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ATTACHMENT 4 26 JOINT ORANGE GROVE ROAD WORK GROUP RECOMENDATIONS The local jurisdictions should pursue funding to advance the following improvements in the Orange Grove Road corridor. 1.1 Pursue funding to widen the bridge on Orange Grove Road over Interstate 40 to include bicycle and pedestrian facilities. North Carolina Department of Transportation estimates the cost to add bicycle and pedestrian facilities to the bridge is approximately $750,000. 1.2 Pursue funding and work with NCDOT to install a crosswalk with a flashing light to warn vehicles of the pedestrian crossing at the bus driveway entrance at Cedar Ridge High School. 1.3 Pursue funding and work with NCDOT to investigate installing a traffic light at the intersection of Oakdale Drive and Orange Grove Road, and to provide right .turn lanes on both Oakdale Drive and Orange Grove Road to assist traffic flow through the intersection. 2. Provide pedestrian facilities along Orange Grove Road. 2.1 Research actual right-of-way along Orange Grove Road throughout the corridor study area through land records and pursue feasibility of obtaining the recommended 80' right-of-way through dedication or acquiring easements. 2.2 Investigate installing sidewalks along the north side of Orange Grove Road in the corridor study area including determining the feasibility of construction with respect to changes in elevation along the road and with respect to cost. 2.3 After technical report has been received by both the Hillsborough Town Board and the Orange County Board of Commissioners, if the data indicates that construction of a sidewalk on the north side of Orange Grove Road is not financially feasible, pursue widening Orange Grove Road to 12' lanes with, at a minimum, 4' paved shoulders and preferably with 6' or 8' paved shoulders to allow for a shared bicycle/pedestrian facility. 2.4 Coordinate with the School Board to pursue installation of sidewalks along Orange Grove Road adjacent to the school property, along New Grady Brown School Road and from the proposed crosswalk on New Grady Brown School Road to the Grady Brown School and to Cedar Ridge High School. 3. Implement recommendations into local plans and regulations. 3.1 Include recommendations in this study in the development of Multi-modal Transportation Plans for Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough. 3.2 Adopt recommended cross section for Orange Grove Road into Orange County and Town of Hillsborough zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations.