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RES -2025 - 015 <br /> Attachment 4 : Draft Resolution Endorsing Transportation Projects for State Funding <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ORANGE COUNTY' S LIST OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS <br /> FOR THE BURLINGTON -GRAHAM METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ( BGMPO ) AND <br /> TRIANGLE WEST TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION ( TWTPO ) AND THE <br /> CENTRAL PINES RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION ( CPRPO ) FOR CONSIDERATION OF <br /> INCLUSION IN THE 2027 — 2036 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS , the North Carolina Board of Transportation ( BOT) , every two years , prepares a Statewide <br /> Transportation Improvement Program ( STIP ) that identifies transportation projects to be implemented <br /> over the next ten years with State and Federal funding ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the North Carolina BOT solicits input for identifying transportation projects of local and <br /> regional importance to be included in the FY 2027 -2036 STIP ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the BGMPO , TWTPO and CPRPO Board are charged with the administration of the <br /> State Prioritization of Transportation ( SPOT) process or regional priority list ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County is a member jurisdiction of the BGMPO , TWTPO , and CPRPO ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges , to <br /> transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel , to projects that minimize <br /> adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites , and to those projects that foster <br /> economic development in the County ' s designated Economic Development Districts ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County strongly encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> ( NCDOT) to design all highway projects , where appropriate , to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian <br /> traffic to provide alternative means of transportation that may result in reduced automobile traffic and <br /> related air and water impacts ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all new or replacement bridges with <br /> sufficient clearance to allow wildlife to cross safely under them , and to allow pedestrian passage along <br /> any existing or planned trail -system connectors ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County encourages the NCDOT to design all roads , bridges , and right- of-way so <br /> as to protect ecosystems and non - renewable resources ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County has outlined its transportation needs within the BGMPO , TWTPO , and <br /> CPRPO planning areas in attachments to this resolution ; and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the <br /> Board endorses the following list of transportation projects to be submitted for scoring by the State <br /> and to ultimately be considered for inclusion in FY 2027 -2036 STIP . <br />