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K 9) Expand the Thoroughfare Plan to include central Orange County. 10) Add Lawrence and Baldwin Roads, with appropriate improvements, to the loop system. 11) Add Oakdale Drive and Davis Drive in the southern secti for east -west movement. 12) Add improvements on Walker, Phelps, Kenion, Mt. Willing, Tree Farm, New Hope Church, and Old NC 10 for continuity outside the loop system. 13) Delete SR 1328(Faucette Mill Road) as a thoroughfare and redesignate Nash Street to a minor thoroughfare. DEFICIENCY ANALYSES In analyzing the adequacy of a thoroughfare system, there ari two determinations which are useful. First, capacity deficiencie! are assessed to determine where and how badly facilities are overloaded with traffic. Second, system deficiencies are assessed to determine what elements of the idealized thoroughfare system are missing or inadequate. CAPACITY DEFICIENCIES Churton Street through central Hillsborough is currently operating at beyond its desirable capacity, carrying about 12,000 vehicles per day (VPD). Other routes approaching their desirable limits are NC 86 near I -85 (7,100 VPD), NC 86 north of US 70 Bypass (6,500 VPD) and US 70 Bypass (7,500 vPD).' Streets currently demonstrating capacity problems are listed in Table 3. With the opening of I -40, traffic along the South Churton Street/ /Old Chapel Hill Road corridor has increased. SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES Heavy traffic occurs along Churton Street because it is the only street to cross the Eno River near town. The lack of any bypass, loop, or additional crosstowns for north -south movements explains why so many Hillsborough residents frequently use Churton Street. Lack of an adequate number of connectors between NC 86 and Old Chapel Hill Road will become increasingly problematic as that area experiences urban development. 28