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Road past Cameron Park Elementary School : St. Mary's Road in this area is a • - • <br /> two-lane, winding road requiring traffic to enter the school zone from the <br /> East just after the crest 'of a hill : This situation, coupled with the <br /> curved stretch just to the west of the school zone, creates a potential • <br /> hazard even with present traffic volumes . To increase existing traffic <br /> • levels in front of Cameron Park School by 3500 trips per day is clearly <br /> unacceptable, given the present configuration of St. Mary' s Road. • <br /> We recognize that the project will be developed in stages and that the <br /> traffic impacts will not all be experienced at once. However, we feel it is <br /> impera ive that the necessary road improvements. be made before the full. <br /> traffic impacts are felt. It is the Town' s position that the traffic <br /> problems posed by Scotswood must be addressed now rather than 10 years from <br /> now. <br /> In particular, we recommend that the following road improvements be <br /> completed prior to construction of the 200th dwelling unit as a condition <br /> for project approval : <br /> (1 ) The widening of Highway 70 to a minimum of four lanes from NC 86 <br /> on the North to Lawrence Road on the South ; <br /> (2) The construction of an eastern by-pass to direct traffic from the <br /> Scotswoccl •area to I--85 and 1-40; <br /> (3) Completion of other road and traffic- improvements as specified in <br /> the conditions recommended by the County Planning Department. <br /> Recognizing that improvements of this magnitude are beyond the ability <br /> of this or any other individual developer, we would ask for the assistance <br /> of the applicants in obtaining the necessary NC Department of Transportation <br /> commitments to carry out <br /> • <br />