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10 . <br /> STATUS (as of August 19, 1997) OF ORANGE COUNTY'S TIP PRIORITY LIST <br /> PRESENTED TO THE NC BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> ON OCTOBER 24, 1996 <br /> PROJECTS WITHIN THE DCHC PLANNING AREA: <br /> I. U-2805: Homestead Road Widening - Project construction is scheduled for the middle <br /> of 2001. SOURCE: 1998-2004 STIP. <br /> II. I-305: widening_of I-85 to six lanes and reconstruction of interchanges from Orange rove <br /> Road to Durham County Line- This project is still listed as an "Identified Future Need" <br /> with no scheduled dates for planning or construction. SOURCE: 1998-2004 STIP. <br /> III. I-3306 SECTION A: construct additional lanes on 1-40 from I-85 in Orange County to US <br /> 15-501 in Durham County- Project listed as an "Identified Future Need" with no <br /> scheduled dates for planning or construction. SECTION B: US 15-501 to NC 147 is <br /> scheduled for construction to begin in 2001. SOURCE: 1998-2004 STIP. <br /> IV. R-2630 DURHAM NORTHWEST LOOP (ENO DRIVE): new multi-lane route from I- <br /> 85 in Orange County to 1-85 in Durham County- This project is listed as an "Identified <br /> Future Need" with no scheduled dates for planning or construction. Also, a Final (or <br /> revised) Environmental Impact Statement(FEIS) must be developed because of possible <br /> impacts on Eno State Park. The FEIS is due to be completed approximately 6 months <br /> after a final corridor is selected for this highway. The final corridor was supposed to be <br /> selected in May of this year, but has not been selected to date. SOURCE: 1998-2004 <br /> STIP and Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO planning staff. <br /> V. NC 86: construct bicycle lanes-This project is not currently scheduled for planning or <br /> construction. Project is listed in the 1998-2004 STIP as an "Incidental Bicycle Need", <br /> this means that if NC 86 is ever widened,then bicycle lanes will be built as part of the <br /> improvements. <br /> PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE DCHC AREA: <br /> 1. I-304: widening of I-85 to eight lanes and reconstruction of interchanges from NC 54 (in <br /> Alamance County)to Dimmocks Mill Road -This project is under construction and <br /> should be completed soon. The only enhancement requested by Orange County to be <br /> constructed is the widening of Buckhom Road from south of the bridge over I-40\85 to <br /> the rail road tracks south of US 70. SOURCE: 1998-2004 STIP <br /> II. Transit Improvements- <br /> a) Twenty Year Transit Development Plan for Orange County - This project is not <br /> currently scheduled for funding. Transit planning funds have been received to develop a <br /> Transit Oriented Development(TOD) study of possible residential densities that would <br /> be conducive to transit ridership for the I-40\Old NC 86 EDD. The TOD study should be <br /> completed next month. SOURCE: Slade McCalip, Orange County Planning <br />