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Recommendations <br />2. Provide pedestrian facilities along Orange Grove Road. <br />2.1 Research actual, right-of--way along Orange Grove Road <br />throughout the corridor study area through land records and <br />pursue feasibility of obtaining the recommended 80' right-of- <br />way through dedication or acquiring easements. <br />2.2 Investigate installing sidewalks along the north side of Orange <br />Grove Road in the corridor study area including determining the <br />feasibility of construction with respect to changes in elevation <br />along the road and with respect to cost. <br />2.3 After technical report has been received by both the <br />Hillsborough Town Board and the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, if the data indicates that construction of a <br />sidewalk on the north side of Orange Grove Road is not <br />financially feasible, pursue widening Orange Grove Road to 12' <br />lanes with, at a minimum, 4' paved shoulders and preferably <br />with 6' or 8' paved shoulders to allow for a shared <br />bicycle/pedestrian facility. <br />2.4 Coordinate with the School Board to pursue installation of <br />sidewalks along Orange Grove Road adjacent to the school <br />property, along New Grady Brown School Road and from the <br />proposed crosswalk on New Grady Brown School Road to the <br />Grady Brown .School and to Cedar Ridge High School. <br />