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C. Transportation Metropolitan CouncU’s 1988 Transportation Systems St^ent required that Orono determine whether a comprehensive plan amendment is necessary to demonstrate consistency with the revised Transportation Development Guide/ Policy Plan. In January 1990, per Metropolitan Council Resolution No. 90-2, Orono and a numt«r of other Cities were granted a time e.xtension for meeting the requirements of the Metropolitan l,.and Planning Act, which extension has since expired. The City has determined that a coroolete update of the transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan will be warranted as soon as a decision on the fti^e nature and corridor of Highway 12 is reached. The City of Orono smee involved in a study of the U.S. Highway 12 Corridor in conjunctior with i'?n/DOT and other cities west of the metro area. That smdy will address both local and traffic flowing through Orono to and from communities to the w«t. The forthcoming results of that study will potentially significantly impact Oro/f ^ transportation plan, and therefore it is unwise for the City to proceed with a comprehensive transportation plan update at this time. A number of projects enhancing the safety, accessibility and capacity of existing transportation roates in Orono have been recently completed, are underway or are planned for the near fumre. These include: 1. Construction in 1995 of safet>- improvements to U.S. 12 in Long Lake, including lane dividers, turn lanes, lesurfacing, and a semaphore at the intersection of U.S. 12 and Willow Drive. 2. Replacement in 1994 of the Old Crystal Bay Road Bridge crossing the Burlington Northern Railroad. 3. Resurfacing and mm lane consmiction in 1994-95 on County Road 15. 4. Proposed redevelopment of the intersection of County Road 6 and U.S. 12, to include a grade separation. 5. Entire or partial reconstruction of a number of existing City roads, D. Housing On November 14, 1995 the Orono City Council adopted Resolution No. 3641 resolving that the City of Orono elects to participate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Local Housing Incentives Program during calendar year 1996.