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D W T 10R$-91 Planning Board Minutes CRAFT 29 (1) CP -3 -91 American Stone Company (2) CP -4 -91 New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan AGENDA ITEM #7: PLANNING HOARD ITEMS a. Impact Fees For Public School Facilities 10 b. Durham NW /NE Loop Corridor Study Presentation by Marvin Collins. This item is to formulate a recommendation to the County Commissioners on the location of the proposed Northwest Loop lying in Orange County. The Northwest /Northeast Loop (also known as Eno Drive) was first delineated in the 1964 Durham Thoroughfare Plan and has been retained in subsequent thoroughfare plans. It would consist of a multi -lane roadway on new and existing alignments. The western terminus would interchange with I -85 approximately 1,000 feet west of the Durham /Orange County line and connect with NC 751 at its intersection with US 70. It circles a portion of the Durham urban area on the north and east and ends along US 70 between Miami Boulevard and the Durham /Wake County line. The proposed project is needed to reduce existing traffic congestion in and around the urban areas of north and east Durham and increase the overall system capacity of the existing traffic network based on projected travel demand. The project is included in the 1991 -97 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for right -of -way acquisition and construction after 1997. NCDOT is in the first phase of a six -phase study. The study will identify potential routes for the proposed loop, including alternative corridor evaluations, preliminary engineering, traffic analysis, and environmental evaluations. Once these studies are complete, a draft Environmental Impact Statement will be produced and a Corridor Location Public Hearing will be held. Following the hearing, a final selection of a preferred alternative will be made, and a final EIS will be prepared. Collins indicated the location of the corridor on a map (a copy of this map was included in the