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For the TARPO project priority list (Attachment 1), all projects that were submitted in 2011 were carried forward to this priority list, and two (2) new projects that were not submitted in 2011 were added to the list and prioritized as the top projects. One of these projects (NC 54 widening) is a completely new highway project not previously submitted that is recommended in the newly adopted Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (OCCTP), which is depicted on the OCCTP Highway Map inAttachment 2.The other project (Efland-Cedar Grove Road improvements), alsodepicted on the OCCTP Highway Map in Attachment 2, was previously submitted for prioritization iterations before 2011 but was removed from that priority list before submission toTARPO and is now being added again for consideration. These two projects were added to the top of the list because they are both OCCTP-recommended projects and are likely to score higher against the State’s prioritization scoring criteria giving them a greater chance of being funded and included in the 2016-2022 STIP. The other four (4) projects were shifted down to priorities 3-6 because they are not likely to score as well for consideration in the 2016-2022 STIP as a result of not having added capacity impacts and not as much of an impact on safety to users as the other two (2) projects. These projects are also recommended on the OCCTP Bicycle Map in Attachment 2.Attachment 3is a map depicting the locations of the draft project priorities for those projects within TARPO’s planning area. For the DCHC MPO project priority list (Attachment 4), all projects that were submitted in 2011 were carried forward to this priority list, and three (3) projects that were not submitted in 2011 were added to the list: NC 54 widening from Neville Road to Old Fayetteville Road, I-40 widening from the I-40/I-85 interchange to the Durham County line, and I-85 widening from the I-40/I-85 interchange to the Durham County line. The NC 54 widening project is a continuation of the recommended NC 54 widening project in the draft TARPO project priority list, while the I-40 and I- 85 widening projects were not in previous County priority lists but are projects that have already been included in the STIP and are of statewide significance that will be scored regardless of Orange County’s submission. These two widening projects are likely to score higher than many of the other projects recommended for submission. The general order of suggested project ranking in the DCHC MPO list is: 1)Added capacity/mobility projects of local significance; 2)Added capacity/mobility projects of statewide/regional significance; 3)Transit/rail projects; 4)Modernization/bikeway projectsoflocal significance exceeding $1,000,000; and a 5)Pedestrian project (the pedestrian project was prioritized last because it would require a 20% local match that the County has not indicated it would provide). The strategy for this ordering of projects will be explained by staff at the OUTBoard’s September 18th meeting. Attachment 5is a map depicting the locations of the draft project priorities for those projects within the DCHC MPO planning area. RECOMMENDATION(S): Staff recommends the Board: 1)Consider and recommend for approvalthe list of transportation project priorities in the TARPO planning area for the BOCC’s endorsement; and 2)Consider andrecommend for approvalthe list of transportation project priorities in the DCHC MPO planning area for the BOCC’s endorsement. 20