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To address this issue , a follow-up study by a graduate class in 1993 evaluated the possible linkages from Duke Forest to the Eno River State Park. The recommendations for Orange County included sets of recreational trails and wildlife corridors . The following lists a summary of the suggestions . Recreation Trail • The construction of a free standing pedestrian bridge - - or pedestrian lane in conjunction with the proposed Eno Drive bridge -over I - 85 • The acquisition of a trail easement through purchase or, when possible , through use of the required setbacks of Orange County ' s Major Transportation Corridor Overlay District . • The construction and maintenance of a trail within highway rights of way and the acquired easement . - - Wildlife Corridor • The construction of a wildlife underpass at the intersection of I - 85 and US 70 . • The acquisition of land along the corridor, much of which is within floodplains , through fee simple purchase or, when possible , by promoting cluster development P . The report concluded that the Orange County Recreation and Parks Department should be responsible for maintaining and managing the recreational trails , while the North Carolina State Park Ranges should maintain and manage the wildlife corridors . Action The Master Plan outlines a chronological order for implementation . All land acquisition was to be completed in the first 10 years . In the second ten years , trail construction and completion is to occur . The following is a list of the actions taken since 1991 in implementing the Master Plan . — All governments adopted the New Hope Comdor Masten Plan to their compzehensive , map and joint planning agreement plans . • The Durham division of the Duke Forest has remained protected land . • The land south of U . S . 15 - 501 , owned by the Army Corps of Engineers has remained protected . - - 313 acres of the Corridor have been purchased by the City of Durham, . Durham County and the Triangle Land Conservancy , The Town of Chapel Hill has recently been awarded $ 200 , 000 by the directors of the state ' s Clean Water Management Trust Fund to acquire land north of the town limits _ within the New Hope Corridor . This funding was granted to the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department .