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12 <br />impacts to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Orange County is opposed to <br />any widening of I-4.Q through Orange County unless there is a commitment by <br />NCDOT to provide HOV and/or dedicated bus lanes. <br />5. I-305: widening of 1-85 to six lanes, and reconstruction ,of interchanges from I-40 at <br />Hillsborough to Durham County Line -Even though this project remains an <br />"UNFUNDED PROJECT', Orange County requests that its stafF be allowed to <br />participate in the planning of the. facility. The County is specifically interested in the <br />.following infrastructure improvements as they relate to the I-85/US 70 Economic <br />Development District: <br />a. Erosion Control Measures -Orange County requests that permanent erosion <br />control measures be included in the project. <br />b. Wildlife Corridor Under I-85 -Orange County requests that its staff be allowed to <br />participate during the planning stage to bring to the attention of the NCDOT Staff <br />Biologist concerns surrounding the area where I-85 passes over Rhodes Creek <br />(the interchange of (-$5 and US 70). Construction of a wildlife corridor along <br />Rhodes Creek is one of the recommendations presented in the "The New Hope <br />Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno <br />River State Park." <br />c. Intersection of Pleasant Green Raad (SR 1567).& Mt Herman Church Road (SR <br />1713) - NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineer has recommended that this <br />intersection be included as a part of I-305 because of its proximity to the I-85/US <br />70 interchange. The entire intersection needs to be realigned so that Pleasant <br />Green Road can intersect US 70 at a 90-degree angle. <br />d. US 70 from NC 751 to University Station Road (SR 1712) -Due to the needs of <br />the Pleasant Green Road\US 70 intersection, Orange County requests that US <br />70, from NC 751 to University Station Road, be upgraded to provide for a <br />sulfa"nie transition from/to I-85. ~-n example of the need for this project is- the <br />intersection of US 70 with Old NC 10 (SR 1715) which is currently operating at <br />level of service "F". <br />e. Mt Herman Church Raad (SR 1713) -Preliminary plans by the Planning & <br />Environmental Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this road <br />may be relocated as part of I-305. Orange County requests that the road design <br />includes 12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total paved width of <br />32'. <br />f. Old NC 10 (SR 1710) -Preliminary plans by the Planning ~ Environmental <br />Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this road may, also be <br />relocated as part of I-305. Orange County requests that the road design includes <br />12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total paved width of 32'. <br />