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Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon Meeting Notes Division 7 and District 1 November 30, 2017 12:00 p.m. of -Way encroachment, and a decision on how sidewalk projects would be administered through construction would be needed. Craig Benedict added that the Twin Peaks park sidewalk project had required $80,000 - $100,000 for project administration. Barry Jacobs added that within the context of the Efland Small Area Plan planning process, sidewalk maintenance was voted down so there wasn't an opportunity to discuss sidewalks any further in downtown Efland. Efland sidewalks would be in NCDOT right -of -way where suburban meets urban. He reinforced that Orange County needs to have a sidewalk policy. He recalled that the OUTBoard had requested that the BOCC and Hillsborough work together on a sidewalk policy and maintenance agreement. Chuck Edwards stated that subdivision streets not located within corporate limits can have homeowners associations maintain sidewalks. NCDOT does not maintain sidewalks, however, encroachments might be allowed within subdivisions. As a rule, sidewalk encroachments have not been allowed outside subdivisions. Dave Stancil said that the County park staff could perform the required sidewalk maintenance upon the direction of the BOCC. Craig Benedict noted that there may also be need for some sidewalks at OCPT bus stops that are located on the fringe of County and corporate limits. Bonnie Hammersley stated that the staff work group to prepare for the work session should include Craig Benedict, Tom Altieri, Jeff Thompson, and Dave Stancil. The results of the staff group will feed the sidewalk policy, and help determine costs for maintenance and construction. A decision will need to be made as to whether sidewalks are a funding priority. Penny Rich added that the timing question for the work session will be up to Staff. Funding prioritization will be talked about at the BOCC Retreat. Status: The County is pursuing a work session to include discussion on sidewalks, among other items. b) Orange Grove Road Bridge fencing and conceptual design options for a pedestrian bridge (Update) (Chuck Edwards, NCDOT) Chuck Edwards said that there is a chain link fence being installed on the Orange Grove Road Bridge over 1 -40. The funds have been secured. The first bids were all over the funding estimate, so the second bid opens next week. The reason for the exceeded estimates points to costs of traffic management, and preparing the bridge for fencing. The project is supposed 57