NC 160/Steele Creek Road Widening Update Steele Creek Residents Association February 27, 2014
Formerly known as Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization CRTPO Overview Formerly known as Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization Responsible for transportation planning in Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties Core responsibility: allocation of federal transportation funds Primary tasks Metropolitan Transportation Plan Transportation Improvement Program
2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Steele Creek Road Projects 2040 MTP 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan 300 road projects ranked Rankings endorsed by policy board October 2013 Steele Creek Road Projects Segment Rank Time Period Shopton Road W. to S. Tryon St. 50 2016-2025 S. Tryon St. to SC state line 61
Establishes priorities in Transportation Improvement Program NCDOT Prioritization Next step in process Establishes priorities in Transportation Improvement Program Steele Creek Road projects in database Process steps NCDOT assesses projects and issues scores (May) CRTPO applies local points using approved methodology (May-July) NCDOT develops draft state TIP (Sept-Oct) Draft state TIP released in December
crtpo.org 2040 MTP Comment Period Public comment period until March 19 Meetings March 4 Char-Meck Main Library 4:30-6:30 PM March 6 Indian Trail 5:00-7:00 PM March 7 Charlotte Chamber 11:00 AM-1:00 PM crtpo.org