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HIGHWAYS: <br /> The State Highway system in Orange County consists of: <br /> 95.86 miles of primary roads <br /> 404.36 miles of"secondary roads <br /> 219.84 miles of unpaved roads <br /> 12-0.06 total miles <br /> NC DOT has scheduled, in its 1985-94 transportation improvement program,- <br /> improvement to 44.5 miles of highway at $95.4 million. This figure excludes the <br /> work scheduled in Carrboro ($3.6) and Chapel Hill ($6.3). However, 27.2 miles and <br /> $94.5 million are for construction of 1 40 and widening of 1 85. <br /> The Triangle J Conference an Roads* listed the following immediate needs, that <br /> are not programmed in the TIP: <br /> IMMEDIATE NEEDS: (Unprogrammed) <br /> Project Description Indicated Need/Cost <br /> ($millions) <br /> —----—--—------------ <br /> NC 86 Airport Rd (South New 1 40) Widen to 5 lanes $2.0 <br /> US 15/501 (Chapel Hill Bypass to Widen to median section 8.0 <br /> I Fearington) <br /> Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd Widen 6:8 lanes/upgrade 7.5 <br /> Total $17.5 <br /> Also listed were the unprogrammed but anticipated needs within the next 20 <br /> years: <br /> ANTICIPATED NEEDS: (Unprogrammed) <br /> Project Description Indicated Need/Cost <br /> ($millions) <br /> —----------------—-------------------------——------——----N+--~----——----------- <br /> NC 54 (Carrboro Bypass to Morgan Widen to 5 lanes $1.0 <br /> Creek) <br /> Chapel Hill Outer Loop New Location/widening 15.0 <br /> 1_00 <br /> Total f <br /> Of the 154 bridges an the State system in Orange County, 46 are structurally <br /> deficient and 41 are functionally obsolete. Three are scheduled for replacement <br /> in 1985-86 at $0.77 million. <br /> s. <br /> *Refer to the April 30, 1985, Triangle J Council of Governments Conference on <br /> Roads. <br /> rE <br />