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Capital Project Ordinance for Three Signalized Pedestrian Crossings along NC 54 at the following locations: Westbrook Drive, Abbey Lane, and the entrance drives to the Kingswood and Laurel Ridge apartment complexes
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council adopt a capital improvement project ordinance for the Town's participation in the construction of three signalized pedestrian crossings along NC 54 (TIP# BL-0044).
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Finance
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918- 7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 919- 918-7439; AMcAdoo@carrboronc.gov; Langston Ramseur, Deputy Finance Director, 919-918-7345, lramseur@carrboronc.gov
Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Pedestrian activated signals were identified in the NC 54 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Study (2019) to improve safe access to transit stops along the NC 54 corridor.
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Information
INFORMATION: On June 27, 2023, the Town Council approved a resolution to authorize the Town Manager to enter into a municipal agreement with NCDOT for the design and construction of three signalize pedestrian activated signals along NC 54 with high ridership and where pedestrians frequently cross the highway to access a bus stop: Westbrook Drive, Abbey Lane and the entrance drives to the Kingswood and Laurel Ridge apartments. Westbrook Drive and Abbey Lane are in Carrboro, the Kingswood and Laurel Ridge entrance drives are located directly across from one another, just east of Smith Level Road in Chapel Hill. Agenda materials from the June meeting may be found here: Town of Carrboro - Meeting of Town Council on 6/27/2023 at 7:00 PM (legistar.com).
The project is a collaboration between NCDOT, the ...
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