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Residential development activity in northern Chatham County will likely increase its influence on southern Chapel Hill Township with the comple- tion of the B. Everett Jordan Reservoir. The expansion of the Research Triangle Park as new research and industrial firms locate there will exert considerable influence on this development pattern as new employees choose to reside in the Chapel Hill area. Supportive uses to these new firms and population will cause further developmental and environmental impacts to occur in the Township. Except for some minor areas within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro corporate limits, much of the southeastern portion of Chapel Hill Township is sewered or has the potential for sewer. A trunk line, which runs south of Chapel Hill and. Carrboro along Smith Level Road, has encouraged and will continue to encourage medium to high density development in this area. The commer- cial complex at the Chatham County line and the large residential develop- ment called Heritage Hills gives evidence of this trend. A major sewer trunk line rune northward south of the Horace Wi]liams Airport toward the Calvander area. This line, built on University of North Carolina property, is expected to fulfill UNC expansion needs in the area. Future sewer extensions from the City of Durham to the area on the east side of New Hope Creek could encourage development in the eastern sector of the County. The northern part of Chapel Hill, generally focused on Weaver Dairy Road, is currently being subjected to strong development pressures and is in the process of urbanization. Most of this area is or will be served by water and sewer lines, thereby increasing the potential for higher density develop- ment. Timberlyne, Carol Woods and The Village Companies' offices are examples of this type of development. The northern and western portions of the Township are characterized by low and medium residential development. As the areas closer to Chapel Hill and Carrboro become more urbanized development pressures may exert a greater influence on these outlying areas of the County, particularly along the transportation condors between Chapel Hill and Carrboro and. Hillsborough. This represents a growing threat to the viability of the agricultural operations in this portion of the Township as well as the protection of the water supply watershed to the west of the Towns. Transportation Chapel Hill Township is traversed by four major north/south and east/west highways. The north/south routes are N.C. 86 and SR 1009 (Old 86) which connect Hillsborough and points north with Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The proposed 1-40 Interstate extension, if built, would serve as a significant part of this north/south corridor. The east-west routes are the Business and By-pass 15-501 highways and N.C. 54. A municipally operated bus system currently serves the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. In the future this system could potentially serve areas out- side town limits if they contained sufficient population density. A modified version of the North Carolina Functional Classification System has been used to describe the road network in Chapel Hill Township. This system describes roads based on access and mobility. Interstate and arte- rial highways are most important because they provide the best service