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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Member Organizations: Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill, Chatham County, City of Durham, Durham County, Town of Hillsborough,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">North Carolina Department of Transportation, Orange County, and GoTriangle</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">January 14, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">News Media Contact: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Kayla Peloquin, (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419 or </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:Kayla.Peloquin@DurhamNC.gov"><span style="color:blue">Kayla.Peloquin@DurhamNC.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">DCHC MPO Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Plan Amendment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Public Input Requested by February 22</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DURHAM, N.C. – If you’re interested in major transit investments and local roadways, now is the time to give your input.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (<a href="http://www.dchcmpo.org"><span style="color:blue">DCHC MPO</span></a>) is seeking public input on Amendment #4 to the
<a href="https://www.dchcmpo.org/what-we-do/programs-plans/comprehensive-transportation-plan">
<span style="color:blue">Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP)</span></a>. The CTP is a multimodal transportation plan that covers transportation needs for the next 30 years and beyond.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amendment #4 removes the former Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit alignment, incorporates the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s
<a href="https://www.completestreetsnc.org/"><span style="color:blue">Complete Streets Guidelines</span></a>, and changes or removes several local roadways including Erwin Road, Pettigrew Street, University Drive, Ellis-Glover Connector, and Hopson Road Extension
The Amendment also adds bus access improvements to Fayetteville Street, Holloway Street, North Roxboro Street, and Chapel Hill Road.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Residents and other stakeholders are asked to review the <a href="https://www.dchcmpo.org/what-we-do/programs-plans/comprehensive-transportation-plan">
<span style="color:blue">CTP Amendment #4</span></a> on the <a href="https://www.dchcmpo.org/">
<span style="color:blue">DCHC MPO website</span></a> and provide comments by <a href="mailto:kayla.peloquin@durhamnc.gov">
<span style="color:blue">email</span></a><span style="color:blue"> </span>or by calling (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419 no later than Tuesday, February 22.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Residents who wish to provide their comments directly to the DCHC MPO Board at their virtual public hearing on Wednesday, February 9 at 9 a.m. are asked to send their request to speak by
<a href="mailto:kayla.peloquin@durhamnc.gov"><span style="color:blue">email</span></a> or by calling (919) 560-4366, ext. 36419.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The board meeting livestream will also be available for viewing on the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MPOforDCHC/"><span style="color:blue">DCHC MPO’s Facebook page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The <a href="http://www.dchcmpo.org/"><span style="color:blue">DCHC MPO</span></a><span style="color:blue">
</span>is responsible for planning and programming state and federal transportation projects in all of Durham County and the urbanized areas of Orange County and Chatham County. To learn more, follow the DCHC MPO
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MPOforDCHC"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:blue">
</span>and <a href="https://twitter.com/DCHCMPO"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a><span style="color:blue">
</span>pages to stay up-to-date on news about their transportation planning efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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