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62 <br />CTP for the preferred concept for NC 86, which will connect this CTP project segment to <br />1 -40 with a consistent expressway cross section around the Town of Hillsborough. <br />The CTP was temporarily delayed in the spring of 2010 due to local concerns with this <br />project proposal and the Strategic Highway Corridors designation. However, while <br />traffic on NC 86 is still projected to exceed capacity, CTP traffic projections to 2035 do <br />not warrant a full expressway cross section within the planning horizon of this CTP. <br />Ultimately, it was decided to move forward with the CTP, including this project proposal, <br />with the understanding that the proposed cross section is ultimately driven by vision and <br />not yet by traffic. NC 86 will be improved as needed, with the ultimate vision of an <br />expressway. As with all projects, any improvements to NC 86 must also be submitted <br />and programmed through NCDOT's Project Prioritization process in order to enter <br />project development. <br />This project proposal overlaps with NCDOT project W -5318 to provide geometric <br />improvements, paved shoulders, and rumble strips to NC 86 from NC 57 (inside the <br />DCHC MPO) to the Caswell County line. NCDOT project W -5318 is scheduled to begin <br />right -of -way in January, 2012 and construction in January, 2013. <br />Buckhorn Road Extension, Local <br />Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) and Dairyland Ro <br />for travel in southwest Orange County. Hov <br />at their shared intersection with Orange Gr01 <br />throughout the area.. The CTP project pro <br />cross section at Orange Grove Road (SR 1 <br />(ORAN0004 -H) into Dairyland Road (SR 117 <br />improve traffic flow for this area of the county <br />108 -H <br />(SR 1177) are currently primary choices <br />(er, the two roadways are discontinuous <br />Road (SR 1006), another primary carrier <br />sal is to provide a new location 2 -lane <br />6) to extend Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) <br />This will provide better connectivity and <br />Northern Orange County contains very few options for continuous east -west travel <br />beyond the primary route along Carr Store Road (SR 1004 / SR 1352), Sawmill Road <br />(SR 1545), and Little River Church Road (SR 1543). However, Sawmill Road (SR <br />1545) and Little River Church Road (SR 1543) are discontinuous at their shared <br />intersection with Walnut Grove Church Road (SR 1001). The CTP project proposal is to <br />provide a new location 2 -lane cross section at Walnut Grove Church Road (SR 1001) to <br />extend Little River Church Road (SR 1543) into Sawmill Road (SR 1545). This will <br />provide better east -west continuity and connectivity for this area of the county. <br />Minor Improvements <br />Not all of the following facilities are projected to exceed Level of Service (LOS) D by <br />2035, but improvements such as turn lanes, minor widening, and /or surfacing are ideal <br />for better mobility and more streamlined facilities as growth occurs. <br />11 -4 <br />