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Attachment 4: Draft Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Project List Rank/ Map ID #* Project Project Description/Need SPOT 3.0 Score SPOT 4.0 Score HIGHWAY PROJECTS 1 Old Greensboro Road Paved Shoulders Description: Widen Old Greensboro Road (SR 1005) from Carrboro’s extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to the Orange/Alamance County line to include four (4)-foot paved shoulders. This project would be a segment of the North Carolina Mountains to Sea Bicycle Route (designated as North Carolina Bike Route 2). Part of this project is located within the DCHC MPO planning area. This project is recommended as a bikeway improvement in the OCCTP. Need: This project would provide a continuous paved bikeway segment from Carrboro through the southwestern portion of Orange County to connect with other bikeway segments that comprise the state’s Mountain to Sea bicycle route. The project is not likely to score very high using either the State’s highway or bike/pedestrian scoring factors because of its rural context and is only eligible for funding at the division tier. 8.44 Division 20.63 Division 2 Efland-Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004) Improvements Description: Widen Efland-Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004) from Highland Farm Road (SR 1332) to the northern property line of the U.S. Post Office north of Carr Store Road SR 1352) from a two (2)-lane, 20-foot cross section to a 24-foot cross section with straightening of the roadway where needed, improvements to turn lanes, and the incorporation of bicycle facilities. This project is recommended in the OCCTP. This project proposal overlaps with STIP project W-5143 to improve the horizontal alignment of the curve on Efland-Cedar Grove Road north of its intersection with Highland Farm Road. This project is scheduled for construction completion in 2016. Need: The project would improve travel time with an increase in design speed and would improve safety with travel lane straightening and an increase in pavement width. This segment of Efland-Cedar Grove Road is a travel alternative to NC 86 for traffic from northwestern Orange County to access I-40/85, and as such, traffic is projected to continue to increase in future years. This project is not likely to score very high using the State’s congestion scoring factor and is only eligible for funding at the division tier. However, the project may s core well against the State’s safety scoring factor. 7.49 Division 18.17 Division PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 3 Deviated Fixed Route Service Implementation Vehicles Description: This project is for the expansion of a new route for Orange County Public Transportation. It will serve rural areas of the county connecting to major trip generators such as downtown Hillsborough, Orange County Court and Municipal offices, UNC Hospital @ Waterstone, and Durham Technical College. 2 buses are needed to cover the north and west corridors of rural Orange County. These "flexible" (deviated fixed / demand response service) routes, run at 60 minute midday headways. Need: This project would provide Flexible fixed route or enhanced demand response service from the rural, underserved areas of Orange County to major points of interest such as medical, employment, retail, municipal and social services. The project is currently in the unfunded category of the Orange County Light Rail Investment plan, yet remains a priority for our County Board of commissioners. It sh ould score high using the State’s scoring factors because of its rural context and is only eligible for funding at the division tier. New Project New Project BICYCLE PROJECTS** 4 Orange Grove Road Paved Shoulders (From NC 54 to Arthur Minnis Road) Description: Widen Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) from NC 54 to Dodsons Crossroads (SR 1102) to include four (4)-foot paved shoulders. This project is recommended as a set of bikeway projects in the OCCTP. Need: This project would provide one segment of a bikeway connection through western Orange County from Carrboro to the Buckhorn Road and Mebane area and improve the safety of the subject thoroughfare for both bicyclists and motorized vehicular travel. The pr oject is not likely to score very high using the State’s bike/pedestrian scoring factors because of its rural context and is only eligible for funding in the division tier. 17.57 Division Not Carried Forward @ RPO Level 5 Dairyland Road Paved Shoulders Description: Widen Dairyland Road (SR 1004/1113/1177) from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) to include four (4)-foot paved shoulders. Part of this project is located within the DCHC MPO planning area. The portion of this project within the DCHC MPO planning area is being recommended for inclusion in that project list. This project is scheduled in the STIP for a feasibility study (STIP # EB- 5108). The project is recommended as a bikeway improvement in the OCCTP. Need: This project would provide one segment of a bikeway connection through western Orange County from Carrboro to the Buckhorn Road and Mebane area and improve the safety of the subject thoroughfare for motorized vehicular travel. The project is not likely to score very high using the State’s bile/pedestrian scoring factors because of its rural context and is only eligible for funding at the division tier. 17.40 Division Not Carried Forward @ RPO Level 21