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17 G. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, Coleman Loop (Coleman Loop also being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC 57), to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass, The Draft 2006-2012 STIP does not include this project, Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2006-2012 STIP, The crash rate (for the three-year period from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2003) on the segment of NC 86 from US 70 Bypass to NC 57 was 1147 crashes per 100-million vehicle miles, compared to an average 217 crashes per 100-million vehicle miles on NC routes in Orange County for the same three-year period, NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County, NC 57 converges into US 86 just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NC 86 betweeh NC 57 and US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86, Development north of Orange County (in Caswell and Person Counties) will exacerbate traffic congestion and accident proliferation. Comments on Project U-3808 Elizabeth Brady Road Extension: South Of US 70 Business to north of US 70 Bypass at SR 1002 (St, Mary's Road), construct multilanes with new crossing of Eno River, A, The proposed corridor, discussed for many years, would require a crossing of the Eno River and impact natural areas, the river corridor and several historic properties. The Orange County Board of Commissioners stresses that the alignment and cross section for the project must be one that has the least impact on the Eno River, the natural environment and cultural sites. B. The Board would not support the option for an alignment along the ridge south of the Eno River (Poplar Ridge) that creates no new crossing of the river if, of the three alignments being studied, it would have the worst impact on biological and hydrological environments and on cultural sites, G. The Orange County Board of Commissioners supports a design that includes bicycle and pedestrian facilities for the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension project connecting US 70 Business with US 70 Bypass, The Board prefers a road configuration of two lanes with right-of-way reserved for four lanes (four lanes if necessary), III. Comments On Two TIP Projects Initiated By NCDOT A. The Orange County portion of this project is currently listed in the TIP as an unfunded project; however, this project is nearing completion (estimated completion in 2005) in Durham County. Project planning and design for this facility was completed for both phases of the project and the environmental studies rendered a Categorical Exclusion (GE) in 2000.