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the detailed designs of the road are prepared. No.changes are proposed for this roadway. <br />ALSTON AVENUE EXTENSION <br />Background: This proposed thoroughfare would extend from Alston Avenue north of <br />Holloway Street parallel to the railroad and cross under I485 near Camden Avenue. From <br />this point two alignments are possible: the original alignment would swing west through <br />a section of dedicated right -of -way north of Club Blvd., and tie into Roxboro Street at <br />Oxford Road. The new alignment would follow Midland Terrace and Dearborn Drive and <br />intersect with Oxford Road at Hamlin Road. Those mutes would give needed relief to <br />the Bragtown section of Roxboro Street. The new route would also provide better access <br />to Treyburn from the eastern part of the city. <br />Comments: A comment was received concerning the new alignment of Alston Ave. Ext. <br />at Midland Terrace. The alignment as shown on the plan would take a new food <br />distribution facility. <br />Response: The old and new alignments of Alston Avenue Extension will be shifted to the <br />northeast to avoid this property. Both the old and the new alignments are proposed to <br />remain on the plan. <br />SOUTfEASr QUADRANT <br />Backgmund: The East End Connector is included on the Adopted Thoroughfare Plan. It <br />is a freeway linking US 70 to the Dean Freeway east of East End Avenue. It will greatly <br />improve access between northern Durham and the Research Triangle Park and Raleigh - <br />Durham International Airport. <br />Comments: A comment was made that the Connector will not improve access for East <br />Durham since much of the area does not have access to either the Dean Freeway or US <br />70 and that access to the Dean Freeway is needed between Briggs Avenue and Ellis Road. <br />The request was made for improved access to US 70, the Dean Freeway, and the East <br />End Connector. <br />Response: The East End Connector remains the primary thoroughfare improvement in East <br />Durham. It will improve access from the Raleigh - Durham International Airport, the <br />Research Triangle Park and east Durham to I -85 and points north Additional minor <br />2.21 <br />