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Regional Multi-Modal Safety Action Plan - Contract Award
Kenneth Withrow, MPO Staff
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Transportation) has hired the consultant services of VHB Engineering NC, P.C. The proposed study is jointly funded by the agencies mentioned above for $533,750.00.
The creation of a Regional Multi-Modal Safety Action Plan will better inform the safety-related performance metrics for the MPO, as well as to evaluate available safety data to determine priority areas for safety-improvement projects across multiple modes of travel in the region. The Multi-Modal Safety Action Plan will also ensure the completed plan meets the criteria for the IIJA’s Safe Streets for All program and Increasing Safe and Accessible Transportation Options planning criteria, thus allowing member agencies to apply for additional implementation funding through that program.
Requested Action: Action Authorize the Executive Director to sign the contract with VHB, and the funding agreement with NCDOT.