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14 around the end of 19$2. Altogether during the early 19$O~s, approximately 6000 dwelling units were .approved for construction in Chapel H111. These were generally located as follows: - 1000 in the central part of Town - 1000 east of 15-501 - 1000 south of NC 54 bypass - 3000 north Clearly, the direction of growth is Weaver Dairy Road that were once developed at urban intensities. currently to the north. Areas along considered "country", are now fully There are a number of developments underway or on the horizon that will have a maJor impact on growth trends. Job growth in the Park has been spectacular, and it should continue. Many recent announcements of plant openings or expansions include phased expansion plans, adding thousands of new Jobs over the next several years., ~~ferstat~_ao; I-40 is expected to be complete from Research Triangle Park to the Orange/Durham County line tat 15-501) by June, 19$7. The segment of I-40 between 15-501 and NC $6 should be complete by the end of 1987., and the last segment tup to I-85) ready shortly thereafter. The combination of 1-40 at our doorstep and Job growth in RTP is a powerful one. We can expect intense pressure for development 1n the I- 40 corridor, particularly at ,interchanges. : The existing undeveloped and underdeveloped areas between Chapel Will and the City of Durham are not likely to remain in their present, state. Durham is growing in all directions and Chapel `Hill is growing to the east, north, and south. The two, municipalities will eventually share a common border. ~#~rh~r~_~rowth: Development activity in Carrboro is also accelerating, with encouragement. Carrboro cannot grow much further west, because of University lake Watershed. Its growth will~be north and sauth. - Subdivisions containing single-family houses and dupl-ex~s have been developed in northern Chatham County, and a maJor retir~ht community has been planned on the Orange/Chatham line. We can expect to see increased development activity in northern Chatham, especially residential development with a Chapel Hill/Carrboro orientation. At present, growth to the north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro faces an eventual barrier-3500 acres of Duke Forest tend. These maJor tracts represent both an opportunity and a threat. For supporters of the concept of a "rural buffer" around Chapel. ~. Htll/Carrboro, Duke Forest presents an opportunity to be the. core of :::;;~ such a buffer, a physical Iim1t to growth; the threat is that the ;_. property will not remain in its present ownership. For those favoring;~~w ;,A;,; s 50 `' ~"