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ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 4 <br /> P.O. Box 8181 y <br /> 200 S Cameron Street <br /> Hillsborougb, N.C. <br /> 27278 <br /> Moses Cary,Jr. 919.732.8181 <br /> William L Cr wtber 919.968.4501 <br /> Alice M. Gordon <br /> Stepben K Halkiotis 919.688.7331 <br /> Don Willhoit 910.227.2031 <br /> (Fa4 919.644.3C04 <br /> November 15, 1995 <br /> Dr. Gorman Gilbert <br /> DIVISION 7, At-Large Member <br /> NC Board of Transportation <br /> P.O. Box 25201 <br /> 1 South Wilmington Street <br /> Raleigh, NC 27611 <br /> Dear Dr. Gilbert: <br /> Enclosed with this letter you will find this year' s "Orange <br /> County Transportation Priority List for Consideration of Funding in <br /> The North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program. " <br /> This letter is also intended to inform you of a school access <br /> safety issue on Homestead Road similar to the Old Hillsborough <br /> Road/Old Fayetteville Road issue that was identified by the Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro Board of Education last year. At that time the Board <br /> indicated that the planned improvements for Hillsborough Road and <br /> Old Fayetteville Road were inadequate in both scope and timing to <br /> offset the potential for accidents at their new school facility <br /> along Old Fayetteville Road. This year, as a result of the Board <br /> of Education's action, the Old Fayetteville\Old Greensboro Roads <br /> project was increased in scope (lengthened by 1.9 miles) and <br /> construction was moved up a year. <br /> In 1999 the widening of Airport Road will approximately double <br /> the capacity of Airport Road and provide increased access to the <br /> land served by Homestead Road. As a result of the improvements to <br /> Airport Road and the development pressures in Chapel Hill, this <br /> segment of road will experience a dramatic increase in traffic <br /> almost immediately upon the completion of the improvements to <br /> Airport-Road. <br /> In addition, Orange County is scheduled to build a new human <br /> services center during this same time period, and is concerned <br /> about the safety of its clients as they travel on Homestead Road <br /> between the center and Airport Road. There are severe safety <br /> problems associated with turning movements and sight distance along <br /> this section of road. <br /> YOU COUNT TN ORANGE COUNTY.1 <br />