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Agenda Item 6.a. 96 <br /> Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon <br /> Division 7 and District 1 <br /> March 31 , 2021 12:00 p.m. <br /> - Renee: Where are the roundabouts? <br /> - Margaret: Mayo Street and Eno Mount Street, both at Orange Grove Road. The two <br /> roundabouts are safer and more cost-effective. <br /> III. NCDOT UPDATES ON PENDING OR ACTIVE PROJECTS <br /> A. TIP Projects <br /> B. Resurfacing and/or Bridge Replacements <br /> - Project list found as an attachment from NCDOT. <br /> - Chuck will double-check on an item for the MST initiative and whether the bridge will connect to <br /> it. <br /> - Jamezetta: Was this a part of the BG MPO project that got submitted to SPOT 6? <br /> - Nish: No. There is not SPOT 6 project for Buckhorn Road as a submitted project. <br /> - Jamezetta: How does all of this US 70 work (US 70 study) connect to everything? <br /> - Nish: The study will cover all of US 70 (west of Mebane to east Orange County). <br /> - Jamezetta: How come the roundabout at Estes Drive takes so long? <br /> - Chuck: That project has a lot of utility conflicts (OWASA). That one should be wrapped up <br /> soon and we're finishing up with the road work. <br /> - Jamezetta: Is NCDOT completing a section of the MST with the project update that is by the <br /> bridge? <br /> - Wright: There is a bench under the bridge for the MST trail. It will be another project (NCDOT <br /> won't be responsible for the building of the trail). <br /> - Jamezetta: Concerns about getting sidewalks out by Cedar Ridge HS and New Grady Brown <br /> Elementary. Is there an update on this? <br /> - Chuck: There is a lot of history there. Bottom line is that you've got two schools south of 1-40 <br /> and the homes are north of 1-40. One stopgap measure was to install pedestrian safety fencing, <br /> which you've seen. Long term, having sidewalks would be a positive. We did an MSTA study, <br /> but we weren't able to do pedestrian counts because COVID hit. We will go back to that after <br /> we get back to normal, but I think it'll take SPOT in order to get it up to where people will want to <br /> see it. <br /> - Chuck: Widening of 1-40 will be awarded in this coming August. Discussion of NC 86 study; <br /> this is a third part of the TIP project and has been pulled out because of complexity of issues. <br /> IV. ADDITIONAL ITEMS <br /> A. Mt. Willing Road and Buckhorn Road Intersection — Funding and Installation Progress <br /> - Dawn: It's looking like it's coming up on the Board for approval and potentially have funding by <br /> June 9t" or 10t". It has to be approved by the Board (concept, then funding). Potentially getting <br /> it funded by early summer, and we'll get back to you on that. <br /> - Renee: Has this been an issue with traffic because of the development that is taking place <br /> north of there? <br /> - Dawn: I think it's always been an issue, but with added development, this will enhance the need <br /> for this project. <br /> 4 <br />