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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1088Beautification at Exit 33 & 36: The Town of Mooresville is assisting with some of the costs for these interstate interchange beautification projects. 1-77 Resurfacing Proiect: This road was designed in the 1950s, and it uses a series of independent concrete slabs causing a noisy and bumpy ride. The resurfacing should be completed by this summer, and it should offer a quieter ride due to the usage of Novachip. 1-77 below Carowinds uses the semi- permeable Novachip pavement that allows water to sink in and drain off to the side eliminating noise and "splash off." Also, in reference to 1-77, there is an unfunded feasibility study in the Transportation Improvement Program to widen it up to 140. Interchange at 1-77: The engineering aspect has been "let." Two flyover bridges are planned. One will be located at the Hickory/Elkin interchange. This will be similar to the "flyover bridge" at Carowinds. Another one will be at the Winston-Salem/Charlotte interchange. These will be $100 million projects. The flyover bridges are safer. They help drivers gain enough speed to enter onto the roadway. Hwy. 901: Guardrails will be erected on Hwy. 901. Also widening will occur. 140 Crossroads area The construction of a "storage lane" is occurring between 1-77 and Hwy. 21. This will be an integral part of the 1.77/1.40 reconstruction. The 140 resurfacing has been completed using standard asphalt. Hwy. 115 &1 Development is occurring on the northeast comer, and research is being done on the signalization. Hwy. 15Q: The Lake Norman High School traffic backs up to the quarry. A traffic survey is being conducted and widening is being reviewed. Proposed Lake Norman Bike Trail: The DOT has designed a map trail around the lake. The trail is being proposed due to anticipation that Lake Norman will become a tourist destination. Assistance will be obtained from Duke Power, the Rural Planning Organization (RPO), and the other counties having Lake Norman property. North Carolina Moving Aheadl Program: Bond approval was given in 1969, but the money was never borrowed. With current interest rates being low, the Governor will ask the legislature for an additional $700 million for maintenance, modernization, and improvements. The money needs to be spent in two years, and it would be divided over the State's 14 DOT Divisions. Viable projects need to be identified soon. This will have an economic impact on the State due to the 30,000 jobs (300 for every county) that will be created. (End of DOT Board Member Johnson's Presentation) County Manager Mashburn asked if the Moving Ahead! Program would take money away from the Secondary Roads Program. F. Johnson said it could, e.g., if a road was planned for resurfacing, the DOT could eliminate the project and actually widen and resurface it. He said the Buffalo Shoals Road needed some work, and it would be a good candidate for the new program. Mr. Johnson said the DOT would be using a new machine to repair potholes. He said the machine was so advanced that one employee, with perhaps the assistance of an inmate, could fill the holes with a "hot mix" by operating levers in the truck cab, and then drive to the next repair site. (The repairs will be done at night.) Request from Big Brothers Big Sisters (BB/BS) of the Southern Piedmont Executive Director J.C. Byers for Funding in the Amount of $50,000: Mr. Byers said the BB/BS, a mentoring program, had significantly grown since it was first established in 1983. He said the goal for 2003 was to serve 275 Iredell County youth (kindergarten through the age of 19). Mr. Byers said he hoped the program would be able to work with all of the schools in the county including the alternative school (Alan D. Rutherford School site). He said BB/BS recruited "positive adult role models to interact in the lives the kids." Mr. Byers said the Youth Enhancement Service (Y.E.S.) Program specifically worked with children referred by the school system. He said there was a need for case management, but the organization's funding was low. Byers said financial support was being requested from the county in an effort to increase the BBBS services at the alternative school. Commissioner Norman asked the total amount being requested. Byers said $50,000 for FY 03-04.