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1 <br /> 7 <br /> Durham and Orange Counties) and adequate guardrails on <br /> overpasses . <br /> c) Wildlife Corridor Under I-85 - Orange County requests that <br /> its staff be allowed to participate during this part of the <br /> planning stage and that this issue be brought to the <br /> attention of the NCDOT Staff Biologist . Constructing this <br /> wildlife corridor is one of the recommendations presented in <br /> the "The New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals <br /> for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River State Park. " <br /> d) Intersection of Pleasant Green Road (SR 1567) & Mt Herman <br /> Church Road (SR 1713) - This intersection was studied by the <br /> NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers last year. They <br /> recommended that this intersection be included as a part of <br /> I-305 because of its proximity to the I-85/US 70 interchange. <br /> The entire intersection needs to be realigned so that <br /> Pleasant Green Road can intersect US 70 at a 90 degree angle. <br /> e) US 70 from NC 751 to University Station Road (SR 1712) - Due <br /> to the needs of the Pleasant Green Road\US 70 intersection, <br /> Orange County requests that US 70, from NC 751 to University <br /> Station Road, be upgraded to provide for a suitable <br /> transition from/to I-85 . An example of the need for this <br /> project is the intersection of US 70 with Old No.10 (SR 1715) <br /> which is currently operating at level of service 'IF" . <br /> f) Mt Herman Church Road (SR 1713) - Preliminary plans by the <br /> Planning & Environmental Branch, Division of Highways of <br /> NCDOT indicate that this road may be relocated as part of I- <br /> 305. Orange County requests that this road be designed with <br /> 12, wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total <br /> paved width of 321 . <br /> g) Old NC 10 (SR 1710) - Preliminary plans by the Planning & <br /> Environmental Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate <br /> that this road may also be relocated as part of I-305 . <br /> Orange County requests that this road also be designed with <br /> 12' wide travel lanes and 4 ' wide bicycle lanes for a total <br /> paved width of 321 . <br /> h) Park and Ride Facilities - Orange County requests that its <br /> staff be al-lowed to participate in the determination of where <br /> and what type of facilities are to be included in this <br /> project . <br /> III) I-3306 SECTION A• widening of I-40 to six lanes from I-85 in <br /> Orange County to US 15-501 in Durham County - Project planning for <br /> this facility is scheduled to begin in 1997 . Orange County <br /> requests that it be included in the development of the Major <br /> Investment Study and Environmental Impact Statement for this <br /> project to insure that there are no detrimental land use impacts <br /> to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Orange County is opposed <br /> to any widening of I-40 through Orange County, unless there is a <br /> commitment by NCDOT to provide HOV and/or dedicated bus lanes. <br /> 3 <br />