TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff T. Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Rob Stone, P.E., Director of Public Services
DATE: August 6, 2018
RE:
Title
City Council Agenda Item Request - Murchison Road and MLK Highway - Council Member Haire
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2, 4
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
CM Haire requested information concerning Murchison Road improvements, connections to Bragg Boulevard, improvements around Glenville Lake at Mazarick Park, and to request support from NCDOT for a connection to the MLK Freeway. This request also includes a proposed extension of Lakeland Street around Glenville Lake to Filter Plant Drive. City Council directed staff to research this item at the June 4, 2018 work session.
Background:
City Council reviewed this item at the June 4, 2018 work session and discussed a variety of issues in the Murchison Road area. The consensus of Council was to direct staff to research these items.
Since Murchison Road and the MLK Freeway are owned and maintained by the NCDOT, planning for future projects along these roads would begin with the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO). The Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) is responsible for planning transportation projects within its metropolitan planning limits which include the City limits of Fayetteville. The City can make requests, through FAMPO, for new transportation projects such as new connections between Bragg Boulevard and Murchison Road, or a new interchange at MLK Freeway and Murchison Road, through this process.
These new projects are reviewed and prioritized with a process called the Strategic Prioritization (SPOT). This process is updated and new projects are prioritized on a two year cycle. The next cycle to request new projects begins in Spring of 2019. The proposed extension of Lakeland Dri...
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