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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 13, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. _ ~j ' G SUBJECT: Proposed Secondary Road Construction Programs for 2006-2007 and 2007- 2008 DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~~ ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Maps: Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Proposed 2006-2007 SR Construction Program Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 Proposed 2007-2008 SR Construction Program Letter from J.M. Mills, Division Engineer, with Proposed 2006-2007 SR Construction Program Proposed 2007-2008 SR Construction Program Letters to The Chapel Hill News, The News of Orange and the Mebane Enterprise Unpaved Secondary Roads Rating List PURPOSE: To discuss and receive comment on North Carolina Department of Transportation's Proposed 2006-2007 Secondary Roads Construction Program and Proposed 2007-2008 Secondary Roads Construction Program for Orange County. BACKGROUND: Chapter 136-44.8 of the General Statutes of North Carolina (NCGS) requires that North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) meet with the Board of Courity Commissioners at a public meeting to present and discuss with the Board and others the proposed secondary road paving projects (Secondary Roads Construction Program). NCDOT, in compliance with NCGS 136-44.8, has posted in the Orange County Courthouse a County map showing tentative secondary road paving projects, and has published notice of the public hearing in county newspapers (The Chapel Hill News, The News of Orange and The Mebane Enterprise). The 2006-2007 allocation for Orange County secondary roads totals $ 1,300,113. The allocation includes: Paving Rural Rural Paving Priority (11 road segments - 5.14 miles) $ 1,282,000 Contingency $ 18,113 Total $ 1,300,113 The FY 2006-2007 allocation represents a 386% increase in funding from the $267,460 allocation for the 2005-2006 Orange County Secondary Roads Construction Program.