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Approved 2/20/13 <br />Matthew Day: The CTP report has standard cross sections in the appendix. <br />Jeff Charles: We need to make sure the maps are coordinated with the descriptions and the appendix. <br />Matthew Day: The cross section in the report is for 11 -foot travel lanes and four -foot paved shoulders and a 45 mph <br />speed limit. <br />Abigaile Pittman: For this project it is four -foot wide paved shoulders. Next, the Old NC 86 from Arthur Minis Road to <br />Davis Road project. Why don't we make a recommendation that the project descriptions include the four -foot wide <br />paved shoulders described in the appendix? There was general concurrence from the Board members. <br />Abigaile Pittman: The next map is the Public Transportation and Rail map. There are currently no rail facilities in the <br />TARPO area. <br />Paul Guthrie: How far out is the map looking at? <br />Abigaile Pittman: 2040. <br />Paul Guthrie: All of the discussion from the last three years of potential rail and 15 -20 years has not been all covered <br />in this map because one of the options was an Efland drop -off station. <br />Abigaile Pittman: That location is in the MPO area. <br />Paul Guthrie: My point is that at least the way this goes, there is no need to worry about rail in the rest of the county. <br />Feeding a rail system that is 20 years out will need to have a series of serious discussions about feeder units to get <br />people to the rail units. <br />Abigaile Pittman: Bus routes are next. <br />Paul Guthrie: Most of the secondary paved road systems in the county were put together between 1948 and 1955 <br />and the only area I see significant attention to is the bridges. I saw nothing from any of the meetings about the long <br />term maintenance and upgrade problems that will occur increasingly. Should that have been mentioned? <br />Matthew Day: That is not something handled in the CTP. They don't get into bridges or maintenance. And bridge <br />maintenance has a totally separate process which is formula driven. <br />Abigaile Pittman: Matt, as the representative of TARPO, is there anything you would like to contribute? <br />Matthew Day: My main goal tonight was to come hear your concerns. We are here to provide advice and to listen. <br />AGENDA ITEM V: STAFF UPDATES <br />a. Status of Burlington- Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) <br />Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) including Orange County <br />b. January 711 and January 1411 public meetings were held by NCDOT for the three proposed <br />railroad private crossing closures in Orange County. Related documents: <br />http: / /orangecountync.gov /planning /RRCrossingClosure.asp <br />c. DCHC MPO CTP Next Steps and the 2040 MTP Next Steps <br />d. DCHC MPO project status list <br />e. NCDOT revised SPOT process, the funding for transportation projects, and the revised <br />timeline <br />f. Specifics on projects from TARPO list provided at December 191h meeting (to answer <br />questions raised by Board members) BOCC's 2013 Boards and Commissions Work <br />