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to a cul-de -sac or dead end road west of Pittsboro Street. This scenario would not <br />only eliminate the ability of Rosemary Street to relieve traffic on Franklin Street, <br />but would divert traffic now using Rosemary Street onto Franklin Street. <br />3. Widen Hillsborough Street and Raleigh Street from Airport Road to Country Club <br />Road. <br />The transportation model indicates that this scenario would divert approximately <br />3,000 vehicles per day from Columbia Street to Hillsborough Street. This <br />reduction of Columbia Street traffic will not have a significant impact on Columbia <br />Street, which would continue to carry between 62,000 to 75,000 vehicles per day, <br />but would represent a significant increase in Hillsborough Street volumes. <br />This alternative would be extremely difficult to implement given the steep <br />topography along the Hillsborough Street corridor. Further, this alternative would <br />traverse the center of the UNC campus, where thousands of pedestrians now cross <br />Raleigh Street daily. <br />Roadway widening would be necessary. This would require acquisition or extreme <br />disruption to numerous private homes, University buildings, and old stone walls <br />along the corridor. <br />4. Widen Hillsborough Street and Raleigh Street from Airport Road to South Street. <br />Again, only about 3,000 vehicles per day were diverted to the Hillsborough <br />Street \Raleigh Street corridor. These vehicles would be routed through the <br />northern section of campus. This alternative, along with alternative #3 is <br />ineffective because it routes traffic away from major destinations and increases <br />overall travel time. <br />S. Construct the Pittsboro Street Extension, but allow both Columbia Street and <br />Pittsboro Street to function as two -way roads. <br />This analysis indicates that the majority of the traffic flow would follow the <br />through movement, Columbia Street, rather than complete a turning movement to <br />access Pittsborn Street. For the two roads to work effectively, traffic demand <br />would have to be shared equally by both facilities. This could only be forced with <br />the implementation of one -way pairing. <br />Response: Traffic volumes within the Columbia Street corridor are anticipated to double <br />within the planning period. Currently the Columbia Street- Pittsboro Street corridor <br />provides the main access from the north into Chapel Hill, the University and the <br />Memorial Hospital area. The existing roadway configuration will not support the <br />2.13 <br />