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170 Sherry asked about 1-40 widening. Nish noted that this is a design-built project and conducted piece by <br /> 171 piece as one project. The interchange at NC 86 is used as a staging area with a secondary staging areas <br /> 172 near Arthur Minnis Road and New Hope Churton Road.Their anticipated completion date is 2027. <br /> 173 <br /> 174 Regarding Hillsborough Train station, Nish stated that when construction starts, project sponsors typically <br /> 175 have set time to finish construction and make available to public use.Town is working with NCDOTT.Amtrak, <br /> 176 and Norfolk Southern to get the train to stop in Hillsborough. We are working with the town for a possible <br /> 177 multimodal transportation hub in the same area. We submitted the regional transfer center as a rail and <br /> 178 transit project for SPOT 7. Nish discussed 1-0305, 185 widening is in the STIP but not committed, although <br /> 179 the interchange at NC 86 is part of the project. The County Managers authorized OCTS to do a bike/ped <br /> 180 plan for the County. We will work with MPO to get funding for the study. <br /> 181 <br /> 182 The Churton Street widening and Orange Grove Road extension projects, both were approved as County <br /> 183 priorities. NCDOT hosted neighborhood and community involvement sessions.Alternatives were planned, <br /> 184 in collaboration with Hillsborough.The Town currently working with an engineering firm for a detail study <br /> 185 of the multimodal corridor. Once the town of Hillsborough finalizes the engineering design with Stantec, <br /> 186 NCDOT will implement the improvements. <br /> 187 <br /> 188 When Collins Ridge was approved and finished in 2019, Orange Grove Road extension was a committed <br /> 189 project, which would have been a second entry for Collins Ridge. NCDOT held community meetings, four <br /> 190 designs were proposed,the Town of Hillsborough passed a no-build resolution, and it was removed from <br /> 191 the STIR As a town priority, it is being resubmitted for a SPOTS 7 rating. NCDOT will repeat public <br /> 192 participation, engineering, design, and construction when it is funded. Collins Ridge will continue <br /> 193 developing and this will help improve traffic in the area. <br /> 194 <br /> 195 Oliver Fowler stated that he attended the Churton Street widening public involvement sessions.They are <br /> 196 including multimodal options and a shared bike lane. Danville,Virginia now has a gaming casino. Danville <br /> 197 is reached by Highway 86. If that is enlarged due to increased traffic on Hwy 86 and Churton Street is not <br /> 198 widened, more bottlenecking will occur. <br /> 199 <br /> 200 Agenda Item 6.b.: NCDOT Quarterly Luncheon <br /> 201 Nish stated that he will provide the Board with full updates on the DOT Luncheon in November. The <br /> 202 following quarterly meeting will take place in January. He will return to the Board with further information. <br /> 203 <br /> 204 Art stated that the next meeting will be held on November 20th. Nish stated elections are and the Annual <br /> 205 Report and Work Program would be in November. <br /> 206 <br /> 207 The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. <br />