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ATTACHMENT 1 D R A F T 6 6. US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen, from the Orange/Durham County Line to the US 70 - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four-lane divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements. This project should be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion. Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and included in the 2006- 2012 STI P. 7. NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen NC 86, from US 70 Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332, Coleman Loop (Coleman Loop also being the intersection area of the planned connector between NC 86 and NC 57), to four lanes with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass. NC 86 is the major north-south route through Orange County. NC 57 converges into US 86 just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 and US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident location at the intersection of US 70 Bypass at NC 86. Development pressures in this area will exacerbate traffic congestion and accident proliferation. ORANGE COUNTY PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA 1) Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) Widening: Widen from US 70 to West Ten Road (SR 1144) to a multilane facility. This stretch of roadway borders the western boundary of the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District EDD). This area is the focus of a growing problem of traffic backing up on the northbound exit ramps of I-85 caused by northbound traffic exiting I-85 onto southbound Buckhorn Road and turning left into a nonconforming business use just south of the interchange. With increased interest in extending water and sewer and reconsidering proposed uses within the EDD, improvements to the transportation system to support plans for that district are necessary to attract the desired planned development. 2) Park and Ride Lot in the Buckhorn Economic Development District: Orange County requests a park and ride facility (from the adopted Orange County Economic Development District Design Manual) be funded in the Community Transportation Improvement Plan for Orange Public Transportation. This project is clearly justified, as it would provide an opportunity for coordination of public transportation efforts between two growing regions in North Carolina, the Triad and Triangle.