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~!("~ ~ ~~ <br />10 <br />b, Landscaping of Interchanges -Orange County requests that NCDOT <br />landscape all reconstructed interchanges in an aesthetic manner. <br />c, Pedestrian and Bicvcle Facilities -Orange County requests that its staff be <br />allowed to participate in the determination of where and what type of <br />facilities are to be included in this project, Among the features requested <br />for inclusion are sidewalks and bike lanes (see the Regional Bicvcle Plan <br />for Durham and Orange Counties) along roads where interchange <br />improvements are required and adequate guardrails on overpasses. <br />d, Wildlife Corridor Under I-85 (in the vicinity of 1JS70 Interchange) ~~ Orange <br />County requests that its staff be allowed to participate during the planning <br />stage and that this issue be brought to the attention of the NCDOT Staff <br />Biologist. Constructing this wildlife corridor is one of the recommendations <br />presented in the "The New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan: <br />Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River State Park," Orange <br />County also requests that NCDOT consult county staff in designing the <br />interchange at US 70 to provide a pedestrian trail under I-85 (along Mt, <br />Herman Church Road) linking New Hope Creek and the Eno River (New <br />Hope Rustic Woodland Trail proposed as an element of the Lands Legacy <br />Program). <br />e. Intersection of Pleasant Green Road (SR 1567) & Mt Herman Church <br />Road (SR 1713) - NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers have <br />recommended that this intersection be included as a part of I-305 because <br />of its proximity to the I-85/US 70 interchange. The entire intersection <br />should be realigned so that Pleasant Green Road intersects US 70 at a <br />90-degree angle. <br />f. US 70 Interchange: Orange County requests that reconstruction of the <br />interchange at US 70 be designed to accommodate future widening of lJS <br />70, and that a reasonable section of US 70 near the interchange be <br />upgraded to provide for a suitable transition from/to I-85. <br />g, [NOTE: In the future, the request for the US 70 widening project could be <br />broken into several projects with the parkion of US 70 adjacent to the <br />interchange (for example, from NC 741 to University Station Road) as a <br />separate project,] <br />h, Mt Herman Church Road (SR 1713 -Preliminary plans by the Planning & <br />Environmental Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this <br />road may be relocated as part of I-305. Orange County requests that this <br />road be designed with 12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a <br />total paved width of 32'. <br />