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24 <br /> difficult. However, with the realignment of Mount Herman Church Road as <br /> part of the I-85 widening project and he proposed *e f E D ' <br /> 48m Durham CeuWty, c�rccrrax <br /> accessibility will be gfeatly improved. Potential <br /> transit access points are also possible, with locations designated north of the <br /> Southern Railroad and on the realigned Mount Herman Church Road near <br /> the I-85 interchange. Standards and design criteria for thoroughfare and <br /> transit systems are provided in section 3.3, Circulation& Parking.............. <br /> Insofar as recreational corridors are concerned, links between Duke Forest <br /> and the State Park have been designated along N.C. Highway 751 and <br /> proposed o eve, in the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) buffer <br /> extending along 1-85, along Old N.C. Highway 10 from N.C. 751 to Mount <br /> Herman Church Road, and along Mount Herman Church Road and Pleasant <br /> Green Road to the State Park access on the Eno River. These routes are not <br /> only reflective of the studies mentioned above but incorporate <br /> recommendations of the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange <br /> Counties. <br /> Article 3.3 - Circulation and Parking <br /> I-851U.S.Highway 70 District (page 3.3.12) <br /> In the I-85/U.S. Highway 70 area, U.S. Highway 70 has been classified as <br /> an arterial road, and Old N.C. Highway' 10, Mount Herman Church Road, <br /> Pleasant Green Road, and N.C. Highway 751 as collector roads. Specific <br /> deficiency analysis data is not available in the Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro (DCHC) Thoroughfare Plan other than to note that U.S. <br /> Highway 70 will be over capacity by the year 2000. <br /> As noted in section 2.1, Development Areas, Mount Herman Church Road <br /> is being realigned as part of the I-85 widening. A 24-foot pavement in a <br /> 60-foot right-of-way is proposed. However, Mount Herman Church Road <br /> has been recommended as a bicycle route in the Regional Bicycle Plan for <br /> Durham and Orange Counties. The addition of four feet to each side, <br /> resulting in a 32-foot pavement, will assure that bike lanes are provided as <br /> part of the improvements. <br /> The same condition exists with Old N.C. Highway 10 and Pleasant Green <br /> Road. Both roads have 20-foot pavements in 60-foot rights-of-way, and <br /> both roads are part of the bicycle system recommended in the Regional <br /> Bicycle Plan. The preferred cross-section for these roads is a 24-foot <br /> roadway with a four-foot bike lane on each side. <br /> As part of the I-85 widening project, improvements will be made to U.S. <br /> Highway 70 at the interchange; e.g., expansion to a four-lane divided <br />