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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST <br />2014 - 2020 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />9. U-2805, SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road from Old <br />NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in sections of the <br />corridor where those facilities do not exist. This project is not in included in the Draft <br />2012-2020 TIP ,and is scheduled for reprioritization. There are three schools in the <br />vicinity of Homestead Road: Chapel Hill High School, Smith Middle School and Seawell <br />Elementary School. Many students live within walking distance and cycling distance to <br />Chapel Hill High School and must walk or cycle along Homestead Road, and cross the <br />road daily. Provision of sidewalks is of utmost importance for the safety of students and <br />other pedestrians who use this corridor. Provision of bicycle facilities is, likewise, <br />necessary for the safety of students and others <br />10. SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) bicycle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road from <br />Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to Rogers Road (SR 1729). The project would provide bicycle <br />access to the new Morris Grove Elementary School off Eubanks Road. Increased traffic <br />on Eubanks from the solid waste convenience center and Chapel Hill Public Works <br />Facility and Transportation Facility on Millhouse Road off of Eubanks presents conflicts <br />with bicycle transportation on the facility. <br />11. Dairyland Road bicycle facilities: Construct 4-foot paved shoulders on Dairyland Road <br />(SR 1112, SR 1113, SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to Orange <br />Grove Road (SR 1006). This project is one segment of a route providing connection from <br />Carrboro to the Efland/Mebane area via Orange Grove Road and Buckhorn Road (SR <br />1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144). The complete route would extend bicycle facilities <br />proposed with highway improvements on Buckhorn Road in the Buckhorn Road Economic <br />Development District. <br />This project was submitted for the 2011-2017 TIP through the Triangle Rural (TARPO) <br />Planning Organization. The Dairyland segment ranked #3 in the Strategic Planning Office <br />of Transportation (SPOT) ranking of bicycle projects in the TARPO. <br />12. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86 from US 70 bypass to north of <br />NC 57 to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 bypass and NC 57. <br />Improvements at the NC 86/US 70 intersection should include extending the queuing lane <br />for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from northbound Churton Street/NC 86. <br />Improvements at the NC 86/NC 57 intersection should include a crosswalk and provide a <br />safe crossing for pedestrians with sidewalk connecting the intersection of NC 86 and NC <br />57 to Rencher Street. Improvements at the NC 86/NC 57 intersection are identified in the <br />developing Safe Routes to School Action Plan for Stanford Middle School as a major <br />need to provide a safe access for students living north of US 70 and west of NC 86 to <br />walk or bike to school. NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County and <br />is designated in North Carolina's Long-Range Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan <br />as a Strategic Highway Corridor. 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, rendering a <br />high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86. <br />