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The To_wnship's only arterial,. U.S. 70, is operating well <br /> under desirable capacity. For two Lane urban artgla the <br /> NCDOT Highway Capacity Manual give 8,000 v-pd as g&2LQitZ for <br /> a ICI level of service and A 45 mi3h speed imit. 1987 <br /> traffic rom 24600 vpd j11st east of <br /> affic cou for U.S.q.S. 70 rang odd <br /> Brgokhollow _Road to 4,000 v at the Buck horn R <br /> irate_ section. <br /> The g_e capacity -at level 2f sery cl = an <br /> integgtate with fgar lanes total is 54.000 -vp—d. The 1987 <br /> avagaae daily traffic count = 1-85 —between the Mt. WilliA9 <br /> Lod and A-ughb-o—rn Road interchanal-s- is 32.800 y9g. Eve at <br /> level of service LBI, which indicates stable flow at speed <br /> equal, to or greatgr than 9-5 Mpb�., the traffic count is well <br /> Mft the capacity 2f 48,00_0 yod. <br /> Cheeks Township's transportation network adequately- connects <br /> the Township with such population centers as Burlington, <br /> Durham and Chapel Hill. The ggoM21etion of the Interstate 40 <br /> extension will bring Raleigh and the Research Tria:6gle Park <br /> within closer traveling time of the Township. In addition, <br /> Cheeks Township's transportation system places it in direct <br /> line of the northern Piedmont growth area of North Carolina. <br /> Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Chapel <br /> Hill, Durham and Raleigh are the major centers of this A6k <br /> growing region. The strategic location of the Township in qV <br /> the region, as well as the large land areas within it which <br /> have convenient access to interstate 85, US 70 and the <br /> Southern Railway lines, make Cheeks Township attractive to <br /> industrial development interests. <br /> Acrigulture <br /> Although agriculture is a dominant land use throughout Cheeks <br /> Township, development pressures in recent decades have <br /> contributed to the conversion of farmland for non-farm uses. <br /> Reported Cheeks Township croplandi both harvested and idle, <br /> diminished by over 30% between the years 1955 and 1977 (Table <br /> 3-6) . <br /> TABLE 3-6 <br /> CHEEKS TOWNSHIP FARMLAND TRENDS <br /> -------------------------------------C - <br /> HANGE------ ----------------- <br /> % <br /> 1955 1977 1955-1977 CHANGE <br /> ---------- <br /> ------------------------------------ - <br /> ---- ---------- <br /> TOTAL CROPLAND 7294 ac. 4992 ac. -2302 -31.6% <br /> TOTAL PASTURE 2519 ac. 3085 ac. +506 +19 .6% <br /> TOTAL FARMLAND 9873 ac. 8077 ac. -1796 -18.2%--------- <br /> ----------------------------------------------------- <br /> 3 .8-4 <br />