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New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan <br />Component S. Dry Creek From New Hope Creek to Erwin Road <br />Jurisdiction: Durham County, City of Durham and Town of Chapel Hill <br />Existing Land Use and Ownership: <br />• Large, privately owned agricultural tracts between Mt. Moriah Road and <br />Interstate 40; <br />• Eastowne Office Park; and <br />• Large, undeveloped, privately owned tracts east of Erwin Road. <br />Future Land Use: <br />The potential for development in the Mt. Moriah Road/Erwin Road vicinity is very <br />high. Permitted development is controlled by the Chapel Hill zoning ordinance and <br />the area is zoned R -1 and rural transition (RT). Major Transportation Corridor <br />Restrictions on development apply along the north (Orange County) side of <br />Interstate 40. <br />U 1 •' 1 a <br />In this component, two vegetation sites were identified by Harrison (Appendix E), one <br />of which also was described in the Orange County Inventory. <br />Presently, the large amount of fill on the Interstate 40 roadbed precludes creating a <br />connection from east to west along Dry Creek, a condition that will continue until <br />Interstate 40 is widened or modified in a way that offers the opportunity to build an <br />acceptable pedestrian underpass. <br />At present, Interstate 40 can be crossed only at the bridge at Erwin Road. A trail and <br />underpass as described in this component would provide a connecting link between <br />the Chapel Hill and Durham greenway systems. <br />for the Protection and Use of Component 5: <br />• Obtain a pedestrian easement within the 1250 -foot wide Major Transportation <br />Corridor Overlay Zone for a path along the northeast side of Interstate 40. <br />41 <br />