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of traffic backing up on the northbound exit ramps of I-40/I-85 onto southbound Buckhorn Road and at a left turn into a nonconforming business use just south of the interchange. Orange County has extended water and sewer to this area to serve public facilities and to increase the attractiveness of the EDD for development. The project was previously submitted through the DCHC MPO as a bike project requesting four (4)-foot paved bike lanes when Buckhorn Road was located within that MPO’s planning area. **Construct new interchange at existing grade-separated crossing of Mattress Factory Road and I-40/I- 85 to relieve existing and/or future expected congestion on projected under-capacity existing interchanges at I-40/I-85 and Mebane Oaks Road and I-40/I-85 and Buckhorn Road and to serve existing and future growth in the specific area around the proposed interchange. The proposed interchange would address both traffic capacity deficiencies and reduce crashes related to congestion on parallel thoroughfares. The new interchange would also be an opportunity to provide pedestrian and biking facilities across I-40/I-85 that do not currently exist in the Mebane area. Specific improvements associated with the interchange include: x Modified diamond interchange with a loop ramp in the southeast quadrant for I-40 eastbound exiting vehicles; x Five (5)-lane roadway section on Mattress Factory Road at the proposed interchange; x One bridge structure with a five (5)-lane section and bike/ped accommodations; x Traffic signals installed on Mattress Factory Road at the ramp intersection and Oakwood Street with coordinated signals; and x Industrial Drive realignment to intersect Mattress factory Road either across from Oakwood Street or further north. New Projects: None Projects Endorsed by BOCC at June 2, 2015, meeting that were not be submitted by B-G MPO for scoring: x Mattress Factory Road extension to U.S. 70 – The extension of Mattress Factory Road northward a distance of approximately 240 feet across East Washington Street and the NCRR/Norfolk Southern railroad right-of-way to intersect U.S. 70 at a 90 degree angle. The project would also call for the closure of the existing railroad crossover road connecting East Washington Street and U.S. 70 approximately 240 feet to the east that currently provides access across the railroad right-of-way to U.S. 70. This project was not recommended by the B-G MPO TAC because of its low score under SPOT 3.0. TARPO Projects Under the TARPO process each county may submit a single ranked list of up to the top ten (10) projects in all modes, and public input must be solicited. TARPO will then perform a quantitative analysis to rank all of the projects, ultimately determining the final priority ranking for submission to the SPOT P4.0 process, along with the list of carry-over project from SPOT 3.0. The project list seen and recommended by the OUTBoard and BOCC last year (May and June, 2015) originally had nine (9) projects. Through the TARPO review process, this list was reduced to eight (8) projects, with five (5) of the projects being segments of NC 54. The other three (3) projects relate to Efland-Cedar Grove Road, 18