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Resolution Adopting the Nc Capital Area Metropolitan RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NC CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S AMENDED 2040 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FY 2016-2025 AND THE CONFORMITY DETERMINATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN A motion was made by _Will Allen, III______ and seconded by _Michael Grannis_____ for adoption of the following resolution, and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted. WHEREAS, the NC Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Executive Board is the duly recognized transportation decision-making body for the 3-C transportation planning process (i.e., continuous, cooperative, and comprehensive) of the Capital Area; and WHEREAS, the Capital Area MPO Amended 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2040 MTP) and the FY 2016-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) meet the planning requirements of 23 CFR Part 134; and WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated Wake County as a maintenance area for carbon monoxide on September 18, 1995 (currently under a CO limited maintenance plan effective July 22, 2013), and WHEREAS, the conformity analysis report used the latest planning assumptions approved by the Capital Area MPO for population, employment, travel and congestion as required in 40 CFR Part 93.110; and WHEREAS, the conformity determination used the latest emissions model approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and WHEREAS, interagency consultation has been made in accordance with the established interagency consultation procedures for North Carolina and the Capital Area MPO; and WHEREAS, there are no transportation control measures listed in North Carolina’s State Implementation Plan; and WHEREAS, the programs and projects included in the Amended 2040 MTP are consistent with the North Carolina State Implementation Plan emissions budgets based on a regional emissions analysis; and WHEREAS, the programs and projects included in the Capital Area MPO TIP for FY 2016 - 2025 are financially constrained in accordance with State and Federal law; and WHEREAS, the programs and projects included in the Capital Area MPO MTIP for FY 2016 - 2025 are a direct subset of the Amended 2040 MTP. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Board adopts the Amended 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and the FY 2016-25 Transportation Improvement Program and the Amended 2040 MTP and the FY 2016 - 25 Transportation Improvement DIVISION 00 HIGHWAY PROGRAM TYPE OF WORK / ESTIMATED COST IN THOUSANDS / PROJECT BREAKS TOTAL PRIOR COUNTY ROUTE/CITY ID LOCATION / DESCRIPTION LENGTH PROJECT YEARS STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM UNFUNDED NUMBER (MILES) COST COST FUNDS (THOU) (THOU) FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FUTURE YEARS WAKE NC 00 R-0000 I-40 TO NC 96 EAST OF HOMETOWN. 7.363,450 250 NHP R 4000 A WIDEN TO A FOUR-LANE FACILITY NHP M 700 ROUTE/CITY WITH A BYPASS OF HOMETOWN NHP U 1500 I - Interstate SW ON NEW LOCATION. NHP C 9000 A US or NC Routes NHP LOCATION / DESCRIPTION SR - Secondary Road NHP U 5000 B CB5000 C 5000 B C 5000 B Project termini and a general Various - multiple routes NHP R 10000 C work description. NEW ROUTE or City NHP C 20000 C FUNDING SOURCE (2) SW A I-40 TO NC 3 See Highway Funding Key SW B NC 3 TO SR 1003 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER for an explanation of funding categories SW C SR 1003 TO NC 96 Assigned to each project at used for each project phase. conception and remains with PROJECT BREAKS WORK TYPE (ACTIVITY) ESTIMATED COST project until completion. One or two letter Phases of implementation: Preliminary Engineering, Right of Way, Utility, Mitigation FUNDING CATEGORY (1) designation for project Preliminary engineering, and Construction cost estimates by funding category in UNFUNDED Identifies the "STI" Funding break. Right of Way, Mitigation, current dollars. Cost may include one or more FFUTURE Category for the project and Utilities or Construction. funding types. Multi-year funding of a project segment COMMITMENTS any project breaks. For other work types indicates (Cash-Flow Funding) with proposed work type or activities see or activity beginning in the initial scheduled year. Work Type (Activity) box (Estimates are in thousand ofdollars.) (1) FUNDING CATEGORY (2) FUNDING KEY FOR HIGHWAY FUNDING SOURCES (3) WORK TYPE (ACTIVITY) DIV - Division APD - Appalachian Development NHPB - National Highway Performance Program (Bridge) A - Acquisition EX - Exempt BA - Bonus Allocation NHPBA - National Highway Performance Program (Bonus Allocation) C - Construction HF - State Dollars (Non-STI) BOND (R) - Revenue Bond NHPIM - National Highway Performance Program (Interstate Maintenance) CG - Construction (GARVEE) REG - Regional CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation O - Others F - Feasibility Study SW - Statewide DP - Discretionary or Demonstration S - State G - Grading and Structures TRN -Transition Project ER - Emergency Relief Funds S (M) - State Match I - Implementation HFB - Highway Fund Bridge Replacement Program STP - Surface Transportation Program L - Landscaping HP - Federal-Aid High Priority STPDA - Surface Transportation Program - Direct Attributable M - Mitigation HRRR - High Risk Rural Roads STPOFF -Surface Transportation Program (Off System Bridge) O - Operations HSIP - Highway Safety Improvement Program STPON - Surface Transportation Program Bridge (On System Bridge) P - Paving L - Local T - State Highway Trust Funds PE - Preliminary Engineering NHP - National Highway Performance Program R - Right of Way RG - Right of Way (GARVEE) S - Structure U - Utilities CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION HIGHWAY PROGRAM TYPE OF WORK / ESTIMATED COST IN THOUSANDS / PROJECT BREAKS TOTAL PRIOR PROJ YEARS STATE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM UNFUNDED ID COST COST COUNTY ROUTE/CITY NUMBER LOCATION / DESCRIPTIONLENGTH (THOU) (THOU) FUNDS FY 2016 FY 2017FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FUTURE YEARS INTERSTATE PROJECTS WAKE I-40 I-4709SR 1728 (WADE AVENUE) TO EAST OF I-440 / 13.0 14804 11810 NHP CG 998 CG 998 CG 998 US 64 (MILE POST 302). PAVEMENT REPAIR TRN AND RESURFACING. PROJECT COMPLETE - GARVEE BOND FUNDING $8.8 MILLION; PAYBACK FY 2007 - FY 2018 JOHNSTON I-40 I-4739ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY 2.0 42711 2691 NHP R 920 OF EXISTING I-40/NC 42 INTERCHANGE (EXIT NHP C 39100 SW 312). PLANNING/DESIGN IN PROGRESS - DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT - COORDINATE WITH I-5111 WAKE I-40; I-5112EAST OF I-540 TO WADE AVENUE (EXIT 289) 7.5 9310 6125 NHP CG 592 CG 592 CG 592 CG 592 CG 592 SR 1728 INCLUDING RAMPS, AND SR 1728 (WADE STP CG 45 CG 45 CG 45 CG 45 CG 45 AVENUE) FROM I-40 TO SR 3009 (EDWARDS (WADE AVENUE) MILL ROAD). MILL AND RESURFACE TRN ROADWAY, SHOULDERS AND RAMPS. PROJECT COMPLETE - GARVEE BOND FUNDING $5.8 MILLION; CONSTRUCTION - PAYBACK FY 2009-2020 WAKE I-40 I-5703I-440 / US 1 / US 64 INTERCHANGE IN 274800 NHP R 28334 R 28333 R 28333 RALEIGH. RECONSTRUCT INTERCHANGE. NHP U 300 U 300 U 300 NHP C 188900 SW COORDINATE WITH I-5701, I-5702C, I-5704 AND U-2719 DURHAM I-40 I-5702US 15 / US 501 IN DURHAM COUNTY TO I-440 / 31.0 1776158 T R 18995 A R 18995 A WAKE US 64 IN WAKE COUNTY. CONSTRUCT T U 920 A U 920 A MANAGED LANES. T C 457550 A BOND R C 29400 A T R 26480 B R 26480 B T U 980 B U 980 B T C 671650 B BOND R C 7230 B T R 795 C R 794 C T U 600 C U 600 C T C 439409 C BOND R C 73380 C SW A US 15 / US 501 TO NC 147. - COORDINATE WITH I-5707, TE-5205, AND U-5774F SW B NC 147 (DURHAM FREEWAY / TRIANGLE EXPRESSWAY) IN DURHAM COUNTY TO SR 1728 (WADE AVENUE) IN WAKE COUNTY. - COORDINATE WITH I-5506, I-5700, AND U-5811 SW C SR 1728 (WADE AVENUE) TO I-440 / US 64 (EXIT 301). - COORDINATE WITH I-5701, I-5703, I-5704, AND I-5873 COORDINATE WITH FS-1005A AND FS-1205A JOHNSTON I-40 I-5111I-440 / US 64 (EXIT 301) TO NC 42 (EXIT 312). 10.7 156594 3594 NHP R 20000 SW WAKE ADDITIONAL LANES AND ITS DEPLOYMENT NHP C 32000 SW C 32000 SW C 32000 SW ON ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR TRAFFIC NHP R 15000 RE MANAGEMENT. NHP C 7334 RE C 7333 RE C 7333 RE REG REG WAKE COUNTY LINE TO NC 42 SW SW I-440 / US 64 (EXIT 301) TO JOHNSTON COUNTY LINE PLANNING / DESIGN IN PROGRESS - DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT - COORDINATE WITH I-4739, R-2828 AND R-2829 WAKE I-40 I-5506SR 1002 (AVIATION PARKWAY) 0.4 3910 310 NHP R 500 INTERCHANGE. CONSTRUCT LOOP RAMP IN NHP C 1550 C 1550 SW NORTHWEST QUADRANT. PLANNING / DESIGN IN PROGRESS - COORDINATE WITH I-5702B AND U-5811 DIV - Division Category EX - Exempt Category Page 1 of 26 COST AND SCHEDULES ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO HF - State Dollars (Non STI) REG - Regional Category SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES SW - Statewide Category TRN - Transition Project AVAILABLE Wednesday, June 03, 2015 CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION HIGHWAY PROGRAM TYPE OF WORK / ESTIMATED COST IN THOUSANDS / PROJECT BREAKS TOTAL PRIOR PROJ YEARS STATE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM UNFUNDED ID COST COST COUNTY ROUTE/CITY NUMBER LOCATION / DESCRIPTIONLENGTH (THOU) (THOU) FUNDS FY 2016 FY 2017FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FUTURE YEARS INTERSTATE PROJECTS WAKE I-40 I-4744SR 1728 (WADE AVENUE) TO I-440 / US 1 / US 4.0 73998 50823 NHP CG 4635 CG 4635 CG 4635 CG 4635 CG 4635 64. WIDEN TO SIX LANES. TRN PROJECT COMPLETE - GARVEE BOND FUNDING $42.2 MILLION; PAYBACK FY 2009 - FY 2020 WAKE I-40 / US 64 I-5701I-440 / US 1 / US 64 TO SR 1370 (LAKE 4.4 25500 NHP C 8500 C 8500 C 8500 WHEELER ROAD) IN RALEIGH.
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