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8. <br /> I) I-304 : widening of I-85 to eight lanes and reconstruction of <br /> interchanges from NC 54 (in Alamatce 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 for <br /> erosion control measures after completion of construction. Orange <br /> County requests that permanent erosion control measures be <br /> included in the 1996-2002 TIP as a line item to ensure optimal <br /> protection of the Sevenmile Creek watershed. The Upper Eno <br /> watershed, of which Sevenmile Creek is a sub-basin, has been <br /> designated a WS-II watershed; thus the County is committed to <br /> protect the water quality by working with NCDOT to implement the <br /> strongest protection measures available. <br /> b) Widen'Buckhorn Road to 24 feet (two 12 ' travel lanes) . <br /> c) Improve the Southern Railway / Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) railroad <br /> crossing. <br /> d) Improve the Intersection of Buckhorn Road and US 70 to include <br /> turn lanes and improved turning radii. <br /> COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES <br /> I) Intersection Improvements - Orange County recognizes that <br /> intersection improvements provide immediate safety benefits <br /> without the environmental impact of cost of full roadway <br /> improvements. <br /> a) We request the following intersections be programmed either <br /> through Transportation Improvement Program funding or Safety <br /> Program funding for improvements as soon as possible. <br /> 1) NC 86 / NC 57, and <br /> 2) US 15-501 / Mt Carmel Church Road (SR 1008) . <br /> b) The following intersections are listed on the NCDOT 1993 HIGH <br /> ACCIDENT LOCATION ANALYSIS (from last year's request) for Orange <br /> County. NCDOT has studied these intersections and improvements <br /> are recommended; Orange County requests that funding be made <br /> available for: <br /> 1) NC 54 / Southern Drive (SR 2016) , <br /> 2) NC 86 / US 70 Bypass, and <br /> 3) Carr Store Road (SR 1352) / Efland Cedar Grove Road (SR <br /> 1004) . <br /> 4 <br />