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ATTACHMENT 5 35 <br />STATUS OF PROJECTS IN 2004-2010 TIP PRIORITY LIST <br />projects, not within the purview of interstate projects. Station area <br />locations should also be addressed in Orange County's land use plan <br />and related transportation plan. <br />Even though this project remains an "UNFUNDED PROJECT" Orange <br />County requests that its staff be allowed to participate in the planning of the <br />facility. The County is specifically interested in the following infrastructure <br />improvements as they relate to the I-85/US 70 Economic Development <br />District: <br />a) Erosion Control Measures -Orange County requests that permanent <br />erosion control measures be included in the project. <br />b} Landscaging of Interchanges -Orange County requests that NCDOT <br />landscape all reconstructed interchanges in an aesthetic manner. <br />c) Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities -Orange County requests that its <br />staff be allowed to participate in the determination of where and what <br />type of facilities are to be included in this project. Among the features <br />requested for inclusion are sidewalks and bike lanes (see the Regional <br />Bicycle Plan for Durham and Orange Counties) along roads where <br />interchange improvements are required and adequate guardrails on <br />overpasses. <br />d) Wildlife Corridor Under I-135 (in the vicinity of US70 Interchange) - <br />Orange County requests that ~s staff be allowed to participate during <br />the planning stage and that this issue be brought to the attention of the <br />NCDOT Sfiaff Biologist, Constructing this wildlife corridor is one of the <br />recommendations presented in the "The New Hope Corridor Open <br />Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River <br />State Park." Orange County also requests that NCDOT consult county <br />staff in designing the interchange at US 70 to provide a pedestrian trail <br />under I-85 linking New Hope Creek and the Eno River (New Hope <br />Rustic Woodland Trail proposed as an element. of the Lands Legacy <br />Program). <br />e) Intersection of Pleasant Green Road (SR 1567 ~& Mt Herman Church <br />Road (SR 1713} - NGDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers have <br />recommended that this intersection be included as a part of I-305 <br />because of its proximity to the I-85/US 70 interchange. The entire <br />intersection should be realigned so that Pleasant Green Road <br />intersects US 70 at a 90-degree angle. <br />f) US 70 from NC 751. to University Station Road (SR 1712) -Due fio the <br />needs of the Pleasant Green Road\US 70 intersection, Orange County <br />requests that US 70, from NC 751 to University Station Road, be <br />