Major Investment Study for a Small Urbanized Area Corridor: Cabarrus/South Rowan, North Carolina

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• Creators:
  Dosse, Linda
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation ; Cabarrus Rowan Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization ; Washington (State). Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Cabarrus-South Rowan Urban Area (North Carolina) Capital Investments Financial Analysis I-85 Impact Studies Long-range Transportation Planning Study Major Investment Studies(MIS) Metropolitan Planning Organizations Strategic Planning Transportation Corridors Transportation Planning Urban Transportation

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403064
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Carolina ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Joint Environmental Research Program
• Abstract:
  In 1993 the Cabarrus-South Rowan Urban Area MPO began work on updating their long-range transportation plan. As part of the development of the long-range transportation plan, it is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)., the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). At the onset of the long-range planning study, it became apparent that Interstate 85 fit the qualifications for Major Investment Studies (MIS) under 1991 ISTEA legislation, (23CFR 450 Subpart C). A MIS is a planning tool that fuses the principles of ISTEA and NEPA. Under the metropolitan planning regulations, the MIS focuses on corridor or subarea transportation demand and other problems that may lead to a high type of transit or highway investment with a substantial capital investment or impact on the metropolitan transportation system. The purpose of an MIS is to develop information about the likely impacts and consequences of alternate transportation investment strategies at the corridor or subarea level. Present truck percentages, historic traffic growth rates, future traffic projections, and scheduled and recommended construction projects in the planning area all point to high levels of congestion for I-85 in the future. This paper describes the purpose and need for a major investment study in the Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area in North Carolina; how the long-range transportation planning study was adapted to meet the major investment study requirements; six alternate strategies considered for the major investment study; environmental considerations; what conclusion was determined and why it was chosen; and the coordination effort which took place.
• Format:
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• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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