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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />.. 11 <br />y <br />DURHAM- CHAPEL HILL- CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT REQUEST <br />ro `ect Title: U-2805 HOMESTEAD ROAD WIDENING <br />sti�Pa �z <br />$3,300,000. <br />�uestin l4 ate. Orange County <br />Proiect eescr1� 6n <br />Improve Homestead Rd. by adding Lanes from High School <br />Road (SR 1834) to Airport Rd. (NC 86),.for 1.6 miles. <br />Proiect ,Iustif�� anon • <br />Starting 1997 <br />g Airport Rd. will be widened and its capacity will <br />approximately double. Homestead Rd. is inadequate now and <br />improvements are not scheduled until 2002. It is therefore <br />imperative that the improvements to Homestead Rd. begin in 1998. <br />Proiect Evaluation riteria. <br />1. An element of the•,Tnterim Comprehensive Transportation Plan" Yes <br />2. Consistent with the 111PO's Air Quality Finding YP� <br />3. Degree of Congestion (volume %opacity) 1-5 _ <br />4. Safety (e.g., accidents 1100 million vehicle miles of travel) <br />5. Promotes National Highway System 4157 <br />6 Reduces use ofsingle- occupant vehicle"` <br />7. Provides for more transportation choices No _ <br />YU <br />8. Promotes energy conservation <br />— <br />. 9. Has minimal impact on the natural environment Yes <br />10. Encourages economic development yes <br />consistent with adopted land use plans '9!ss <br />11. Adverse impacts do not disproportionately <br />affect low- income populations Yes <br />Homestead Rd SR 1777 <br />Proj�clldue#6r <br />SR 1294 <br />SR 1294 : <br />A>itPORTROAD <br />s.�.�.� ITC is <br />Homestead Rd SR 1777 <br />