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Page 13 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM The meanls and manner by which people and goods are transported influence the physical development pattern in an area. The primary means of transpor- tation in the' Harmon Young study area is the road system. This system serves two main functions: traffic movement and land service or access. An indivi- dual resident of the area would evaluate how well the system functions based on user objectives such as speed, convenience, safety and cost. A broader base for evaluating the system would be on the basis of its impact on the economic growth potential and general character of the area. The Harmon Young study area contains a relatively adequate road network composed of roads classified as interstate (1-85), arterials (NC 86, old NC 86, and US 70); and collectors (old N.C. 10 and Orange Grove Road - SR 1006). The classification of roads describes the roads on the basis of the level of service provided.:in general the higher the road classification the greater the access provided to land uses; the lower the road classification, the greater the land service provided. Interstate and arterial roads provide the best service (shortest travel times) to and from important employment, shop- ping, educational and population centers. Collector roads provide areas with access td arterials and the interstate. All other roads are classified as local roadsliwhich are least important in terms of traffic movement, but provide the greatest land service. There are three major areas in the study area that presently are not serviced by thle road system, primarily due to absence of development in the area. These areas include the area south of 1-85 located between NC 86 and Old NC 86; the area located between 1-85 and US 70 and extending from old 86 to the Colonial Hills subdivision; and the area located south of the Eno River outside of the Town's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction in the north- eastern cornerlof the study area. in addition to the road system the study area is traversed in a southeast- erly direction by the main line of the Southern Railraod. This line is proposed to become part of the commuter rail system from Charlotte to Raleigh.