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ATTACHMENT 5 31 STATUS OF PROJECTS IN 2004-2010 TIP PRIORITY LIST Status: The DCHC 2001 Regional Priority List (for the 2004 - 2010 MTIP) lists this project as number 10. NCDOT completed the Statement of Purpose and Need in August 2402, and is in the process of executing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The anticipated schedule for planning and completing thn FIC is nivan hs~lnw Com Teton of Alternatives Anal sis A~ ust 2003 Draft EIS Au ust 2004 Public Hearin an Pro'ect Location and Desi n Se tember 2004 Final EIS March 2005 Record of Decision Ma 2005 Final Desi n Be in FY 2005 2) NC 86, Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This project will extend bicycle lanes on Airport Road (NC86) in Chapel Hill to US 70 Business in Hillsborough. Bicycle lanes have recently been completed along NC 86 from UNC to Whitfield Road (SR 1731) in Orange County. NC 86 from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough is experiencing increasing numbers of bicyclists using this route and there are also two schools along this route. This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle routes proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan adopted April 6, 1999. This project is listed in the 2002-2008 TIP, as an incidental bicycle need. Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed as an independent project, and, if necessary, programmed in phases. Status: The DCHC 2001 Regional Priority List lists this project as number 12. The project was not included in the State's 2004 - 2010 Transportation Improvement Program. The BOCC, in April of this year, requested 4' paved shoulders on NC 86 from US 70 Alternate (Business) To Whitfield Road (SR 1730) as a bicycle project in the NC Moving Ahead! program. NC Moving Aheadl includes a project for this portion of NC 86 to install guardrail, widen, construct turn lanes, and resurface. 3) R-2825 Improvements to South Churton Street: Develop congestion management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements between US 70 Business and Interstate 40. The portion between Interstates 40 and 85 will conform to the design criteria of the Economic Development District Design Manual (4-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements). The feasibility study should explore a variety of improvements within the current right-of-way for the segment north of Interstate 85. Improved capacity through widening is not the first choice because of significant constraints between Interstate 85 and US 70 Business and the proximity of the historic district north of the project limits.