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ATTACHMENT 3 ') <br />' DURHAM- CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT REQUEST <br />E—rQZect Title: U -2805 HOMESTEAD ROAD WIDENING <br />Estimated Cost: $3,300,000 <br />Rego ting„Ag nev: Orange County <br />Project Description: improve Homestead Rd. by adding lanes from High School <br />Road (SR 1834) to Airport Rd. (NC 86), for 1.6 miles. <br />Project .Iusti cation: Starting in 1997 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 />ft iect valuation Criteria <br />1. An element of the • `Interim Comprehensive Transportation Plan" Yes <br />2 Consistent with the MPO's Air Quality Finding Yes <br />3. Degree of Congestion (volume%apacity) 1.5_ <br />4. Safety (e.g., accidents1100 million vehicle miles of travel) 467 <br />S. Promotes National Highway System Arn-- <br />6 Reduces use of single- occupant vehicle tArn <br />7 Provides for more transportation choices Yes <br />8. Promotes energy conservation Yes <br />9. Has minimal impact on the natural environment Yes �- <br />10. Encourages economic development <br />consistent with adopted land use plans —�a <br />11. Adverse impacts do not disproportionately <br />affect low- income populationsT <br />-- <br />Homestead Rd SR 1777 <br />SR 1234" <br />r <br />SR 1294 <br />eMPM10AD <br />NC IS <br />Homestead Rd SR 1777 <br />