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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 7, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: NC 54 West Corridor Study — Phase 2 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Map — Miles by Jurisdiction Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner, <br /> 2. Draft Phase 2 Study 919-245-2582 <br /> 3. Comments and Responses Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br /> Supervisor, 919-245-2579 <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- <br /> 245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a presentation on the NC 54 West Corridor Study from VHB and <br /> provide comments. <br /> BACKGROUND: The NC 54 corridor study was started in September 2017 by the Durham- <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The study area is from Old Fayetteville Road in <br /> Carrboro west to the 1-85/1-40 interchange in Graham. It includes Burlington-Graham <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) and Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization <br /> (TARPO). VHB is the consultant assigned to the study and they completed the final report in <br /> November 2018, with every member jurisdiction participating in the consultant's and MPO's <br /> public process. A copy of the full report is available online at www.nc54west.com/Report. The <br /> final recommendations serve to identify projects for consideration in the future Strategic <br /> Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) processes. <br /> The NC-54 west corridor covers multiple local jurisdictions and regional transportation planning <br /> agencies. A breakdown of each jurisdiction and agency is provided below and in Attachment 1. <br /> • By local jurisdiction <br /> o Graham 1.7 miles 8% (does not include ETJ) <br /> o Swepsonville 1.2 miles 6% (does not include ETJ) <br /> o Alamance County 7.3 miles 35% <br /> o Orange County 8.6 miles 42% <br /> o Carrboro 1.8 miles 9% (includes ETJ) <br /> Total 20.6 miles 100% <br /> • By MPO/RPO <br /> o BG MPO 10.2 miles 50% <br /> o TARPO 5.8 miles 28% <br /> o DCHC MPO 4.6 miles 22% <br /> Total 20.6 miles 100% <br />