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RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REDESIGN THE EAST-WEST EXPRESSWAY HIGHWAY BRIDGES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is extending the Durham East-West Expressway from 15-501 to I-85; and, WHEREAS, the planned Expressway will cross over the North Carolina Railroad near the intersection with I-85; and, WHEREAS, the NCDOT current plans are for the highway bridge to permit only one set of railroad tracks; and, WHEREAS, the highway bridge life span is designed to be fifty years; and, WHEREAS, the North Carolina Railroad believes that they will need two sets of tracks for freight railroad and Amtrak passenger service; and, WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority is conducting a study of fixed guideway alternatives in the Triangle area; and, WHEREAS, the North Carolina Railroad corridor from east Wake County to Hillsborough is a possible corridor for a fixed guideway; and, WHEREAS, the construction of the highway bridge as planned will preclude future rail service to Hillsborough and northern Orange County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority Board of Trustees that: 1. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requested to redesign the highway bridges to permit four (4) sets of tracks. 2. The General Manager shall communicate this request to the North Carolina Department of Transportation,the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Transportation Advisory Committee, and the North Carolina Railroad. 3. The General Manager shall continue to work with the North Carolina Railroad to preserve the full North Carolina Railroad right-of-way throughout the Triangle area. Passed and adopted December 17, 1992 II,