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FOURTH PRIORITY (2005 -2010) The fourth priority projects include a bridge realignment - replacement, safety, and intersection realignment on Dimmock's Mill Road and a new two -lane facility on Tree Farm Road. Fourth priority widening is recommended for St. Mary's from US 70 Bypass to SR 1561, South Lawrence Road to NC 86, and a small section of Elizabeth Brady Road. Total cost of fourth priority projects is estimated to be $ 5.8 Million. ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENTS Where recommendations involve staged construction to interim improvements, costs are given to expand these facilities to ultimate dimensions. Costs to completely implement the entire thoroughfare plan's ultimate system recommendations has not been calculated but could be in excess of $100,0001000. Cost savings achieved through dedications or reservations of needed rights -of- way and by construction of needed improvements by private develop- ment could greatly reduce this amount. Adoption of an updated thoroughfare plan allows greater coordination and cooperation among all concerned. SUMMARY A thoroughfare plan should be viewed as a system of inter- related parts. Missing components require other facilities to function in their absence, performing dual roles which might require additional improvements to achieve acceptable levels of service. As such, revisions to the plan may warrant revisions to these recommendations. It is the responsibility of the local elected officials to advise the North Carolina Board of Transportation which projects should be programed by the Department. The thoroughfare plan (and its supporting documentation) assists in these efforts but does not take their place. These recommendations attempt to provide a plan for systematically improving t�e Hillsborough area road system in a logical, cost - effective wa . If these recommended improvements are progressively implemented, then the area's roads should be adequate for its next generation of residents. 52