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1 <br />O R A N G E CO U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 4. 1991 <br />Agenda Abstract <br />Item #- X- .1 <br />SUBJECT: FEASIBILITY STUDY - NC 54 WIDENING <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEADING: Yes —X —No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Draft letter to NCDOT Planning Director X2592 <br />Gene Bell /25/91 Memorandum <br />PHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 --8181 <br />SEE 2/19/91 AGENDA FOR Mebane 227 --2931 <br />BACKGROUND MATERIAL Durham 688 -7331 <br />Chapel Hill 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a response to the N.C. Department of <br />Transportation on a feasibility study for the <br />proposed widening of N.C. Highway 54 in Orange <br />County. <br />BACKGROUND: In October 5, 1990, NCDOT provided a copy of a <br />feasibility study of the proposed widening of N.C. <br />Highway 54 from I -95/40 in Burlington to the N.C. <br />Highway 54 Bypass in Carrboro /Chapel Hill. NCDOT <br />asked for comments on the proposed project and <br />indicated there was not deadline for receipt of <br />comments. <br />At its October 15, 1990 meeting, the Planning Board <br />considered the feasibility study. In addition to <br />Staff comments, the Planning Board recommended that <br />other concerns be expressed to NCDOT. <br />At its December 18, 1990 meeting, the Beard of <br />Commissioners considered the Planning Staff and <br />Planning Board comments, and set January 22, 1991 as <br />the public hearing date on the feasibility study. At <br />the request of the Board, representatives of the <br />Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro as well as OWASA <br />were invited to comment on the study. NCDOT <br />officials were also asked to attend and present <br />the study findings. <br />At the January 22 public hearing, 11 citizens from <br />both Orange and Alamance Counties spoke in <br />opposition to.the project. The Chair of the OWASA <br />