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