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4 project aad the p se eK4ors;,,., „f gae dive fiFef D,,..i....,., C,,, FA, ,, accessibility will be gfeatly improved. Potential transit access points are also possible, with locations designated north of the Southern Railroad and on the realigned Mount Herman Church Road near the I-85 interchange. Standards and design criteria for thoroughfare and transit systems are provided in section 3.3, Circulation & Parking.............. Insofar as recreational corridors are concerned, links between Duke Forest and the State Park have been designated along N.C. Highway 751 and the pmpesed Ene Drive, in the Major Transportation Corridor(MTC)buffer extending along I-85, along Old N.C. Highway 10 from N.C. 751 to Mount Herman Church Road, and along Mount Herman Church Road and Pleasant Green Road to the State Park access on the Eno River. These routes are not only reflective of the studies mentioned above but incorporate recommendations of the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange Counties. Article 3.3 - Circulation and Parking I-851U.S.Highway 70 District (page 3.3.12) In the I-85/U.S. Highway 70 area, U.S. Highway 70 has been classified as an arterial road, and Old N.C. Highway 10, Mount Herman Church Road, Pleasant Green Road, and N.C. Highway 751 as collector roads. Specific deficiency analysis data is not available in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Thoroughfare Plan other than to note that U.S. Highway 70 will be over capacity by the year 2000. As noted in section 2.1, Development Areas, Mount Herman Church Road is being realigned as part of the I-85 widening. A 24-foot pavement in a 60-foot right-of- way is proposed. However, Mount Herman Church Road has been recommended as a bicycle route in the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange Counties. The addition of four feet to each side, resulting in a 32-foot pavement, will assure that bike lanes are provided as part of the improvements. The same condition exists with Old N.C. Highway 10 and Pleasant Green Road. Both roads have 20-foot pavements in 60-foot rights-of-way, and both roads are part of the bicycle system recommended in the Regional Bicycle Plan. The preferred cross-section for these roads is a 24-foot roadway with a four-foot bike lane on each side. As part'of the I-85 widening project, improvements will be made to U.S. Highway 70 at the interchange; e.g., expansion to a four-lane divided facility, including two 12-foot travel lanes in either direction. Given the deficiency noted for U.S. Highway 70 by the year 2000 , the preferred cross- section for that road is an extension of the four-lane divided facility.