HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1441DOT Board Member Judge Bob Collier Makes Comments
1. I-40 will be resurfaced this summer.
2. Interchange construction at I40 & I-77 will occur next year.
3. Brawley School Road widening is "moving along" and rights of way are being purchased.
The costs, however, are exceeding the budget.
4. Highway 150 has been approved for a strategic highway corridor project. This will be the first
road added to the corridor plan since adoption of the long-range plan.
Commissioner Robertson asked if the DOT board had given any consideration to
revising the funding method.
Judge Collier said the legislature could address this question better. He
acknowledged, however, the method wasn't equitable, and it benefited eastern North Carolina.
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE
GROWTH STUDY REPORT
BY THE PLANNING STAFF AND PLANNING BOARD
Joining Acting Planning Director Steve Warren to present this study were staff planners,
William Allison, Elinor Hiltz and Ricky Hurley. (The planning board members attending the
legislative luncheon also attended this segment.)
Acting Planning Director Steve Warren presented an overview of the study as follows:
Iredell County Planning Board Growth Study
Overview
Board of Commissioners requested the study of two high growth areas in July of 2006.
Planning Board held three public input meetings (Aug. 30, Sept 13, and Sept. 20, 2006).
Input from the public, Mooresville, Troutman. I -SS officials, NCDOT, other public officials &
staff research all formed the basis of the "Research Materials Workbook." Planning Board
studied materials, selected a report format, and drafted the report in Feb. 2006.
Findings of Fact
Residential Growth
Growth has outpaced infrastructure.
Growth on Brawley School Road has outpaced projections.
Lack of planning coordination between governments.
Current controls are inadequate.
Difficulties have not deterred growth.
Limited regulations have exacerbated the problem.
Findings of Fact
Traffic
County does not own or control any roadways.
A disconnect exists between what NCDOT provides and local transportation needs.
Residents, businesses, and schools contribute to traffic.
NCDOT has maximized traffic light timing.
Brawley School Road traffic will worsen before widening.
Perth Road traffic will worsen and widening has not been planned or scheduled.
Traffic impact studies are not conducted for schools.
Limited road outlet options on peninsulas.
NCDOT controls road systems and funding is limited & politically distributed.
Road improvement schedules change without timely notice.
Brawley School Road and Perth Road are identified on local transportation plans as high traffic
& major collector roads.
Findings of Fact
Schools