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Orange County FY25 Annual Work Program 58 <br /> Capital <br /> REQUEST# Project Name Requesting Agency <br /> 18TOCCD4 Carrboro <br /> Morgan Creek Greenway <br /> Estimated Start Date Estimated Completion Estimated Capital Cost <br /> FY22 FY25 FY2025(Current) $ 260,216 <br /> FY 2026(Subsequent) $ - <br /> Project Description/Scope Enter below a summary of the project that may later be used as the project <br /> The Morgan Creek Greenway (EL-4828A)will connect the neighborhoods southwest of the Smith Level Road/NC 54 <br /> Bypass that are otherwise cut-off from the Town's bike-ped network, with eventual connections under Smith Level Road <br /> to the Chapel Hill portions of the Morgan Creek Greenway and to University Lake. Completion of the Carrboro segment <br /> will also facilitate access to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School. The bike-ped project is programmed in the <br /> FY2020-2029 STIP. The updated bid documents are nearing completion, with construction anticipated for spring 2024. <br /> Please detail project justification <br /> Carrboro's Morgan Creek Greenway was identified as a capital project in the 2017 Orange County Transit Plan and <br /> allocated $199,800 to be applied toward the local match for construction. In 2021,the Town was allocated $175,000 to <br /> cover some additional design costs to update the bid documents. The project was carried over as part of the 2022 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan Update.The plans are 90-percent complete with the flood study underway. The engineer's <br /> estimate has indicated an increase in construction costs. The Town has submitted a STIP amendment to add $424,176 of <br /> local discretionary funds to the project and is seeking$85,000 of additional transit revenues to apply toward the local <br /> match. <br /> Phase Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year Fiscal Quarter and <br /> Planning <br /> Design <br /> Construction <br /> Equipment <br /> Effnd - Right of Way <br /> Other <br /> Project C20al <br /> Inmplementation Matrics <br /> 56 <br />