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personal automobiles and alternative forms of transportation can be achieved that will halt the increase along the thoroughfares. NORTHWEST QUADRANT THE OUTER LOOP (NORTHERN FREEWAY) Background: The recommended plan includes a freeway which extends from I-40 north of Chapel Hill, interchanging with 1 -85 in Orange County, extends around the north side of Durham, passes thorough the Treyburn development, interchanging with 1-85 east of Durham, then extends south to interchange with the Northern Wake Freeway (Outer Loop) near Raleigh- Durham International Airport. The purpose of this freeway is to provide a high level circumferential route around the northern Chapel Hill, and Durham area and thus relieve congestion on radial routes by providing a connector to I -85, 1-40 and US 70. In addition, the freeway would allow easy access for residents of Chapel Hill, Orange County, and eastern Durham to jobs in northern Durham and Treyburn. Access will also be improved to north Raleigh and the Raleigh- Durham International Airport. The Outer Loop is described in more detail in Report #2. The western, terminus of the Northwest Outer Loop is 1-40 near the NC -86 - Mount Sinai Road intersection. From this point, the freeway is designed to pass through the Orange County /Chapel Hill rural buffer paralleling the railroad to interchange with I -85. No interchanges are proposed between I-40 and 1 -85. North of I -85 the, Loop would cross the Eno River east of Pleasant Green Road, interchange with Cole Mill Road, and follow a northeast direction into Durham County. The freeway would cross Craig Road and Bivens Road near the Willowhaven area, cross Russell Road, and interchange with Guess Road south of Saint Mary's Road. The freeway would cross Mason Road at Johnson Mill Road, interchange with US 501 north of Snow Hill Road, then enter the Treyburn development. An alternate alignment for the segment of the freeway between Cole Mill Road and I -85 is also shown. This alternate alignment would interchange with 1-85 east of US -70, pass through Eno River State Park, and follow the previously described alignment just south of Cole Mill Road. Comments: Public comments and criticisms were received on several specific sections of the Outer Loop in the Northwest Quadrant. These will be addressed individually. I-40 to I-85: Residents of neighborhoods along NC-86, Trinkus Manor, Hills of New Hope, and Hideaway Estates, voiced concern over the damage that the freeway would cause to the neighborhoods in their area. The freewa would not provide any local access to the area, and would be of no benefit to them. i addition, concerns for the environmental impact on New Hope Creek, Duke Forest, : nd the Orange County rural buffer were 2.' ;