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ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 16, 2019 Action Agenda Item No. 4.a. SUBJECT: NC 54 West Corridor Study Supplement (a.k.a. Phase II) DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Draft Phase 2 Study Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner, 919-245-2582 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, 919-245-2579 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation on the NC-54 West Corridor Study from Orange County Transportation Planning staff and provide comments. BACKGROUND: The NC-54 corridor study was started in September 2017 by the Durham- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The study area spans from Old Fayetteville Road in Carrboro to the 1-85/1-40 interchange in Graham. VHB is the consultant assigned to the study and they completed the final report in November 2018, with every member jurisdiction participating in the consultant's and MPO's public process. The final recommendations serve to identify projects for consideration through future Strategic Prioritization of Transportation (SPOT) processes. On February 2019, Carrboro, through the DCHC MPO, requested VHB to review and confirm Phase 1 conclusions through a phase 2 study (Attachment 1) to analyze future trends and transit alternatives as mentioned in the final report, widening impact on local roads, and other improvements not on NC-54 (e.g. widening other roads or adding new roads as alternative improvements). VHB will present phase 2 of the study to the Board of County Commissioners on November 7, 2019. The MPO will consider taking action on the NC-54 West Corridor Study in November 2019 following a public hearing. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): Staff recommends the OUTBoard provide comments.