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9 <br /> County and is also very concerned about the environmental impacts <br /> to the Eno River State Park. Orange County requests that this <br /> facility be relocated outside of Orange County. <br /> V) NC 86: construct bicycle lanes - from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) <br /> to Hillsborough (US 70) . Scheduled improvements to Airport Road <br /> (NC 86) in Chapel Hill will extend bicycle facilities from UNC to <br /> Whitfield Road (SR 1731) in Orange County. NC 86 from Chapel Hill <br /> to Hillsborough is experiencing increasing numbers of bicyclists <br /> using this route and there are also two new schools along this <br /> route. Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PROJECTS OUTSIDE <br /> THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br /> METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA <br /> Orange County would like to give priority to identified safety needs on <br /> existing roads and bridges and to other transportation projects which <br /> foster alternatives to automobile travel. The County also endorses <br /> environmentally responsible construction of all transportation <br /> projects. Finally, the County supports adequate maintenance for <br /> existing transportation facilities. <br /> I) I-304: widening of I-85 to eight lanes and reconstruction of <br /> interchanges from NC 54 (in Alamance County) to Dimmocks Mill Road <br /> - Orange County requests that the following infrastructure <br /> improvements be made to the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic <br /> Development District: <br /> a) NCDOT has installed temporary erosion control measures <br /> according to NCDOT standards. NCDOT currently has no plans <br /> for erosion control measures after completion of <br /> construction. Orange County requests that permanent erosion <br /> control measures be included in the 1997-2003 TIP as a line <br /> item to ensure optimal protection of the Sevenmile Creek <br /> watershed. The Upper Eno watershed, of which Sevenmile Creek <br /> is a sub-basin, has been designated a WS-II watershed; thus <br /> the County is committed to protect the water quality—by----- <br /> working with NCDOT to implement the strongest protection <br /> measures available. <br /> b) Widen Buckhorn Road to 24 feet (two 12 ' travel lanes) . <br /> c) Improve the Southern Railway Buckhorn - Road _(SR 1114) <br /> _-railroad crossing.- . - <br /> d) Improve the Intersection of Buckhorn Road and US 70 to <br /> include turn lanes and improved turning radii. <br /> II) Transit Improvements - It is increasingly evident, through the <br /> Triangle Fixed Guideway Study and other research, that Orange <br /> County needs to begin Transit Planning to include a Twenty Year <br /> Transit Development Plan for Orange County that would-coordinate <br /> 4 <br />