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MICHAEL F, EASt,z;Y GOVERNOR ATTACNMENT3 52 •~ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA pEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Lvtroo T'IPPfiTT SECRETARY August 15, 2005 Felix Nwoko, Administrator Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO 101 City Hall Plaza Durham, NC 27701 R.E: Draft Regional Priority List for the FY 2007-13 TIP Dear Felix: Project I-0305 (I-85 wi onTyg1fT0 Be ause of the proj cYs importance to the Department,it is included in the draft p requested that MI'O staff rate the project and include it in the final draft priority tist for consideration by the TAC during its meeting on September 14, 2005. Project I-0305 has consistently appeared in local and regional transportation plans for over ten years. The project is recommended as an 8-lane facility in the Orangee County portionhof the Plan Study Report (1990), which is the most recent plan for the Orang MPO. Project I-305 is cited in the Transpodesion ~i ht of-wayTand consitru ion in the DCHC The project was programmed for planning, ~, g Metropolitan Transportation Improverneni Plan for° FY 2004-2010. Widening I-85 to six lanes in the project area was included in the 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan of the DCHC-MPO, and is included in the 2030 Long Range Ti°an.rportotion Plan of the DCHC-MPO. Because of the current debate within the MPO on the need and the priority for the project, I want to take the opportunity to explain why Project I-305 is important to the Department and to provide data to help you race the project for the priority list. HiQhway~a s p ~ k I 85 providessmajortravel servicenwithin and through the Durham urban al and hrgh y area, 1-85 is also part of'the National Highway System and is heavily used by automobile an truck (freight) traffic because it provides direct co Vi triniabDurham, Greensboro,rand Chazlotte, the Southern United States: Richmond-Petersburg, g North Cazolina; Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina; and Atlanta, Georgia- Furthermore, I-85 provides linkages to I-40 and I-20, both important transcontinental routes. Relieve Future Congestion Daily traffic volume for the year 2030 is estimated to range from 78,200 at the west end of the project to 97,200 at the east end of the project. WocnooNCapacity TION BNLDItJG T ~ P ~ E3 TMNSPORTA MAILING ADDRESS: ® ® ~ SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPDRTATION r`^wr~wc, u~• c~ RALEIGH, NC 27607 TRPNSPORTATION PLANNING BRANCH "~'c'npTwwwWCDOT.ORG Phone: 919-733-0705 7554 Iv7PIL SERVICE CENTER Fax; gig-733-2417 RALEIGH tJC 27699-7554