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4 <br /> SEGMENT 11 : Southwest Orange County Planning Priority <br /> W` Description <br /> ® Mid-Term Long-Term <br /> Oo \ / From:Alamance County line <br /> jTo:Hillsborough(I-40/I-85 south of Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area) <br /> it ENO RIVER This segment runs from the Haw River Trail at the Alamance/Orange County line to <br /> Mebane I ' ei __ 11 12 the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area just near Hillsborough. The trail is <br /> Haw River . <br /> ill . „r,'° ,_ undeveloped with a considerable amount of public land available at the Orange <br /> �' Water and Sewer Authority(OWASA) and the Seven Mile Creek Preserve.4111 ' 1k�_ `t.0 _ •cconeechee • Stat: N• <br /> 0 Seven Mile..4. ■ Planning Strategies <br /> r' Z W Creek Preserve <br /> Q C7 ` , i-, • 85 The Orange County Parks and Recreation Master Plan(adopted November 2014) <br /> QZ / ' addresses the current status of the MST and the need for detailed alignment <br /> Ili 4 planning in Orange County.Current planning in Orange County is focused on <br /> < O completing gaps between Hillsborough and Durham County. Planning for the <br /> ite 0 , <br /> trail on OWASA property will occur in the future. <br /> OWASA OW <br /> Opportunities <br /> fi OWASA landholdings and Seven Mile Creek offer future route opportunities. <br /> / <br /> or Completion of this segment is an opportunity to connect Eno River State Park,the <br /> ,ti Hillsborough River Walk,Occoneechee Mountain,and Seven Mile Creek Preserve. <br /> k P Large Landholdings x Stream/River Corridors x Staff Resources <br /> t x Public Land Sidewalk/Bicycle Network Federal Property <br /> ' Local Planning Floodplain/Wetlands Abandoned RR ROW <br /> Challenges <br /> �4o) tee\ c Local planning is needed to identify the alignment between OWASA property <br /> \ * �l Chapel Hill and the Seven Mile Creek Preserve.How to best cross I-85/I-40 is another planning <br /> aye 54 �` y ' consideration. <br /> HAW RIVER <br /> `b Stream/River Crossings Coordinating Easments . Local Planning <br /> IF ,Carrborott <br /> 0 �� 7 x Detailed Alignment Urbanized Corridor Federal Property <br /> Miles t <br /> x Major Roadway Crossing Floodplain/Wetlands <br /> Legend <br /> MST Status IJ County Boundary Interstate Q Segment Details Potential Section Sponsors(s): <br /> •Constructed <br /> •Designated State Park NC Route ® Constructed Trails:None Orange County, Orange Water <br /> Planned Route (1/4 mi. buffer) = Open Space —US Route 0 Route Alignment:Cane Creek/ and Sewer Authority(OWASA) <br /> OWASA Additional Planning Stakeholders: <br /> 0 Adjacent Segment = Institutional Major Hydrography g <br /> Key Properties:OWASA Triangle Area RPO,Durham-Chapel <br /> Segment Start Municipal Boundary Proposed Trail Approximate Length:19 miles Bill-Carrboro MPO,Friends of the MST, <br /> and End Points � State Boundary —Other Trail DPR <br /> Designated Segments within Planning Segment:None <br />