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Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon Division 7 and District 1 October 19, 2015 12:00 p.m. 5 Eric Hallman inquired about the status of the crosswalk at Nash and Kollack Street. Margaret Hauth responded that the bus pullout and everything on the east side will be completed first, followed by Tryon St. and everything on the west side. The project is being staged in this manner because of stormwater issues and the need to coordinate with local business owners along Churton Street. Earl McKee asked about how another Hillsborough Circulator running the other way would impact the planned location of the bus pull-out. Margaret Hauth replied that it wouldn’t really matter because there will be a north-bound pull-out and a south-bound pull-out along Churton Street (total of two). Eric Hallman stated that he would like to see a shuttle route between the community college and Churton St. Bernadette Pelissier said that this had been discussed before and that it could eventually happen with ½ cent sales tax funds. e)Discussion of possible enhanced stop signage at Sawmill Road and NC Hwy 86 (Earl McKee) Earl McKee inquired about the possibility of having improved safety signage, rumble strips, and/or a blinking light. Pat Wilson is currently looking at the situation and will get back to the county. They are considering increasing the size of the stop sign and using red reflective tape, and relocating it or having a second stop sign in the island in the middle of the road. They could also put a stop sign on the left side of the road. He thought that some access issues may be caused by traffic associated with the convenience store located on the corner. f)Update/status of Pleasant Green Road/Cole Mill Road 4-way stop (Earl McKee) Earl McKee noted that this is a skewed intersection and inquired about the status of the proposed four-way stop sign. Chuck Edwards responded that this is an ongoing project involving intersection radii improvements and above ground utilities to be relocated; no four-way stop is planned however. NCDOT is currently acquiring right-of-way, and construction is scheduled for Spring 2016. Earl encouraged NCDOT to consider a four-way stop at the intersection since it is a blind curve coming from the west. g)Update on options and available funding sources for Oakdale Road/Orange Grove Road intersection (Chuck Edwards) Chuck Edwards explained that an experiment was performed on the Oakdale Road/Orange Grove Road intersection and they discovered that a three-way stop won’t work because there is too much congestion on the approaches. It was suggested that perhaps a traffic signal would work if the warrants could be met. Tom Altieri suggested that perhaps another option for consideration would be reducing the speed limit from 45 to 35 mph. 44