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Chapter 1: Plan Development 11Ejd oing!Conditions rlTlie, Corridor US 70 is a state - maintained highway that connects Asheville in western North Carolina to the Outer Banks in the east and which predates the state interstate system. Regionally, US 70 carries commuter and truck traffic between the cities comprising the Triad; Greensboro; Winston Salem, and ,High Point, and the cities of the - Triangle; Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel. Hill. Locally, the road serves commuters traveling east and west from "Mebane, Efland, and Hillsborough. In fact, it is one of the main east -west connectors in town. The US 70/ Cornelius Street Corridor encompasses a stretch of road, 1.2 miles long, with an eastern boundary of NC 86 and a western boundary of Lakeshore Drive:rResidential and commercial zoned properties adjacent to this stretch of road are considered within the 70 Corridor. Currently, the US 70 /Cornelius Street Corridor carries over 8400 vehicles per day according to traffic counts conducted by the NCDOT in 2004. There are no sidewalks or bike lanes along the corridor.. However, there is a 100 -foot right -of -way for the state road, which allows for future road widening and improvements.: The speed limit on this section of highway is 45 mph and there is one stoplight located at the intersection of US 70 and Faucette'. Mill - Road.1'There are many curb cuts along the route due to the numerous commercial businesses and residential driveways that exit onto US 70, as well as 12 side roads that intersect with this section of US 70. The western portion, of US 70, covered in this study, is also a designated truck route and was designed to purposefully divert truck traffic away from downtown Hillsborough. Currently, there are 12 businesses located in the 70 Corridor including a laundromat, ABC store, barbershop, convenience store, and motel., The businesses tend to be service - oriented and serve the neighboring communities of Fairview and Hillsborough Heights. ,,There are over 30 commercially zoned properties, 12 of which are vacant. -There are 21 vacant parcels in the corridor. "There is a residential element of the 70 Corridor as well...-Residential neighborhoods border US 70 to the north and south.,- Over 55 dwellings are located along this part of US 70, 32 of which are apartments. '.'There is a lot of pedestrian traffic along and across US 70 from the nearby neighborhoods. 4 US 70/ Cornelius Street Corridor Strategic Plan 2007