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mi*G-13 caw.,7.17 <br /> Baa4E.1 COs..2.-1.1SSIONL:.-?-5 Ation, <br /> item No.04 <br /> ACTtON AGENDA ITE2I iff3STIZACT <br /> MEET.Thr, DATE may <br /> Subject: Tandem Trailers on U.S. 15-501 <br /> F6-epartrrent: Planning b/li-C Homing g: yes X <br /> Attachmen <br /> t(S) ; Proposed route <br /> map; 1115OrmatiCn Contact: Marvin Collins <br /> Resolution <br /> Phone 14311ber: (910 732-81B1 EXT. 346 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution opposing the designation of a portion of <br /> U.S. 15-601 as a tandem trailer truck route. <br /> NEED: Recently, Congress approved legislation authorizing the Federal Highway <br /> Administration to designate routes for tandem trailers. The authorization <br /> overrides state or local regulations against tandem trailers. <br /> On April 6, 1983, the designation of North Carolina routes was made by. the <br /> Federal Highway Administration. On April 22, 1983, the State completed its <br /> review of the proposal, using two principal criteria: <br /> (1) That the routes should be continuous; and <br /> (2) That the routes should provide access to terminal facilities, <br /> including car dealerships. <br /> The State proposed thirty-eight (38) revisions and fifteen (15) ;additions, <br /> among whilh was U.S. 15-501 between U.S. 64 in Pittsboro and I-85 in Durham. <br /> IMPACT: The proposal to add U.S. 15-501 could create problems, including: <br /> (1) Impediments to traffic flow - U.S. 15-501 is primarily two lands <br /> side With steep grades in places. Trucks pulling tandem trailers <br /> have difficulty maintaining speed up hills. The 1982 traffic <br /> count on U.S. 15-501 between Chapel Hill and the Orange County line <br /> was 8,600 vehicles per day. The capacity of the road is approximately <br />