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13 Widen to one lane in each direction and improve interchanges on I-85 from I-85/40 split to east <br />of the NC 86 interchange <br />14 Construct bicycle lanes on both sides of roadway on Old NC 86/Hillsborough Road from SR <br />1777 (Homestead Road) to Farm House Road <br />Projects Endorsed by BOCC at June 2, 2015, meeting that were not be submitted by DCHC <br />MPO for scoring: <br />1)Homestead Road bike lane and sidewalk installation <br />2)Eubanks Road bike lane installation <br />3)Mt. Carmel Church Road Bike/Pedestrian Improvements <br />4)Orange High School Road/Harold Latta Road Sidewalk Improvements <br />5)Orange Grove Road/I-40 Pedestrian Bridge and Supporting Sidewalk Improvements <br />6)Dairyland Road paved shoulders <br />7)Trail Connection from English Hill Lane to Buttonwood Drive <br />8)Trail Connection from Patriots Pointe to Timbers Drive <br />Likely due to the large number of pedestrian and bicycle projects submitted in this iteration <br />of the prioritization process and due to anticipated low scores, these projects were not <br />recommended by the DCHC MPO TAC for inclusion in SPOT 4.0. <br />B-G MPO Projects <br />B-G MPO Combined Project List (Carry-Over from SPOT 3.0 and New) <br />Under the B-G MPO process projects are submitted by local jurisdictions to the MPO, <br />which evaluates the projects and submits them to NCDOT. The B-G MPO will then rank <br />each project using local input points (1,300 points for both Regional Impact and Divisional <br />Needs levels), hold a public hearing to review the projects, and submit to NCDOT. The B-G <br />MPO Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) reserves the right to select the top thirteen <br />(13) projects with the highest SPOT score to receive the maximum local points (100 points <br />each) with the Regional and Division level categories. <br />The project list seen and recommended by the OUTBoard and BOCC last year (May and <br />June, 2015) originally had three (3) projects. Through the B-G review process, this list was <br />reduced to two (2) projects, relating to Buckhorn Road and the Mattress Factory Road <br />Interchange. The B-G MPO/Orange County project list and associated map is provided in <br />Attachment 3. NCDOT is currently in the process of scoring each of these projects, and <br />quantitative project scores are anticipated from NCDOT this month. The process will then <br />continue as previously described. <br />Carry-Over Projects: <br />Map ID Project <br />1 Buckhorn Road widening from U.S. 70 to West Ten Road* <br />2 Mattress Factory Road Interchange** <br />*Widen Buckhorn Road from U.S. 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to multi-lanes with bicycle and <br />pedestrian facilities. This segment of roadway is over 95% within the BGMPO planning area and borders <br />the western boundary of the I-40/I-85-Buckhorn Road EDD. This area is the focus of a growing problem <br />17