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19 <br /> * intersection improvements - Intersection improvements <br /> provide immediate safety improvements without the <br /> environmental impact of full road improvements. Justification <br /> for these projects include safety, congestion management and <br /> clean air conformance. Funding for such improvements can come <br /> from a variety of the ISTEA sources as well as some State <br /> sources. Intersections along high-volume roads such as NC 86, <br /> NC 54, NC 57, and US 70 should be studied and high accident <br /> locations identified. Staff is in the process of working with <br /> NCDOT to determine high accident locations in the County. It <br /> is recommended that a list of individual intersections be <br /> targeted for funding. <br /> The Planning Board recommended two intersections to be <br /> analyzed: <br /> 1) Efland Cedar Grove Road / Carr Store Rd - sight <br /> distance improvements <br /> 2) Erwin Road / Dobbins Road - This is in Chapel Hill <br /> jurisdiction. This should be relayed to the Town for <br /> further analysis. <br /> Finally, the Planning Board requested staff review the New Hope <br /> Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest <br /> and Eno River State Park, a study prepared by the Planning <br /> Department and ZINC-Chapel Hill . The request specifically noted <br /> investigation of a wildlife corridor in the vicinity of the US 70/ • <br /> 1-85 interchange. <br /> Summary <br /> The North Carolina Board of Transportation will be holding public <br /> hearings in November to accept the priority lists for jurisdictions <br /> throughout the State. Orange County will need to identify and <br /> forward such a list. If coordinated efforts are needed with <br /> jurisdiction within the DCHC MPO, this will need to be accomplished <br /> during the next month. <br /> • <br />