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<br />relocated as part of I-305. Orange County requests that this road be designed <br />with 12-foot wide travel lanes and 4-foot wide bicycle lanes for a total paved <br />width of 32 feet. <br />4. Additional Infrastructure Improvements <br />Orange County also requests the following infrastructure improvements regarding <br />two structures: <br />a. NC 86 -The two-lane NC 86 overpass of I-85 is inadequate far increased traffic <br />volumes resulting from development in the adjacent Economic Development <br />District. Orange County requests that the NC 86 overpass be widened, and <br />include bicycle and pedestrian facilities. <br />b. Cates Creek -Orange County requests that the interstate be designed to allow <br />safe passage of wildlife and pedestrians along Cates Creek under I-85. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />7. Special Presentations <br />a. Durham Technical CammunitV College Campus: Schematic Design Review <br />The Board reviewed progress an the Durham Technical Community College {DTCC) <br />campus development and provided comment as may be appropriate. <br />Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that they started this process <br />in March 2000. Since that time, Dr. Phail Wynn, President of Durham Tech, was able to have <br />$4 million of the 1998 state bond earmarked for this project. Orange County has put in an <br />additional $4 million. There were two major focuses -one to select the site and the other to <br />build the project. Orange County took the leadership role in assessing sites that would be <br />appropriate. The Waterstone site was brought forward for the community college. Durham <br />Tech took the lead in the construction of the project. Barbara Baker, Vice-President of Student <br />Support Services for Durham Tech, was in attendance. The architect is Corley Redfoot Zack, <br />and Ken Redfoot was in attendance. <br />Barbara Baker said that it is very exciting to have plans far this project and they are <br />excited to work with these architects. <br />Ken Redfoot distributed copies of the presentation. The 19.6-acre site was purchased <br />by the County for $1,275,000 and is located near the center of the Waterstone development. <br />The developer, Stratford Developing Company, is looking at two possible locations for bus <br />stops. The master plan includes one building to house classrooms at around 40,000 square <br />feet with the appropriate site and parking amenities. The future development will include five <br />buildings. These would total 110,000-140,000 square feet. The proposed parking would be <br />500-700 spaces. The trading path is proposed to be a trading path greenway that would bisect <br />the site. <br />The first phase includes 40,000 square feet of classroom space and 200 parking <br />spaces. There is a possibility of having a gravel overflow lot if needed. He then described the <br />types of classes that could be held in the building and the layout of the building. <br />He said that the elevations are a goad balance and the budget is modest. The project is <br />a total of $8 million. They are within the budget with design and development. At the end of the <br />design development review, it will be going into construction documents, which ends right <br />before Christmas. There is another agency review period of about two months. Then the <br />developer will provide temporary access road to the site in 2006. The documents will be put out <br />to bid starting in March, with taking of bids on April 18t`'. Construction begins June 2006 and <br />occupancy will be the fall of 2007. <br />