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560 <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 /> 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 Consultant's Assumed Growth Rate 1% <br /> capacity and able to withstand increased traffic Davis Road's Current Capacity(based on 2018 AADT) 21% <br /> volume in the future. Based on regional ❑avis Road's Capacity at Build Out 27% <br /> modeling, even if the entire region were to fully Davis Road's Capacity in 2045 with no improvements 39% <br /> develop, Davis road would not hit its 9,000 <br /> vehicles per day based on its AADT threshold. <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 /> 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 Consultant's Assumed Growth Rate 1% <br /> of Transportation (SPOT) process. If old NC 86's Current Capacity(based on 2018 AADT) 65% <br /> funded,this project could increase old NC 86's Capacity at Build Out 74% <br /> capacity along this segment of Old NC Old NC 86's Capacity in 2045 with no improvements 93% <br /> 86 to approximately 14,000 vehicles old NC 86's Capacity in 2045 if SPOT improvements are made 1 66% <br /> per day based on AADT. <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 /> 10 <br />