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Vote on a resolution to review, comment, and endorse the Chatham County Triangle Area Rural Transportation Organization (TARPO) and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) draft transportation project lists to be submitted to the State Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) for the Prioritization 5.0 process.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Request to vote on a resolution to review, comment, and endorse the Chatham County Triangle Area Rural Transportation Organization (TARPO) and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) draft transportation project lists to be submitted to the State Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) for the Prioritization 5.0 process.
Introduction & Background:
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is the NCDOT's 10 year plan used to identify the construction funding and scheduling for transportation projects at the state level over a 10-year period and is continually updated every 2-3 years. The purpose of this endorsement is for the Board of Commissioners to approve a list of projects to be considered for submittal through the regional planning organizations to the State Prioritization Office of Transportation (SPOT) to be scored in the late summer/early fall.
Discussion & Analysis:
TARPO and the DCHC MPO is requesting local jurisdictions to have their respective Boards endorse the draft project submittal lists. Staff reviewed the list of past projects and scores. Staff also collaborated with the other Regional Planning members and NCDOT as well as all Chatham municipalities to review transportation needs throughout Chatham County (Siler City, Pittsboro, Goldston, and Cary).
The TAC received and reviewed the list of potential transportation needs to be considered on April 25th 2017 and had comment regarding their ranking of priority. The Chatham County Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) unanimously approved the needs list (Attachme...
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