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13. Is the project considered by the State and/or regional transportation officios as critical to their needs? Please provide a letter of support from these officials, and if you cannot, explain why not. Yes, this project is identified in the Concord Regional Airport Master Plan as well as the Long Rax~ge Transportation Plan for the Cabarms-South Rowan MPO, This project provides a critical link to the Airport and would support economic development opportunities in the area. The Concord City Council, NCDOT and the CSRMPO support the project. 14. Does the project have national o,r regional ~ignifieanee? Describe. 2~eglonal commuting traffic wiI1 benefit fram the proposed widening project as welt as improve and enhance the access to the Concord Regional Airport and surrounding employment centers. 15, Has the proposed project encouptered, or is it likely to encounter, any significant opposition or other obstacles based on environmental or other types of concerns? If yes,,pleaae'deseribe.. No, Th{~ pr.~eet is n..o,t.on new location and will ~eounter few obstacles to impl~mentitlon. The ~isting facility will be widened to a four or five lane facility with ourb a~i.gu!~er' and sid~alks. 16. Describe th~:~e0no .m~e, environmental, congestion mitigation, and safety benefits associated ~(~( .k completion'of the project., , Concord .~[~n.'d is the fourth busie,~)., an-port in the North Carohna, In 2002 there ,were ap 0 e!y : 9,000 had n arid 'takeo at the airport. 'A, gd onally, ~firpoi~?~ ~;9,.~,'{f~'Dt2 the .most~ active general aviation airports in, the United. Cor~e0i'd(~.'l~nal ~Airpon has exceeded all local and re, oriel op0r~ibhk'iThi~-~acing operation~ based employees, equip ~t and ah? attract raoing enthusi~/~t'to tour ~tha facilities/Several r, aee teams I~d'i~ir jet a~rplanes at the. airport: ~d occupy the airport hangar facilities, The Derlta ~,Roafl corridor also connects io t~-t15 at Poplar Tent Road ~oviding a er~'cal rink to the national haterstale system for th'e southeastern states,'The close proximity'to the 1-85 interchange and the southern connection to neighboring Mecklenburg County make Derita Road a pre[erred commuting route and provides the only point of access to the Concord Regional Airport. 17, Has the project already received funding through the State's federal-aid highway or transit formula apportionments or from other Federal, State, loeat, or private funds? If yes, how much and from what source? No ' 18. Has the project received funding in a previous authorization act?