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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST WITHIN <br />THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY <br />FOR CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING IN <br />THE 2007 - 2013 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />6. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements• Widen NC 86, from US 70 <br />Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, Coleman Loop (Coleman Loop also <br />being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC <br />57), to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass to include <br />extending the queuing lane for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from <br />northbound Churton Street/NC 86. NC 86 is the major north-south route <br />through Orange County. NC 57 converges into US 86 just north of US 70 <br />Bypass. The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 and US 70 is congested, <br />rendering a high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC <br />86. <br />7. US 70 Bypass Widening; Widen, from the Orange/Durham County Line to <br />the US 70 - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four-lane <br />divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements. This project should <br />be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion. Orange County <br />requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2006- <br />2012 STIP. <br />8. U-3436, SR 1148 (Eno Mountain Road) and SR 1192 (Mayo Street) at SR <br />1006 (Orange Grove Road): realign intersection and make safety <br />improvements. This project is listed in the 2004 - 2010 TIP as an unfunded <br />project. It was a "first priority project" in the Town of Hillsborough <br />Thoroughfare Plan for 1989 but the Hillsborough Town Board removed the <br />realignment from the Hillsborough Transportation Plan in 1997. More <br />recently, Hillsborough Commissioners and Orange County Commissioners <br />have endorsed the project in two joint studies that included commissioners <br />from both jurisdictions, the Economic Development District (EDD) <br />Transportation Work Group and the Joint Orange Grove Road Transportation <br />Group (JOGRTG). Both the "EDD Transportation Work Group <br />Recommendations" and the "Access Management and Awareness Project <br />and Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project for improved <br />traffic flow and safety. <br />9. Extend Orange Grove Road east to US 70 business. The "EDD <br />Transportation Work Group Recommendations" and the "Access <br />Management and Awareness Project and Report for Orange Grove Road" <br />recommend this project as an alternative access to the US 70 Business/NC <br />86 corridor to alleviate congestion on Churton Street. <br />