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6. <br /> Homestead Road (SR 1777) continues to be a priority project <br /> because it: <br /> - is a connector facility between Carrboro and Chapel Hill, <br /> - provides primary access to Chapel Hill High School, <br /> - has safety problems associated with turning movements along <br /> its total length, <br /> - has sight distance problems at major intersections, and <br /> - has forecasts of substantial increases in traffic. <br /> Orange County urges the North Carolina Board of Transportation to <br /> continue to include this project in the 1996-2002 TIP. <br /> II) I-305 : widening of I-85 to six lanes and reconstruction of <br /> interchanges from Orange Grove Road to Durham County Line - Orange <br /> County requests that the following infrastructure improvements be <br /> made to the I-85/US 70 Economic Development District: <br /> a) Erosion Control Measures - At this time the erosion control <br /> measures for this project are to be designed in 2001. Orange <br /> County requests that permanent erosion control measures be <br /> included in the 1996-2002 TIP as a line item. <br /> b) Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities - Project planning for this <br /> facility is scheduled to begin in April, 1998. Orange County <br /> requests that its staff be allowed to participate in the <br /> determination of where and what type of facilities are to be <br /> included in this project. Among the features requested for <br /> inclusion are sidewalks and bike lanes (see the Regional Bicycle <br /> Plan for Durham and Orange Counties) and adequate guardrails on <br /> overpasses. <br /> c) Wildlife Corridor Under I-85 - Orange County requests that its <br /> staff be allowed to participate during this part of the planning <br /> stage and that this issue be brought to the attention of the NCDOT <br /> Staff Biologist. Constructing this wildlife corridor is one of <br /> the recommendations presented in the "The New Hope Corridor Open <br /> Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River <br /> State Park. " <br /> d) Intersection of Pleasant Green Road (SR 1567) & Mt Herman <br /> Church Road (SR 1713) - This intersection has recently been <br /> studied by the NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers. The NCDOT <br /> Traffic Engineers recommend that this intersection be included as <br /> a part of I-305 because of its proximity to the I-85/US 70 <br /> interchange. The entire intersection needs to be realigned so <br /> that 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 to <br /> the needs of the Pleasant Green Road\US 70 intersection, Orange <br /> County requests that US 70, from NC 751 to University Station <br /> Road, be upgraded to provide for a suitable transition from/to I- <br /> 85. <br /> 2 <br />