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SUBMITTED DECEMBER 3, 2001 18 <br />ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST <br />FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN <br />THE 2004 - 2010 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Orange County would like to give priority to identified safety needs on existing <br />roads and bridges, to other transportation projects which foster alternatives to <br />automobile travel, and to projects that minimize adverse impacts on the natural <br />environment and cultural sites. The County also endorses environmentally <br />responsible construction of all transportation projects. Finally, the County <br />supports adequate maintenance for existing transportation facilities. <br />Our transportation needs list is divided into two sections. The first section deals <br />with selected projects within the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro metropolitan <br />planning area. The second section deals with projects in the remaining portions <br />of Orange County which lie outside of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />metropolitan planning area. <br />ORANGE COUNTY PROJECTS V111THIN <br />THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA <br />As a member of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization, Orange County will continue to work with the Transportation <br />Advisory Committee (DCHC TAC) to develop a complete list of project priorities <br />for the portion of Orange County that lies inside the urbanized area boundary. <br />However, there are selected projects in Orange County which we would like to <br />address now because they have been the subjects of discussions between the <br />TAC and the Department of Transportation or because there are other special <br />concerns. <br />REQUESTED PROJECTS <br />1 } U-3808, Elizabeth Brady Road Extension: Construct a facility, with bicycle <br />and pedestrian amenities, connecting US 70 Business and US 70 Bypass <br />on an alignment that has least impact on the Eno River, the natural <br />environment and cultural sites. This project creates a parallel route to the <br />highly congested Churton Street corridor (NC 86 & US 70 Business). This <br />route will be used to re-route heavy truck and through traffic out of the <br />downtown/historic district. <br />An Economic Development District (EDD) Transportation Work Group <br />made up of Orange County and Town of Hillsborough elected officials, <br />planning staff, developers and community groups was established to <br />address transportation issues regarding the Hillsborough area EDD. That <br />group's recommendations and comments regarding this project are also <br />attached for consideration in planning and design of this project. <br />