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ti <br />COPY NCOOT <br />In the rural areas of the county, there was no need for the <br />routing of any new thoroughfares. The main objective of the <br />Orange County Thoroughfare Plan is to improve any existing roads <br />that are frequently used and are not adequate enough to support <br />the current or anticipated traffic volume. One of the <br />requirements of the Highway Bill passed on July 27, 1989 was to <br />have every unpaved road on the North Carolina State System with an <br />ADT of 50 or more vehicles per day paved. Therefore, this is an <br />objective of the Orange County Thoroughfare Plan. There are <br />numerous and necessary widenings that should occur throughout the <br />Orange County rural area. A listing of these roads can be found <br />in Appendix B. The existing and future right -of -way and pavement <br />widths are shown in this listing. <br />Due to the general paving of all unpaved roads, a cost <br />estimate for specific thoroughfares is unnecessary. The unpaved <br />roads in Orange County will become two -lane shoulder sections. <br />The average cost for these types of thoroughfares is $170 per <br />foot, or $900,000 per mile. All widening from 18' -20' to 22' or <br />24' has an average cost of $75.76 per foot, or $400,000 per mile. <br />This information was obtained from Mr. Doug Lang in the Cost <br />Estimating Department of the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation. <br />The projects currently listed in the Transportation <br />Improvement Program for Orange County are as follows: <br />1) 1 -304: I -85, from east of NC 54 to west of SR 1134; <br />Alamance- Orange Counties; widening from existing four <br />lanes to eight lanes; scheduled for completion in 1995. <br />2) I -305: I -85, from SR 1006 to Durham County; widening <br />from existing four lanes to eight lanes; scheduled for <br />completion after 1996. - <br />3) R -2358: NC 54, from I- 40/I -85 in Burlington to Chapel <br />Hill Bypass. Widen existing roadway to a four lane <br />divided facility. Scheduled for a feasibility study. <br />Projects inside of Urban Areas <br />1) R -2630: Durham Loop, I -85 West to I -85 North. Begin <br />construction after 1996. <br />2) U -2002: Main Street, North Greensboro Street, and <br />Hillsborough Road, widen existing roadway to a curb and <br />gutter facility with bike lanes. Completion in 1992. <br />3) U -2003: US 15 -501 & NC 54, west of Carrboro to US 501 <br />Bus., widen existing two lanes to four lanes. Completion <br />in 1993. <br />4) U -2302: NC 86, SR 1777 to I -40, widen existing roadway <br />33 <br />