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Attachment 4: Draft Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) Project List Road/Dodsons Cross Road to Neville Road is at capacity and will only continue to substantially exceed capacity in future years. Given these figures, it is also likely that traffic along the segment of NC 54 from Neville Road to Old Fayetteville Road is also at or over capacity. Specific user input on the subject corridor reveals the lack of usable gaps in traffic streams at intersecting streets during peak periods that otherwise might be created by signali zation. User input also reveals the presence of extensive travel lane delay on the NC 54 facility as a result of the lack of adequate storage for left and right turns at some intersecting streets and entrances to businesses along the corridor. Among all projects recommended in the OCCTP, this project would likely score the highest relative to other projects given the improvements the project would provide for both congestion and benefit-cost factors. This project is also eligible for funding at both the regional and divisional tiers, providing it a greater opportunity to be funded than projects that are only eligible for funding at the division tier. This particular project is a subset of the project involving operational improvements to NC 54 from Orange Grove Road to Old Fayetteville Road and is being considered for submission separately because of its ability to score higher by targeting a more congested segment of the corridor. This project will also be submitted as part of the DCHC MPO project list because it overlaps the MPO’s planning area boundary. NC 54 Widening Project (Orange Grove Road to Old Fayetteville Road) Description: Widen NC 54 from Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) to Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1937/1107) to a four (4) lane boulevard to address congestion, safety, and intersecting street turning movement delays. This project would include access management, some new signalization, and would increase the footprint of NC 54 substantially. This facility and the subject corridor are recommended in the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (OCCTP) as in need of widening from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes, which is the form the project took when submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2016-2025 STIP. This project was also submitted for consideration of inclusion in the 2018-2027 STIP, but was not funded. Need: NCDOT projections reveal that traffic on NC 54 from Orange Grove Road to Old Fayetteville Road will substantially exceed the existing roadway capacity by 2035, warranting an increase in capacity through widening. NCDOT traffic figures already indicate that traffic along the segment of NC 54 from Butler Road/Dodsons Cross Road to Neville Road is at capacity and will only continue to substantially exceed capacity in future years. Given these figures, it is also likely that traffic along the segment of NC 54 from Neville Road to Old Fayetteville Road is also at or over capacity. Specific user input on the subject corridor reveals the lack of usable gaps in traffic streams at intersecting streets during peak periods that otherwise might be created by signalization. User input also reveals the presence of extensive travel lane delay on the NC 54 facility as a result of the lack of adequate storage for left and right turns at some intersecting streets and entrances to businesses along the corridor. Among all projects recommended in the OCCTP, this project would likely score the highest relative to other projects given the improvements the project would provide for both congestion and benefit-cost factors. This project is also eligible for funding at both the regional and divisional tiers, providing it a greater opportunity to be funded than projects that are only eligible for funding at the division tier. Removed from Consideration due to the NC 54 Operations Project and Ongoing NC 54 Corridor Study Orange Grove Road/Buckhorn Road Paved Shoulders Description: Widen Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) from Dairyland Road (SR 1177) to Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) and Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) from Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to include four (4)-foot paved shoulders. This project is recommended as a set of bikeway improvements 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 project 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 at the division tier. Removed from Consideration Due to Public Desire to Retain Corridor As Is 23