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5 <br /> County officials indicate two foot bike lanes <br /> would be provided on this road. Lanes a minimum <br /> of four feet wide as recommended in the <br /> Regional Bicycle Plan are requested since they <br /> would provide greater safety for cyclists <br /> traversing the 1, 500 feet of US 70 connector <br /> between Ben Johnson Road and West Ten Road. <br /> 2 . Best Management Practices for the Sevenmile Creek <br /> Basin <br /> Widening I-85 to eight lanes through the Sevenmile <br /> Creek basin has raised concerns about the <br /> degradation of water quality due to run-off from <br /> additional pavement as well as possible spills . <br /> The Sevenmile Creek basin has been identified as a <br /> possible future water supply and Orange County <br /> desires that the strongest protective measures <br /> possible be implemented. The Upper Eno Watershed, <br /> of which Sevenmile Creek is a sub-basin, has been <br /> designated WS-II . In that " . . .mitigation of water <br /> pollution due to highway runoff . . . " is a purpose <br /> for which enhancement funds can be allocated, <br /> Orange County requests that structural BMPs, as <br /> necessary, be provided on the tributaries of <br /> Sevenmile Creek affected by I-85 widening. <br /> III. Endorsement of Previously Requested Projects <br /> Orange County would like to give priority to identified <br /> safety needs on existing roads and bridges and to other <br /> transportation projects which foster alternatives to <br /> automobile travel. <br /> A. Safety Improvements to Dangerous Intersections <br /> Based on the number and severity of accidents during <br /> the period January 1986 - June 1989 , the County <br /> recommends that the following intersections be <br /> improved. <br /> 1 . I-85 / SR 1120 (Mt. Willing Road) <br /> 2 . I-85 / NC 86 <br /> 3 . US 70 / SR 1002 (St. Mary's Road) <br /> 4 . NC 57 / NC 86 <br /> 5 . US 15 / SR 1008 (Mt . Carmel Church Road) <br /> 6 . I-85 / SR 1009 (South Churton Street) <br /> B . Improvements to Deficient Bridges (the County <br /> endorses the following projects listed in the 1992-98 <br /> TIP) <br /> 1 . B-2598 (North Fork Little River; replace Bridge <br /> #54 ) <br /> 3 <br />