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Minimum Problem Statements – Highway – 9 <br />that remains open. Additionally, the acute intersection angle with US 70 Bypass makes certain <br />maneuvers difficult for the significant heavy truck traffic routed through this intersection by the town’s <br />designated truck route which prohibits no-local trucks continuing south on NC 86. <br /> <br />The current residential and commercial development around NC 86, in addition to any planned <br />development, will generate increased bicycle, pedestrian, and transit traffic. The current pedestrian <br />facilities are discontinuous and inadequate for existing pedestrian traffic. There are no bicycle facilities <br />and currently no bus service. However there is a Triangle Transit route on NC 86 and the US 70 bypass <br />directly south of this section. The need for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities will only increase <br />with additional development along NC 86 and more through traffic from northern Orange County. <br /> <br />NC 86 (Old NC 10 (SR 1710) to US 70 Business) <br /> <br />NC 86, from Old NC 10 (SR 1710) to the US 70 Business route is currently a two-lane, undivided arterial <br />that is approaching capacity and needs to be expanded to a four lane divided facility. There are two <br />potential project sections: US 70 Business to I-85 and I-85 to NC 10. Improvements are needed to <br />accommodate both current and projected traffic in order to maintain a LOS D. The current LOS D <br />roadway capacity, 12,400 vehicles per day (vpd), struggles to handle the 10,000 vpd (2013 AADT). The <br />2040 volume forecast of 18,500 vpd and 32,600 vpd on NC 86 north and south of I-85, respectively, will <br />create very high levels of congestion and delay. <br /> <br />This section of NC 86 currently has sidewalks at select locations, but no bicycle lanes. There are many <br />neighborhoods, restaurants, shops, and schools along this stretch of NC 86. This section of NC 86 serves <br />as a major commuting route between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, and provides access to several park- <br />and-ride lots. Future passenger rail stations are also proposed for this corridor. Additionally, the Old NC <br />10 corridor is heavily used by both commuting and recreational bikers moving between Durham and <br />Hillsborough. This route appears on both the Hillsborough Connectivity Plan and the Orange County <br />bicycle plan. <br /> <br />The current residential and commercial development around NC 86, in addition to the planned office <br />and residential development, will generate increased bicycle, pedestrian, and transit traffic. The current <br />pedestrian facilities are discontinuous and inadequate for existing pedestrian traffic. There are no <br />bicycle facilities, and many of the bus stops do not have any amenities and do not include bus pull-outs <br />resulting in blocked traffic. The need for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities will only increase with <br />additional development along NC 86 and the construction of passenger rail stations. <br /> <br />Old NC 86/Hillsborough Road (SR 1009) (I-40 to Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1107)) <br /> <br />Traffic volume on segments of Old NC 86 (SR 1009) from I-40 to Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1107) is <br />projected to exceed LOS D by 2040 with expected volumes of 15,300 vehicles per day (vpd), 17,900 vpd, <br />and 23,700 vpd from I-40 to Eubanks Road (SR 1727), Eubanks Road to Dairyland Road (SR 1104), and <br />Dairyland Road to Old Fayetteville Road, respectively. LOS D capacities on the facility range from 12,400 <br />vpd to 13,800 vpd. Improvements related to travel lane width, intersection and driveway entrance sight <br />distance, and paved shoulders accommodating bicycle travel are needed to improve safety and to <br />modernize the roadway to accommodate the projected increase in traffic volume and multi-modal use.