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Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon <br />Division 7 and District 1 <br />July 12, 12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />o Topography seems to favor a grade separated underpass (23 ft. in <br />depth, top-of-rail to top of roadway pavement) as an option rather than <br />going over NCRR Corridor at Efland-Cedar Grove Road, and close <br />existing crossing at Mt. Willing Road (10+ yrs. in the future). Would <br />need to be evaluated through feasibility study. <br />o Road extending from Efland-Cedar Grove Road to new intersection <br />with Mt. Willing near the interchange. <br />o Connections to Turner, Efland-Cedar Grove Road, and to the <br />Connector. <br />d)Resurfacing of Dogwood Acres. (Chuck Edwards, NCDOT) <br />Chuck Edwards stated that in response to transportation issues raised at an April <br />13 meeting with Commissioners McKee and Rich, County staff, and <br />neighborhood residents, the following actions have been undertaken by NCDOT: <br />x NCDOT maintenance staff has completed selective roadside vegetation <br />management and ditch and pipe maintenance to improve line of sight and <br />roadside drainage while minimizing impacts to adjacent property frontages <br />x NCDOT maintenance staff has also performed maintenance/replacement of <br />roadway signs. <br />x As we discussed during the meeting, NCDOT has programmed the repaving <br />of Dogwood Acres Drive and all other State maintained streets in the <br />Dogwood Acres neighborhood. New pavement markings will be installed on <br />Dogwood Acres Drive as well. The contractor’s specific schedule for paving <br />these streets is not confirmed at this time; however, all work is scheduled for <br />completion by November 2016. <br />x As requested, on May 4-5 and May 10-11, NCDOT collected 24-hour traffic <br />volume and speed data on Dogwood Acres Drive in the vicinity of the various <br />intersections. Based on the data collected, the average speed on Dogwood <br />Acres Drive ranged from 24 mph to 27 mph with 85 % of all traffic at or below <br />speeds of 30mph to 33 mph depending on instrument location. This indicates <br />substantial compliance with the posted 25 mph speed limit during the study <br />period. The 24 –hour, two-way traffic volumes ranged from 245 vehicles to <br />378 vehicles. For context, a typical detached single family home is expected <br />to generate approximately 10 vehicle trips in a 24 hour period. An exhibit <br />providing additional detail is attached. <br />x As requested, NCDOT staff evaluated the various intersections along <br />Dogwood Acres Drive for installation of All-Way Stop configurations which <br />require traffic on all approaches to stop. It has been determined that <br />installation of All- Way Stops at the intersections listed below would be <br />beneficial to improve safety in consideration of limited intersection sight <br />29