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072 <br /> will be gr-eady improved. Potential transit access points are also possible, with locations <br /> designated north of the Southern Railroad and on the realigned Mount Herman Church <br /> Road near 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 and the State <br /> Park have been designated along N.C. Highway 751 , in the <br /> Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) buffer extending along I-85, along Old N.C. <br /> Highway 10 from N.C. 751 to Mount Herman Church Road, and along Mount Herman <br /> Church Road and Pleasant Green Road to the State Park access on the Eno River. These <br /> routes are not only reflective of the studies mentioned above but incorporate <br /> recommendations of the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange Counties. <br /> Article 3.3- Circulation and Parking <br /> I-85/U.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 an arterial <br /> road, and Old N.C. Highway 10, Mount Herman Church Road, Pleasant Green Road, <br /> and N.C. Highway 751 as collector roads. Specific deficiency analysis data is not <br /> available in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Thoroughfare Plan other than <br /> to note that U.S. Highway 70 will be over capacity by the year 2000. <br /> As noted in section 2.1, Development Areas, Mount Herman Church Road is being <br /> realigned as part of the 1-85 widening. A 24-foot pavement in a 60-foot right-of-way <br /> is proposed. However, Mount Herman Church Road has been recommended as a <br /> bicycle route in the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange Counties. The <br /> addition of four feet to each side, resulting in a 32-foot pavement, will assure that <br /> bike lanes are provided as part of the improvements. <br /> The same condition exists with Old N.C. Highway 10 and Pleasant Green Road. Both <br /> roads have 20-foot pavements in 60-foot rights-of-way, and both roads are part of the <br /> bicycle system recommended in the Regional Bicycle Plan. The preferred cross- <br /> section for these roads is a 24-foot 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. Highway 70 <br /> at the interchange; e.g., expansion to a four-lane divided facility, including two 12- <br /> foot travel lanes in either direction. Given the deficiency noted for U.S. Highway 70 <br /> by the year 2000 &Rd the pEepesed Ene Drive exuas , the preferred cross-section <br /> for that road is an extension of the four-lane divided facility. <br /> ex4easien f Dudiam. Alse k the N,,fth ems+ Loop, the set is ifitefl& <br /> pie wes efa tev:zmsaos_ of the fetif lane C ility eaid be M a new me ..hmg 4: 1 <br />