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DURHAM NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST LOOP 10 CORRIDOR STUDY (ENO DRIVE) State Project No. 6.358001T (R-2630 & R-2631) ... ........... ...... ........ ..... ............... N --ATION..' .... .......... T.OR:TRA_9P RT .......................... .................................... 0 * , ::F: ......................... L -A 'a IN ............... ....... .............................. ... ............................ .. ..... ................... JANUARY 1995 NEWSLETTER No.4 I.. F . ..... ................. ............. .......... ........... .. .... .... ..... ...... ... .... . ........ This newsletter is the fourth in a series of newsletters DEIS,::.A,VA14-A FORREVIEW.. published by the North Carolina Department of . ....... Transportation (NCDOT) to inform the public about The NCDOT recently released the DEIS for public the Durham Northwest and Northeast Loop Corridor review. Copies of the document are available for Study. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement citizens to read and study at the following locations in (DEIS) is available for public review. This newsletter Durham and Orange Counties: summarizes the results of the environmental studies, provides information on locations where the DEIS can e NCDOT Division Office at the corner of Duke Street be reviewed in greater detail, and announces the and Stadium Drive in Durham. arrangements for the Pre-Hearing Workshops and the Public Hearing for the corridor study. • Durham Public Library at 300 North Roxboro Street. • Bragtown Branch of Durham Public Library at 3200 ........................ .......... ..... ................ Dearborn Drive. .. ...................... x ... ........... ..........I............... • North Durham Branch of Durham Public Library in Three build alternates were identified for the project. the Riverview Shopping Center. The three alternates can be separated at common points or connectors and rejoined to form many roadway • City of Durham Department of Transportation at possibilities. The map on the next page depicts the Durham City Hall. general location of the three alternates. • Orange County Manager's Office at 109 Court Street The corridors for the three alternates vary in width, in Hillsborough. depending on the surrounding land use. The final • Orange County Library at 300 West Tryon Street in location of the roadway within the corridors will not be Hillsborough. determined until the design phase of the project. Corridors range from 500 to 1000 feet in width and are • Chapel Hill Public Library at 100 Library Drive. much wider than the actual right of way (100 to 150 feet minimum) proposed for the roadway. The new facility ............ .......... will be a major arterial street with most intersecting ........ ........... `AiM . ARMN-1.6 .............. . . .... street crossings at-grade with traffic signals. ..............................:.............. Interchanges are proposed at four locations including: The Corridor Hearing Map that will be used at the 1-85 South, 1-85 North, Roxboro Road, and US 70. Corridor Public Hearing for the project is available for Alternate 1 is the northernmost alternate. Alternate 2 public review at the NCDOT Division Office at the is the southernmost alternate. Alternate 3 generally corner of Duke Street and Stadium Drive in Durham as follows the route portrayed in the Durham County well as at the Durham Department of Transportation on portion of the Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro the third floor of Durham City Hall. The map shows the Thoroughfare Plan. For the most part, Alternate 3 is a corridor areas for the three build alternates in different combination of Alternates I and 2. Additionally, there colors along with existing streets, subdivisions, schools, are nine connectors along the three alternates. These and other local landmarks. This map will also be connectors allow for various combinations of alternates available for public review at both the Pre-Hearing along the project length. Workshops and at the Corridor Public Hearing.