Agenda - 04-18-2023; 6-a - Orange County Transportation Priority List for SPOT 7.0 - FY 2026-2035 STIP

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14 Attachment 5:Draft Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro(DCHC)MPO Project List Recommendations MPO/ AADT 2010- Crashes 2006- Map RPO Project Description/Need 2016 2016 2018 Results Staff OUTBoard Description:Construct a pedestrian bridge over 140 alongside Orange Grove Road(SR 1006),construct a sidewalk along the north side of Orange Grove Road(SR 1006)from the pedestrian bridge to Timbers Drive,construct sidewalks along both sides of New Grady Brown School Road with a midblock crossing,and construct a sidewalk along one side of Oakdale Drive Not submit to from Cheshire Drive to Orange Grove Road. NCDOT for to Orange Grove Prohibited by Prohibited by 18 DCHC Road/1-40 Need:1-40 separates two schools,Grady Brown Elementary and Cedar Ridge High School,from residential areas north of I- N/A No 20%local STI STI Pedestrian Bridge* 40.The schools are within walking distance of residential areas,but bicyclists and pedestrians must share the roadway with match or local §136-189.11 §136-189.11 motor vehicles crossing the existing narrow two(2)-lane bridge that carries Orange Grove Road over 1-40.The bridge is too administration narrow to accommodate a pedestrian walkway.Lack of an adequate pedestrian crossing presents an unsafe environment for students to walk to the schools.The Orange County Safe Routes to School Action Plan identifies the pedestrian bridge and supporting sidewalk improvements as central elements in the plan for Grady Brown Elementary School. Description:Construct a pedestrian bridge across 1-85 to connect southern Hillsborough neighborhoods with Collins Ridge, Daniel Boone Village,and Downtown Hillsborough. Not carried forward by MPO Prohibited by Prohibited by I-85 Pedestrian Need:Neighborhoods to the south of 1-85,such as those along Cates Creek Parkway and Beckett's Ridge Drive,lack 19 DCHC Bridge* g g y g NIA STI STI g pedestrian and bicycle connections to commercial amenities and neighborhoods north of the highway.Constructing a bridge No 20%local §136-189.11 §136-189.11 across 1-85 would create a safe access point for pedestrians and bicyclists and link areas of Hillsborough south of 1-85 to match or local Downtown Hillsborough and commercial amenities along Churton Street.Receiving sidewalks will be present on both sides of administration the proposed pedestrian bridge. Description:Construct a multi-use path connecting English Hill Lane to Buttonwood Drive. Not submit to Trail Connection Need:Project is recommended as an improvement in the Orange County Safe Routes to School Action Plan.An existing NCDOT for P5.0 Prohibited by Prohibited by from English Hill barrier to pedestrians toward Orange High School and CW Stanford Middle School exists between residential areas along 20 DCHC Lane to and east of Buttonwood Drive and residential areas along and west of English Hill Lane.The improvement would provide a N/A No 20%local STI STI Buttonwood Dr.* direct pedestrian connection from highly populated residential areas further west from the schools and make walking match or local §136-189.11 §136-189.11 distances safer and more manageable. administration. Description:Construct a multi-use path connecting the southwest comer of Patriots Pointe to Timbers Drive to shorten walking distances for pedestrians. Not submit to Trail Connection NCDOT for P5.0 Prohibited by Prohibited by from Patriot's Need:Project is recommended as an improvement in the Orange Count Safe Routes to School Action Plan.An existing 21 DCHC Pointe to Timbers barrier to pedestrians exists between Patriots Point Apartments and Timbers Drive such that long walking distances are N/A No 20%local STI STI Dr.* required for pedestrians from Patriots Pointe to access the New Grady Brown Elementary School and Cedar Ridge High match or local §136-189.11 §136-189.11 School along Orange Grove Road with no designated pedestrian facilities.The improvement would provide a direct administration. pedestrian connection from Patriots Point to Timbers Drive and Orange Grove Road in the direction of the schools that make walking distances more manageable.