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Attachment 1 <br />Hazard Elimination Program: <br />• Purpose- Essentially the same as Spot Safety Program but typically used for <br />projects with higher costs and longer delivery timeline <br />• Federal funded program subject to federal regulations <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 />• Projects programmed in STIP but not subject to SPOT process <br />• ROW acquisition and utility relocation costs are eligible but should be minimized <br />• Examples of potential projects <br />o Same as Spot Safety but generally higher cost and longer duration <br />• Current/Recent Projects in Orange County <br />o Efland Cedar Grove Road south of Highland Farm Road- Realign <br />horizontal curve <br />Spot Mobility Program: <br />• Purpose- Deliver smaller localized improvements to address identified <br />congestion and operational issues. <br />• Project cap $750K but can be combined with other funding sources <br />• Projects assessed on a quarterly basis relative to cost/benefit on anticipated <br />reduction in travel time during peak periods <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 />• Examples of potential projects: <br />o Turn lanes, lane widening, signalization, off-site improvement for schools <br />• Current/Recent Projects in Orange County <br />o Reimbursement to CHCSS for turn lanes at Chapel Hill High School <br />Expansion <br />Highway Maintenance Improvement Program (HMIP) <br />• Program Purpose- Repair and Resurface existing pavements to provide for <br />acceptable operation and maintenance condition <br />• Recurring annual allocation per county/division as stipulated by enacted State <br />budget <br />• 5-year program developed for implementation and updated annually <br />• Projects selected based on relative ranking of biennial pavement condition <br />survey, engineering judgement and local jurisdiction input <br />• Close coordination with local stakeholders is critical in project selection and <br />scheduling <br />• Widening of existing travel lanes and/or installation of paved shoulders possible <br />where warranted but limited to no more than 10% of program. <br />80