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improvements to the east end of the corridor will be necessary in the <br /> near future. <br /> The adopted Chapel Thoroughfare <br /> that <br /> Weaver Dairy Road be realigned <br /> Road. This would create an intersection with US 15-501 superior to <br /> the Erwin Road/US 15-501 intersection. This new alignment should be a <br /> five lane section, 65 feet wide. Figure 9 shows the proposed <br /> realignment. <br /> Currently, the Greenfields development is building the portion of the <br /> realignment from Erwin Road to the US 15-501 Boulevard. This should <br /> help the Erwin RoadBaulbevnecessarysfori the somewhat.orridor <br /> the <br /> full realignment would <br /> properly. <br /> We feel that the Town ultimately should become involved in building <br /> the portion of the realignment from Erwin Road to Weaver Dairy Road. <br /> This segment would cross portions of six smaller parcels whereas the <br /> Greenfields segment only crosses one large parcel . Many years could <br /> pass before we achieve a completed realignment if the Town counts on <br /> developers to build the segment. • We recommend that the Staff ask <br /> Council to include the portion of the Weaver Dairy Road realignment <br /> between Erwin Road and Weaver Dairy Road as a top priority <br /> improvement project. <br /> li The NC 86/Weaver Dairy Road intersection would continue to operate at <br /> an acceptable level as new developments are occupied. However, the <br /> opening of 1-40 could impact the intersection. We are not certain at <br /> ' this point what impact would occur so we did not consider it in this <br /> report. <br /> All in all , we feel that transportation impacts created by approved <br /> and proposed developments would be significant, particularY at the <br /> Erwin Road/15-501 intersection. Our recommendation to complete the <br /> Weaver Dairy Road realignment should solve the negative traffic <br /> impacts that would occur. <br />