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IDENTIFICATION OF PRELIMINARY CORRIDORS <br />The Northwest and Northeast Loop is being planned as a major urban arterial roadway, capable of carrying large <br />traffic volumes through the area. The preliminary roadway corridors shown on the reap have been chosen after <br />identifying and considering all the feasible and practicable roadway corridors for the project, within and adjacent <br />to the study window boundary. Threc sources have been referenced to compile the preliminary corridors; (1) <br />the historical alignments from past and current Durham Urban Area Thoroughfare Plans including corridors <br />suggested for consideration; (Z) alignments generated through the First Citizens Informational Workshop for this <br />project; and (3) additional alignments developed for this study. <br />The initial corridors shown on the map vary from 500 to 1000 feet in width depending on the surrounding land <br />use. The corridors are wider than what would be required for right -of -way for the road in order to provide for <br />variations in the roadway design. These are preliminary corridors and are not the limits for the final <br />alignments. Once the final corridors are determined, the engineering and environmental analysis may require <br />shifts in the corridors. Citizens will be given the opportunity to comment on the preliminary corridors at the <br />upcoming Citizens Informational Workshop to be held at Chewning Middle School on March 31st from 4:00 p.m. <br />until $:00 P.M. <br />TYPICAL SECTIONS <br />FIVC-Tane Urban SeWon: This typical cross section would be utilized in developed arm where there are <br />numerous existing street intersections and entrances. T"he five-lane urban typical r•r uses a continuous • <br />median . provide st• . r left-huming vehicles and minimize interference to through <br />T t -I -I <br />T7 <br />100' MINIMUM RIGHT-OF-WAY <br />4 <br />