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<br />e. Incorporate bridge designs that allow wildlife to cross safely under the bridge and <br />that allow pedestrian passa_ eq aloneany existincLor planned trail-system <br />connectors. <br />3. Infrastructure Improvements <br />Orange County requests the following infrastructure improvements as they relate to <br />the I-85/US 70 Economic Development District. <br />a. Erosion Control Measures -Orange County requests that permanent erosion <br />control measures be included in the project. <br />b. Landscaping of Interchanges -Orange County requests that NCDOT landscape <br />all reconstructed interchanges in an aesthetic manner. <br />Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities -Orange County requests that its staff be <br />allowed to participate in the determination of where and what type of facilities are <br />to be included in this project. Among the features requested for inclusion are <br />sidewalks and bike lanes (see the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange <br />Counties along roads where interchange improvements are required and <br />adequate guardrails on overpasses. <br />d. Wildlife Corridor Under I-85 (in the vicinity of US70 Interchange} -Orange County <br />requests that its staff be allowed to participate during the planning stage and that <br />this issue be brought to the attention of the NCDOT Staff Biologist. Constructing <br />this wildlife corridor is one of the recommendations presented in the "The New <br />Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and <br />Eno River State Park." Orange County also requests that NCDOT consult county <br />staff in designing the interchange at US 70 to provide a pedestrian trail under I- <br />85 (along Mt. Herman Church Road, SR 1713} linking New Hope Creek and the <br />Eno River (New Hope Rustic Woodland Trail proposed as an element of the <br />Lands Legacy Program}. <br />e. <br />1713 - NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers have recommended that this <br />intersection be included as a part of I-0305 because of its proximity to the I- <br />85/US 70 interchange. The entire intersection should be realigned so that <br />Pleasant Green Road intersects US 70 at a 90-degree angle. <br />US 70 Interchange: Orange County requests that reconstruction of the <br />interchange at US 70 be designed to accommodate future widening of US 70, <br />and that a reasonable section of US 70 near the interchange be upgraded to <br />provide for a suitable transition fromlto I-85. <br />g. Mt Herman Church Road (SR 1713) -Preliminary plans by the Planning & <br />Environmental Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this road <br />may be relocated as part of I-305. Orange County requests that this road be <br />designed with 12-foot wide travel lanes and 4-foot wide bicycle lanes for a total <br />paved width of 32 feet. <br />h. Old NC 10 (SR 1710) -Preliminary plans by the Planning & Environmental <br />Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this road may also be <br />