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7 II. Paving of Rural Roads - Unpaved rural roads has been, and will continue to be, an important transportation issue for Orange County. Currently pavement improvements are only funded through the North Carolina Highway Trust Fund Secondary Roads Improvement Program. Orange County annually averages pavement of approximately 12 miles of roads in the program at the current time. Last year the commissioners requested the N.C. Board of Transportation investigate reallocation of ISTEA funds to enable more Trust Fund dollars to be spent on paving programs in the county. NCDOT has been unresponsive to this request due to the financial constraints of the TIP budget. This year the Commissioners have expressed the desire to look at funding of pavement projects through the TIP process. An important component of the TIP process not to be overlooked is the structure of the funding calendar for projects included in the TIP. The TIP is an eight year planning and budgeting document for NCDOT and FHWA transportation projects. Projects included in the program are typically budgeted for six to eight years prior to construction. In other words, a project added to this year's TIP typically cannot be funded until the year 2000. :..,,..:..:<;:>::, > :::'•:;>'«::::>:>:,>::: YP Y Y They would also be subject to the State and Federal planning guidelines which could extend the project even longer. In comparison, the NCDOT Surface Pavement Program is an annual program where the allocation of eligible funds can fluctuate significantly. Projects identified annually for the program are typically improved during the same fiscal year. •�3: :B fEifi ' •4 !•'.... :..g:::.�::: :• • .'}.�::f•:. :r•:' .. ::�:;:;:5.'y;;'>:�>isr:;:;::fsR::{f:::>:>••:::: C::::::�'•':,::;:<:::::�"i�i::::i::::::::L;>:5::ii`=:ix•?.c::;:;•::.:<:i;<;:c:::::;::;Y;i:! } Bf _3 F :i: E_c-, i- 'tl4_:_! '#:ifi_r'9..t•:'.�9 �3.::: -[B t� };; )C:: ; _ ::i:: b`;:YgA, 3_4.8•'•- "`L`; a 6.x:' Rl ..l '._•:i:;_B # a. Each Board of Transportation member and Division Engineer receive "discretionary funds" to spend freely in their representative division. These funds are not a part of the TIP process, therefore direct contact with local Board of Transportation members is necessary to obtain any portion of them. These funds also must be allocated by the Board member during the present fiscal year. The Commissioners could contact Mr. Doug Galyon,Division 7 Board Member or Dr. Gorman Gilbert, Orange County At-Large member to lobby for these funds to be spent on select unpaved roads in the County. b. Allocations and priority listings for the Secondary Roads Improvement program are developed annually. Again, contact with the NCDOT Board members is imperative in order for them to be aware of the needs of the County in regard to this program. Dialog is encouraged over the next six months to encourage more funds be allocated for Orange County in next year's program.