A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A NEW NOISE STUDY TO BE PERFORMED BY THE STATE ALONG THE INTERSTATE-40 CORRIDOR IN CHAPEL HILL (2004-01-26/R-7)

A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A NEW NOISE STUDY TO BE PERFORMED BY THE STATE ALONG THE INTERSTATE-40 CORRIDOR IN CHAPEL HILL (2004-01-26/R-7)

WHEREAS, the Town Council has received a petition from the Sunrise Coalition regarding noise issues along the Interstate-40; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council believes that it would be beneficial for additional studies of noise impacts associated with future widening of Interstate-40 to be conducted prior to approval of funding for such widening;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Town hereby encourages the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Planning Organization to work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to assure that new noise studies are performed by the State along the Interstate-40 corridor in Chapel Hill, prior to any approvals for funding a widening of the road.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council requests Mayor Foy to bring this issue to the attention of the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

This the 26^th day of January, 2004.