton Street Improvements Due to the complex funding, getting final permissions from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been time consuming on this project. The current schedule would allow the bus stop work near the Justice Facility to begin in May 2016 as the first portion of the construction work. The downtown construction phase would last about 10 months, wrapping up in January 2017. In Spring 2017, NCDOT has scheduled the resurfacing of Churton Street. Once that is complete, the stamped crosswalks and final clean-up can take place. The best estimate right now for full completion is the end of calendar year 2017. The town will have a meeting with downtown businesses as soon as a contractor has been secured so that full details of timing can be discussed and adjusted to the extent feasible. Town staff acknowledges that the construction schedule is not the desired schedule for local businesses, but construction of this type cannot take place in January-March.