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12 <br />These initiatives are in preparation for economic development in the Eno EDD area. <br />Land development in the EDD is intended to occur through coordination between <br />Orange County and the City of Durham, who will be the service provider of public water <br />and sewer. Properties will be annexed by the City if /when served public water /sewer. <br />The purpose of adopted amendments accomplished in 2012 was to align Orange <br />County land use and zoning classifications with the City of Durham's Urban Growth <br />Area located within Orange County. <br />Additionally, NCDOT is currently proceeding with the closing of a private rail crossing <br />closure on Greenbriar Drive that will re -route the access of properties on Greenbriar <br />Drive north of the NCRR /Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway through the Whispering Pines <br />Subdivision. <br />The adopted objective of the Eno EDD Small Area Plan was the provision of an <br />efficient, multi -modal transportation system. The first recommendation for the <br />implementation of this objective is the approval of an access management program for <br />US 70 and Old Highway 10 to provide better transportation systems and capacities as <br />development proceeds in the area. <br />As properties are developed for non - residential land uses within the Eno EDD, <br />transportation interconnectivity and access will become increasingly important, <br />enhancing the importance of a formally adopted access management plan for the <br />area. Formally adopted transportation plans are necessary to procure federal and <br />state funding for projects and to require developer action and contribution in <br />providing transportation infrastructure consistent with a master plan. <br />Adopted access management plans can also be incorporated into regional <br />transportation plans, which will enhance Orange County's collaboration with the <br />Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO). <br />This report examines the US 70 and Old Highway 10 corridors within the area of the <br />Eno EDD and recommends an access management concept to best meet local <br />conditions and the needs of businesses and residents while maintaining the functionality <br />of these important arterial facilities for current and future traffic. The improvement of the <br />functionality of these arterials to both serve commuting and travelling traffic together <br />with serving the businesses and residences along these routes is of high local and <br />strategic importance as future development proceeds in the Eno EDD. <br />51 Page <br />