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12 <br />through Orange County unless there is a commitment by NCDOT to provide <br />HOV and /or dedicated bus lanes. <br />COMMENTS ON OTHER TIP PROJECTS INITIATED BY NCDOT <br />1) W06 wideni mpqjction a es from 1 - <br />40 at Hillsborough to Durham County Line; Orange County is opposed to any <br />widening of 1-85 through Orange County unless there is a mmmkment by <br />NCDOT to provide HOV and/or dedicated bus lens. <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 IMras[mcture <br />improvements as they relate M the I -851US 70 Economic Development <br />District:. <br />e) Ems on Comml Measures - Orange County requests Nat permanent <br />erosion control measures be included in the project. <br />b) Pedestrian and Slaves Facili les - Orange County requests that its <br />staff be allowed to Par iopate in Me detemrination M 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 Renional <br />Bicvcle Elan for Durham and Orange Ccunhes) along wads where <br />Interchange improvements are secured and adequate guardrails on <br />overpasses. <br />c) WilAlrte C-ooklor Under 1 -85 - Orange County requests that its staff be <br />allowed M participate during Mis part of the planning stage and Mat <br />this issue be brought to the attention of the NCDOT Staff Biologist. <br />Constructing this wildlife comdor is one of Me recommendations <br />presented in the The New Hope Comdor Open Space Master Plan: <br />Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno River State Park' <br />d) I rereardluo of Pleasant n Road R 1 fi] & Mt Harman Church <br />Road (SR 17131 - NCDOT Division 7 Traffic Engineers have <br />recommended Mat this intersection be included as a part of 1 -305 <br />because of its proximily, to the I -85IUS 70 interchange. The entire <br />Intersection should be realigned so Mat Pleasant Green Read <br />intersects US 70 at a 90-degree angle. <br />a) US 70. from INC 751 to University Station Road (SR 17121- Due to the <br />needs of Me Pleasant Green Rosd1US 70 intersection, Orange County <br />requests that US 70, from NC 751 to University Station Road, be <br />upgraded to provide for a suitable transition fivmRo 1 -85. An example <br />