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10 <br />Response: The North Carolina Railroad Company will not permit the construction of a roadway within <br />their right of way. A roadway alignment at the right -of -way line would result in one property taking, a <br />stream crossing, and would result in the new access road entrance on Old NC 10 that is too near the <br />Spruce Pine Trail entrance. These two adjacent entrances are not likely to meet NCDOT design <br />standards. <br />Crossing #735 189T /MP H 43.89 /Byrdsville Road (P- 4405K) <br />The following are responses to specific comments on the Byrdsville Road crossing closure (P4405K). <br />Comment #5: The unnamed roadway easement (i. e. the road identified by NCDOT as Walter Clark Road) <br />intersects NC 86 at an angle. The proposed road layout would create a road accessing the highway across <br />from the primary access to the Wildwood single-family residential subdivision. Also, a short distance to the <br />south on NC 86 is an entrance to the Becketts Ridge single-family residential subdivision. Staff has concerns <br />regarding both the increase in the amount of traffic that would be utilizing this intersection and the increased <br />danger associated with the angled, slightly off -set intersection that would be created. Staff believes that a <br />traffic study would be necessary, to evaluate if this intersection should be signalized and realigned to address <br />traffic access and congestion management issues. Additionally, some evaluation should be made as to whether <br />north and /or south bound turn lanes would be required on NC 86. <br />Response: Traffic impacts and safety impacts will be considered as part of the intersection design. <br />NCDOT is currently considering the appropriate level of traffic analysis that should be conducted. <br />Comment #14: The proposed access network to the west of the twin lakes and the rail crossing does not seem <br />to recognize that there is an existing private road off of Lonnie Drive within the Joppa Oaks development. This <br />existing private road has a sign for the 'C & JMobile Home Park' and it currently provides access to most if <br />not all of the properties on the western side of the 'red square' (refer to NCDOT Figure 2 Project Study Area <br />Map). Therefore, staff is not certain that this western side of the 'red square' would be necessary. <br />Response: The figures included in the scoping letter provide a variety of access options, not all of which <br />will be constructed. Mapping which provides more refined details on improvements being considered <br />will be provided to Orange County and presented at Citizens Informational Workshops on January 7th <br />and 14th. The C &J Mobile Home Park access road is being considered for access options. <br />Comment #5: The Orange Rural Fire Department has commented that there could be an increase in response <br />time for some of the residents of that neighborhood given how the proposed road might be built. This response <br />time would also be true for an ambulance responding to the area. <br />Response: Comment noted. Proposed improvements will ensure access is maintained. <br />Comment #6: Approximately 95 properties would be directly impacted by the proposed new access <br />improvements, and the entire Joppa Oaks Subdivision, Wildwood Subdivision, Becketts Ridge Subdivision, C & <br />JMobile Home Park, and the Byrdsville Mobile Home Park would be impacted by revisions to traffic patterns <br />either in these developments or along NC 86. <br />Response: Comment noted. Safe and efficient access will be provided for all residents in these <br />subdivisions. As stated previously, NCDOT is currently considering the appropriate level of traffic <br />analysis. <br />Comment #7: The proposed new access improvements could potentially have significant impacts to a large <br />number of County residents within the lower income Byrdsville community. The staff recommends <br />