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7 <br />Attachment 1 <br />scheduled for reprioritization. The Hillsborough Town Board and Orange County <br />Commissioners have endorsed this project in two joint studies that included <br />commissioners from both jurisdictions. The "EDD Transportation Work Group <br />Recommendations" and the "Access Management and Awareness Project and <br />Report for Orange Grove Road" recommend this project for improved traffic flow and <br />safety. <br />9. U -2805, SR 1777 (Homestead Road) Improvements: Improve Homestead Road <br />from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to NC 86 to include bicycle lanes and sidewalks in <br />sections of the corridor where those facilities do not exist. This project is not in <br />included in the Draft 2012 -2020 TIP , and is scheduled for reprioritization. There are <br />three schools in the vicinity of Homestead Road: Chapel Hill High School, Smith <br />Middle School and Seawell Elementary School. Many students live within walking <br />distance and cycling distance to Chapel Hill High School and must walk or cycle <br />along Homestead Road, and cross the road daily. Provision of sidewalks is of <br />utmost importance for the safety of students and other pedestrians who use this <br />corridor. Provision of bicycle facilities is, likewise, necessary for the safety of <br />students and others <br />10.SR 1727 (Eubanks Road) bicycle lanes: Construct bicycle lanes on Eubanks Road <br />from Old NC 86 (SR 1009) to Rogers Road (SR 1729). The project would provide <br />bicycle access to the new Morris Hill Elementary School off Eubanks Road. <br />Increased traffic on Eubanks from the solid waste convenience center and Chapel <br />Hill Public Works Facility and Transportation Facility on Millhouse Road off of <br />Eubanks presents conflicts with bicycle transportation on the facility. <br />11. Dairyland Road bicycle facilities: Construct 4 -foot paved shoulders on Dairyland <br />Road (SR 1112, SR 1113, SR 1177) from Union Grove Church Road (SR 1111) to <br />Orange Grove Road (SR 1006). This project is one segment of a route providing <br />connection from Carrboro to the Efland /Mebane area via Orange Grove Road and <br />Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) to West Ten Road (SR 1144). The complete route would <br />extend bicycle facilities proposed with highway improvement s on Buckhorn Road in <br />the Buckhorn Road Economic Development District. <br />This project was submitted for the 2011 -2017 TIP through the Triangle Rural <br />(TARPO) Planning Organization. The Dairyland segment ranked #3 in the SPOT <br />ranking of bicycle projects in the TARPO. <br />12. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86 from US 70 bypass to <br />north of NC 57 to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 bypass and <br />NC 57. Improvements at the NC 86 /US 70 intersection should include extending <br />the queuing lane for traffic turning east onto US 70 Bypass from northbound Churton <br />Street/NC 86. Improvements at the NC 86 /NC 57 intersection should include a <br />crosswalk and provide a safe crossing for pedestrians with sidewalk connecting the <br />intersection of NC 86 and NC 57 to Rencher Street. Improvements at the NC 86 /NC <br />57 intersection are identified in the developing Safe Routes to School Action Plan for <br />