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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 21, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: NC 54 West Corridor Study <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Presentation <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 8.a. <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner, <br />245 -2582 <br />PURPOSE: <br />Receive a presentation on the NC -54 West Corridor Study from Orange County Transportation <br />Planning staff. <br />BACKGROUND: The NC -54 corridor from Carrboro to Graham is currently going through a <br />comprehensive analysis and feasible improvements will be identified. The consultants selected <br />by Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) for this <br />corridor study are: <br />• VHB — local engineering and planning firm & Rose & Associates — market analysis <br />The studv team includes- <br />Durham-Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan <br />Burlington- Graham Metropolitan Planning <br />Planning Organization DCHC MPO <br />Organization BG -MPO <br />Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization <br />TARPO <br />NC Department of Transportation <br />Orange County and Alamance County <br />Town of Carrboro and City of Graham <br />The project is broken down into four phases and is scheduled for completion late 2018 <br />• Phase 1 —Existing Conditions and Market & Economic Assessment -Fall 2017 <br />• Phase 2 — First Community Meeting and Long -Range Forecasts - Early 2018 <br />• Phase 3 —Second Community Meeting and Draft Report— Spring 2018 <br />• Phase 4 — Draft Report — Summer 2018, and Final Report — Fall 2018 <br />A website with an interactive map has been created for the project at www.nc54west.com <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Staff recommends that the OUTBoard: <br />1. Receive the presentation <br />33 <br />