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New Hope Corridor Open Space Master barn <br />Phase 2. Completion of Corridor Acquisition (5 to 10 Years) <br />Estimated Cost: $5.73 million to $11.15 million (Table 2). <br />Objective: Complete acquisition of land needed for Wildlife Protection Areas <br />and for steep slope areas. Acquire necessary land for stream protection and for <br />anchors and access areas. Construct trails as needed to connect schools, parks, <br />and other destinations. <br />Actions Required: <br />1. Acquire development rights to land adjacent to the Wildlife Protection Area <br />as shown in Component 4 of the Master Plan. <br />2. Acquire floodpWn land along New Hope Creek, Mud Creek and Dry <br />Creek. <br />3. Acquire land necessary for anchor and trail access at the intersection of <br />Cornwallis and Erwin Roads, Garrett Farms, Erwin Road at Pickett, Erwin <br />Road at Interstate 40, Mt. Moriah Road, and Leigh Farm. <br />I <br />4. Coordinate with Greenways Commissions of Durham and Chapel Hill to <br />construct trails. • <br />Phase 3. Completion of Trails and Access Areas (10 to 20 Years) <br />Estimated Cost: $1.84 million to $2.73 million (Tables 3 and 4). <br />Trail construction, $358,000 to $1.03 million. <br />Anchor /access development, $1.48 million to $1.7 million. <br />Objective: Prepare plans for, obtain financing for and complete the construction <br />of trails and access areas. <br />Actions Required: <br />1. Establish priorities for trail construction. <br />2. Find funding. <br />61 <br />