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• 25 I-85 west of Durham, and extend around the northern side of the city on the south side of the Eno River. Between Guess Road and Roxboro Road, Eno Drive will form the southern boundary. of West Point on the Eno Park. East of Roxboro Road, right-of-way has been dedicated and acquired for the road between Old Farm subdivision and JFK Towers. Eno Drive will, follow the alignment of Hebron Road to Old Oxford Road then southeastward to interchange with I-85 at Glenn School Road. Conte: One comment was received concerning the impact of Eno Drive on Old Farm and JFK Towers. The concern is that the road would stimulate development near the park and that it would separate the elderly residents of JFK Towers from the Riverview Shopping Center where they shop. There was also concern regarding the alignment of the road to Old.Farm and Riverwalk Condominiums.s the proximity ntizen commented that Eno Drive should be designed to have limited access, bikeways, buffering and abatement measures to provide the maximum compatibility with the park and the adjacent neighborhoods, Response: The current functional alignment of Eno Drive was determined in 1964 when it was first included in the Durham Thoroughfare Plan and before any of the development in the area occurred. The right-of-way was dedicated with the development of the Old Farm Subdivision, JFK Towers, and other developments and was shown on the property maps of the area. In addition, the City has purchased some right-of-way for the facility. • In fact, the City controls; either through purchase, dedication, or commitment on development plans for dedication; all of the right-of-way needed from one-quarter mile (1500 feet) east of Roxboro Road to Guess Road. This is one case where advance planning has allowed a thoroughfare need for the road. This wi ceothe futurextensive ost right-of-way dedicated priori the impacts on adjacent development. well as m,ni,,, rye The City of Durham Traffic Engineering Division has studied alternative alignments and has found that the alignment proposed will result in the least impact on the area. Shifting the alignment either north or south of the current alignment will impact existing developments. To the north, the alignment is confined by the Eno Park boundary and the Old Farin subdivision. To the south, a new.ali Argonne Frills subdivision. One minor alignment gnment would cross the existing gnment change to the south is possible which would take the roadway south of JFK towers. However, this alignment impact on the Old Farm community and would have considerable additional impaction the Argonne Hills community, In addition, it would require the abandonment of two- thirds of a mile (3500 feet) of right-of-way already available and the purchase of new right-of-way, including a commercial building, at considerable additional expense.. The pedestrian access between JFK Towers and the Riverview Shopping Center will be given special attention and could include pedestrian underpasses or overpasses. buffers and noise abatement and provision of bikeway measures will be considereed use of when 2.20