Item:
Title
Resolution Supporting new Traffic Signal on Hopson Road
Body
Date Of BOCC Meeting: November 13, 2018
Request For Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve the attached resolution supporting the installation of a new traffic signal on Hopson Road at the entrance to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) campus.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) requested this new signal from North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) at the intersection of Hopson Rd. with the entrance to the EPA / Biogen site. NCDOT has approved the installation and has all of the necessary funding required for its installation. All they require from Durham County is a resolution supporting its installation. A close-up design schematic as well as an aerial map of the location are attached for reference.
Alignment With Strategic Plan: Appropriate traffic control devices and installations support our public safety objectives in Goal 3: Safe Community of the Durham County Strategic Plan as well as the public infrastructure goals noted in Goal 4: Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity.
Resource Persons: Drew Cummings, Chief of Staff
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached resolution supporting the installation of a new traffic signal on Hopson Road at the entrance to the EPA campus.).
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________