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Minimum Problem Statements – Highway – 5 <br />US 70 (I-85/US 70 Connector to US 70 Alternate) <br /> <br />Traffic volume on segments of US 70 from the I-85/US 70 Connector to US 70 Alternate is projected to <br />exceed LOS D by 2040 with expected volumes of 17,200 vehicles per day (vpd), 19,700 vpd, and 22,200 <br />vpd from the I-85/US 70 Connector to West Hill Avenue (SR 1161), West Hill Avenue to NC 86 (North <br />Churton Street), and North Churton Street to US 70 Alternate, respectively. LOS D capacities on the <br />facility range from 12,400 vpd to 12,700 vpd. Improvements are needed in order to relieve anticipated <br />congestion and to maintain a LOS D on the facility. This section of US 70 is currently a two-lane, 24-foot <br />undivided cross section with left and right-turn lanes at various intersections and a center two-way left <br />turn lane at various locations along the facility. <br /> <br />The CTP project proposal is to provide a four-lane divided cross section for this facility with five-foot bike <br />lanes and five-foot sidewalks separated from the travel lanes to better accommodate the projected <br />traffic volume. <br /> <br /> <br />NC 54 (Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1937) to Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road (SR <br />1104)) <br /> <br />NC 54 from Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1937 and SR 1107) to Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) <br />starts as a four-lane divided urban boulevard and quickly turns into a rural, two-lane highway as it heads <br />west out of town. This road primarily serves commuters from western Orange County and Alamance <br />County. Traffic volumes on NC 54 from Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road to Old Fayetteville Road <br />currently exceed Level of Service (LOS) D capacity of 12,400 vehicles per day (vpd) with an existing <br />volume of 15,000 vpd. Volume on the facility is forecast to exceed LOS D by 2040 with an expected <br />volume of 24,900 vpd. However, NCDOT counts from the last decade show no increase in AADT just <br />west of the intersection of NC 54 and Old Fayetteville Road. <br /> <br />Improvements are needed in order to relieve existing and anticipated congestion and to maintain a <br />minimum LOS D on the existing facility. This section of NC 54 is currently a two-lane, 24-foot undivided <br />cross section with limited-storage right- and left-turn lanes at its intersection with Neville Road (SR <br />1945). <br /> <br />The CTP project proposal is to improve the capacity of this roadway but further study is needed before <br />any definitive cross-section or specific improvements are identified. The corridor runs through two <br />watershed protection areas and the roadway is popular among bicyclists. It should be noted that the <br />2013 Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) covering the portion of the Triangle Area <br />Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) planning area within Orange County recommends a four-lane <br />divided cross section for this facility from Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) to Neville Road (SR 1945). <br /> <br />NC 751 (NC 54 to Martha’s Chapel Road (SR 1752)) <br /> <br />NC 751 runs from US 64 in Chatham County to US 70 in Durham County. This particular section of NC <br />751 is from Martha’s Chapel Road (SR 1752) in rural Chatham County, which is next to the DCHC MPO <br />border, to NC 54 in the city of Durham. Most of this section is a two-lane road with turn lanes at cross <br />streets and major driveways. The section adjacent to I-40 and Renaissance Parkway, which runs from