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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY LIST <br /> 2006 - 2012 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br /> 6 . US 70 Bypass Widening : Widen , from the Orange/ Durham County Line to <br /> the US 70 _ 1 . 85 Connector east of Efland , US 70 Bypass to a four- lane <br /> divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements . This project should <br /> be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion . Orange County <br /> requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2006 . <br /> 2012 STIP . <br /> 7 , NC 86 ( North of Hillsborough ) Improvements : Widen NC 86 , from US 70 <br /> Bypass north Of Hillsborough to SR 1332 , Coleman Loop ( Coleman Loop also <br /> being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC <br /> 57 ) , to four lanes with intersection improvements at US . 70 Bypass . NC 86 is <br /> the major north - south route through Orange County , NC 57 converges into <br /> US 86 just north of US 70 Bypass . The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 <br /> and US 70 is congested , rendering a high accident location at the intersection <br /> of US 70 Bypass at NC 86 . Development pressures in this area will <br /> exacerbate traffic congestion and accident proliferation . <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PROJECTS OUTSIDE <br /> THE DURHAM - CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO <br /> METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA <br /> 1 ) Buckhorn Road ( SR 1114 ) Widening : Widen from US 70 to West Ten Road <br /> ( SR 1144 ) to a multilane facility . This stretch of roadway borders the western <br /> boundary of the 1 - 85/ Buckhorn Road Economic Development District EDD ) . <br /> This area is the focus of a growing problem of traffic backing up on the <br /> northbound exit ramps of 1 - 85 caused by northbound traffic exiting 1 - 85 onto <br /> southbound Buckhorn Road and turning left into a nonconforming business <br /> use just south of the interchange . With increased interest in extending water <br /> and sewer and reconsidering proposed uses within the EDD , improvements <br /> to the transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to <br /> attract the desired planned development . <br /> 2 ) Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District : Orange <br /> County requests a park and ride facility (from the adopted Orange County <br /> Economic Development District Design Manual ) be funded in the Community <br /> Transportation Improvement Plan for Orange Public Transportation . This <br /> project is clearly justified , as it would provide an opportunity for coordination <br /> of public transportation efforts between two growing regions in North Carolina , <br /> the Triad and Triangle . <br /> 3 <br />