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Attachment 1 4. B-5348, Old Greensboro Road (SR 1005), replace bridge number 85 over Phil's Creek: Orange County recommends accelerating this project. The Draft STIP proposes replacement of this bridge in 2019. NCDOT has programmed his portion of Old Greensboro Road to be resurfaced in 2011 and Orange County has requested 2' paved shoulders be included in the repaving project. The bridge will not handle being repaved and has been patched repeatedly to repair recurring potholes. Old Greensboro Road is identified in the Orange County Bicycle Plan and the DCHC Long Range Transportation Plan as a priority bicycle route, and is part of the NCDOT Mountains to Sea Bicycle Route (Route 2). 5. Project I-0305, widen I-85 to six lanes and reconstruct interchanges and structures: Orange County requests that NCDOT consider comments submitted for previous TIP updates by Orange County regarding the I-85 widening project. The OUTBoard requests the following based on previous County comments: • Provide, in consultation with county staff, sidewalks and bike lanes along roads where interchange improvements are required, and to include adequate guardrails on overpasses; • Provide 12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total paved width of 32' for any roads that may be relocated as part of the project (NCDOT Division of Highways Planning and Environmental Branch has previously indicated that Herman Church Road, SR 1713, and Old NC 10, SR 1710, may be relocated as part of I-305); • Widen the overpass on NC 86 to accommodate increased traffic volumes resulting from recent development in the adjacent Economic Development District; • As part of the project, widen NC 86 from US 70 A to Old NC 10, SR 1710, including bicycle lanes and sidewalks; and Consult with county staff regarding design of the US 70 interchange to: - To bring to the attention of the NCDOT Staff Biologist, the proposed construction of a wildlife corridor under I-85 in the vicinity of US70 Interchange, as recommended in the "The New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River State Park"; and - To provide a pedestrian trail under I-85 linking New Hope Creek and the Eno River (New Hope Rustic Woodland Trail proposed as an element of the Lands Legacy Program). 6. Projects to alleviate congestion in downtown Hillsborough Orange County requests that studies be programmed for projects to alleviate congestion in downtown Hillsborough, now that the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension project has been canceled. These projects include: • R-2825, South Churton Street improvements from I-40 to the Eno River; • U-3436, Realignment of the Eno Mountain and Mayo Street intersections with Orange Grove Road; • Anew. project to extend Orange Grove Street to US 70 A; and • Anew project to widen NC 86 from US 70 Bypass to NC 57 with intersection improvements at US 70. 6