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Item 7.d. <br /> <br /> <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Comprehensive Planning <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 21, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) <br /> <br />FROM: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update Item 7d: Replacement of Atkins Road Bridge <br /> <br /> <br />North Carolina Department of Transportation contractors plan to replace the existing <br />Atkins Road bridge that crosses Frank Creek, closing the roadway between N.C. 49 and <br />Corbett Ridge Road in Orange County. This is in the northwest corner of Orange <br />County. <br /> <br />The road closed for work at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24. Traffic will be able to travel <br />on the new bridge by Wednesday, Aug. 23, weather permitting. <br /> <br />Northbound and southbound traffic will use N.C. 49, Corbett Ridge Road and Atkins <br />Road in opposite directions to detour around the closure. <br /> <br />This project is part of the department’s overall bridge program to improve the condition <br />of the state’s bridges and ensure the safety of drivers who rely on them. <br /> <br />“The wooded substructure and guardrails of the 60-year-old bridge does not meet <br />modern design standards,” said Division 7 Assistant Resident Engineer Stephen <br />Robinson. <br /> <br />The bridge will be replaced with a double-barrel culvert, which will last longer than the <br />current design. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />101