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2 <br /> is necessary to formally abandon maintenance of the old road alignment and add the realigned <br /> portion to the State Maintained Secondary Road System. <br /> Request for Eubanks Road (Partial) Addition <br /> NCDOT initiated the request for addition and has submitted a petition to the BOCC for its <br /> recommendation (Attachment 2). The related right-of-way for the realignment was acquired in <br /> August and September 2013 from two different property owners (Attachment 3). The road has <br /> been built to a public road standard. The right-of-way for the portion of Eubanks Road to be <br /> added to the State System is depicted on the attached project plan (Attachment 4). The <br /> petitioned portion of Eubanks Road and its respective length and width is as follows: <br /> Road Name Length,in Miles No. of Houses Pavernent/Right-of- <br /> with Frontage way Widths,in Feet <br /> Eubanks Road 0.13 0 20-30/60 <br /> The road is located in Chapel Hill Township, within the Carrboro Transition Area, as defined by <br /> the Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) and the Land Use Plan. <br /> In accordance with North Carolina General Statute §136-62, the BOCC is required to make a <br /> recommendation regarding petitions for addition of roads to the North Carolina Board of <br /> Transportation (NCBOT) before NCDOT can consider the petition. Per statute, no public <br /> hearing is required by the BOCC. <br /> Request for Eubanks Road (Partial) Abandonment <br /> NCDOT initiated the request for abandonment and has submitted a petition to the BOCC for its <br /> recommendation (Attachment 5). The right-of-way for the portion of Eubanks Road to be <br /> abandoned and removed from the State System is depicted on the attached project plan <br /> (Attachment 6). The pavement has already been removed by NCDOT and the utilities have <br /> been relocated. The petitioned portion of Eubanks Road to be abandoned, and its respective <br /> length and width is as follows: <br /> Road Name Length in Miles No. of Houses Pavernent/Right-of- <br /> with Frontage way Widths,in Feet <br /> Eubanks Road 0.12 0 24/60 <br /> In accordance with North Carolina General Statute §136-63, the BOCC is required to make a <br /> recommendation regarding petitions for abandonment of roads or any section of roads to the <br /> North Carolina Board of Transportation (NCBOT) before NCDOT can consider the petition. Per <br /> statute, a public hearing is required in cases of road closings but not realignment. Eubanks <br /> Road remains open. The abandoned right-of-way will be transferred to the adjoining property <br /> owners as depicted in Attachment 7. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact to the County associated with this <br /> item other than staff time. NCDOT will incur additional maintenance and removal responsibilities <br /> and costs. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated <br /> with this item: <br /> GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY <br /> The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang <br /> activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. <br />