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<br />10 <br /> <br />highways. The road lane widths for Davis Road are 10 feet, the speed limit is 45 MPH, and NCDOT <br />maintains the roadway. <br /> <br />4.5 Isn’t Davis Road close to being over capacity? <br />No. Based on regional modeling and the <br />consultant’s report, Davis Road is currently under <br />capacity and able to withstand increased traffic <br />volume in the future. Based on regional <br />modeling, even if the entire region were to fully <br />develop, Davis road would not hit its 9,000 <br />vehicles per day based on its AADT threshold. <br /> <br />4.6 What is the NCDOT roadway classification for Old NC 86? <br />Old NC 86 (SR 1009) is an NCDOT public road that is available for public use. It is functionally classified as <br />a minor arterial road with a maximum capacity of approximately 10,000 vehicles per day according to <br />the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT), a measure of traffic volume. Minor arterial roads are roads that <br />connect rural areas with principal arterial roads, such as highways. Minor arterial roads have lower <br />speed limits and fewer lanes that are narrower than principal arterial roads. The road lane widths for the <br />section of Old NC 86 near the project is 11 feet, the speed limit is 45 MPH, and NCDOT maintains the <br />roadway. Old NC 86 (the section by the project) is a part of the North Carolina Scenic Byways program <br />(Scots-Welch Heritage), which is honorary in nature. There is no regulatory component or preemptive <br />development restrictions associated with this recognition. <br /> <br />4.7 Is Old NC 86 currently overcapacity? <br />No. Based on regional modeling and the consultant’s report, Old NC 86 is currently under capacity and <br />able to withstand increased traffic volume in the future. The Orange County Board of County <br />Commissioners approved Old NC 86 for modernization in February 2019 as an Orange County priority, <br />and the project has been submitted <br />for the state’s Strategic Prioritization <br />of Transportation (SPOT) process. If <br />funded, this project could increase <br />capacity along this segment of Old NC <br />86 to approximately 14,000 vehicles <br />per day based on AADT. <br /> <br />4.8 What future roadway improvements are planned for Old NC 86 and Davis Road? <br />According to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan and associated maps, there is an on-road categorization of "needs improvement" <br />along Davis Road connecting Old Turner Road to Old NC 86 for bicycle improvements. This section of <br />roadway calls for a 4-foot paved shoulder. <br /> In the same Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), there is an on-road categorization of “needs <br />improvement” along Old NC 86 for a bicycle lane or consideration of an alternative multi -use path <br /> In the same CTP, there is an on-road categorization of “recommended” along Davis Road to Orange <br />Grove Road for a future transit path <br /> According to Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan and <br />associated maps, there are no scheduled bicycle facilities nor pedestrian facilities along Davis Road <br />or Old NC 86. <br /> The lane width along Davis Road is 10-feet per lane (20-feet total); the right-of-way in the area is 60- <br />feet. Looking at the current Orange County Bike Map/Brochure, neither Davis Road nor Old NC 86 <br />are categorized as any of the four recognized/signed routes (Perimeter Route, Mountains to Sea <br />560