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13. MEMORANDUM TO: Gene Bell, Planner III FROM: Slade cCalip, Planner II DATE : September 6, 1994 SUBJECT: Status of the 1995-2001 LTIP/STIP As you already know there is some concern by DCHC TAC that NCDOT is not responsive to regional priorities . This is evidenced by the inclusion of the 1-40 widening project in the 1995-2001 STIP. As per ISTEA the STIP and LTIP must be developed cooperatively and therefore each agency must approve the STIP and LTIP. The 1995-2001 LTIP is taken verbatim from the STIP. The DCHC TAC is the agency responsible for the adoption of the LTIP. The TAC is against adopting the LTIP without meeting with the Secretary of Transportation and the Governor about the 1-40 project. As of today the TAC has met with the Secretary of Transportation and has had no success in modifying the LTIP to be more in accord with the DCHC Adopted Regional Priorities . The TAC is currently trying to arrange a meeting with the Governor. If the meeting with the Governor has the same results as the meeting with the Secretary the TAC is considering taking the following course of action: a) that they take no action on the 1995-2001 LTIP, which renders the document unusable for "new" project programming\funding, "new" being projects not in the last adopted LTIP ( 1994-2000 ) . and b) that they move forward and develop next year's Regional TIP Priority List and develop a 1996-2002 LTIP prior to the NCDOT developing a 1996-2002 STIP ( see attached request from the lead planning agency) . The two most significant changes from the 1994-2000 to the 1995- 2001 STIP was the expanded Homestead Road project and the inclusion of the 1-40 widening project. The Homestead Road project is programmed to begin planning 1996 and there will probably be no changes to this project. The 1-40 project is programmed to begin planning in 1997, the scope and priority of this project may change as the DCHC TAC develops the 1996-2002 LTIP.