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, : .......■■, . .: - -• • f N i I 1 1 1 , . . MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between page 1 of 9 '- THE CITY OF DURHAM, COUNTY OF DURHAM, AND NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPART- MENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION WITNESSETH TRAT EREAS, Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2(a) of the General Statutes of North Carolina requires that: "Each municipaiitty with the cooperation of the Board of Transporta- tion, shall; develop a comprehensive plan for a street system that will srve present and anticipated volumes of vehicular traffic in and around the municipality. The plan shall be based on th0 best information available including, but not limited to, population growth, economic conditions and pro- spects, and patterns of land development in and around the municipality, and shall provide for the safe and effective use of struts and highways through such means as parking re- gulations, signal systems , and traffic signs, markings, and other devics. The Board of Transportation may provide fi- nancial anditechnical assistance in the preparation of such plans."; and, WHEREAS, the said Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2(b)' provides that: "After completion and analysis of the plan, the plan may be adopted by both the governing body of the municipality and the Board of Transportation as the basis for future street and highway improvements in and around the Municipality. As a part of the plan, the governing body of the municipality and the Board of Transportation shall reach an ag eement as to which of the existing and proposed streets and highways included in the plan will be a part of the State Hi ghway System and which streets will be a part of the Municip 1 street system.. th As used in this article, the State Highw y System shall mean both the primary highway system of the State and the secondary road system of the State within municipalities."; and, i . . . . _ . . . . . . . , '