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