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FUTUREROADWAYNETWORK <br />Basedontheinformationpresentedinthisreportandtakingintoaccountfunctionalclassification,design <br />speed,trafficvolumes,characterandcompositionoftrafficandtypeofrightͲofͲway,theroadway <br />networkonthefollowingpagesisrecommended.NCDOTAnnualAverageDailyTraffic(AADT)counts <br />wereusedtodeterminethetrafficvolumessurroundingthestudyarea,whiletrafficstudiesforadjacent <br />streetswerealsousedtoinformthisanalysis.Inrecommendingthesenewfacilities,OrangeCountyused <br />thefollowingcriteriaasguidelines: <br />1.Serveallofthefuturedevelopmentareas <br />2.Keeptrafficoffoftheexistingroadwaynetwork <br />3.Provideaccesstotheexistinginterchanges <br />4.Minimizestreamcrossings <br />5.Avoidhistoricalareas,cemeteries,andarchaeologicalresources <br />6.Avoidcurrentlydevelopedproperties <br />7.Avoidwetlands,poorsoil,androck <br />8.CreatebetterconditionsfornonͲautomobilemodes <br />RoadswillbeconstructedtothedesignspeedsprovidedforeachcrossͲsection. <br />15 <br />74