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11 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> Item 5.c. <br /> Summary of "Non-STIP" Funding Sources for Transportation Improvements <br /> High Impact-Low Cost Program: <br /> • Purpose- Deliver localized roadway improvements deemed to have substantial <br /> benefit while minimizing cost and project delivery time <br /> • Introduced in 2017 legislative session <br /> • Approx. $3.5 million per Division per biennium <br /> • Project cap $1.5 Million <br /> • Projects over $250 K require resolution of support from local elected body <br /> • Selection Criteria: Traffic volume, accidents, lane and shoulder width, pavement <br /> condition, multimodal benefits, other funding sources, County economic <br /> prosperity ranking <br /> • Local input solicited <br /> • Current/Recent Orange County Projects <br /> o Extend northbound right turn lane on Churton Street at US 70 <br /> • Examples of Potential Project Types <br /> o Intersection (turn lanes, radius improvements, realignments) <br /> o Signalization or modification of existing signals <br /> o Widening lanes and resurfacing, pavement strengthening <br /> o Other projects that do not require R/W acquisition or utility relocation <br /> Spot Safety Program: <br /> • Purpose- Deliver smaller localized improvements to address identified safety and <br /> operational issues <br /> • Project cap $400K but can be combined with other funding sources <br /> • Can be paired with other funding sources <br /> • Projects assessed on a quarterly basis for relative cost/benefit scoring based on <br /> anticipated reduction in frequency and/or severity of crashes <br /> • R/w acquisition and utility relocation costs are eligible but should be minimized <br /> • Project delivery in 18-24 months following funding approval <br /> • Current/Recent Projects in Orange County <br /> o Buckhorn Road at West Ten Road- Install all-way stop <br /> o NC 86 at Sawmill Road- Install flasher, channelization and sight distance <br /> improvements <br /> o Old NC 10 at Lawrence Road- Horizontal Curve and superfetation <br /> improvements <br /> • Examples of Potential Projects <br /> o Horizontal and vertical alignment and sightline improvements <br /> o Sight line improvements <br /> o Signalization and/or modification to existing signal <br /> o Paved shoulders, rumble strips, intersection flashers, all-way stops <br /> o Enhanced signing, markings, markers and guardrails <br />