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24 <br />DURHAM - CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO <br />METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT REQUEST <br />Prompt Title NO 86(No& Of Hillsborough) Improvements <br />Estimated Cost 9,200,000 <br />Reauestin rAcI. Orange County <br />Patina Desorption Widen NO 86 fmm US TO Bypass north of Hillsborough to SR 1332 <br />(Coleman Loop) with Intersection Improvesmanis at US TO Bypass. <br />Proved Justification NO 66 is the major North-South corridor through Orange County and NO <br />57, another major corral converges wit NO 86 leas than a mile f¢m US <br />TO Bypass, NCDOT 2000 ADTc unb show that N086 just north of NO 57 <br />carrier 11,000 van NO 57 lust north of es Intersection with NO 86 carries <br />4,500 vpd. Therefore, the segment of NO 86 between NO 57 and US TO <br />may b i carrying 15,500 van. The intersection of US TO Bypass at NO 88 is <br />listed as a high accident location (Hillsborough Transportation Plan) having <br />an average of 32 accidents per year for the period from M92 to G95 — the <br />highest social intersection with the highest accident frequency withn the <br />Hlllsbomugh planning area. <br />Project Evaluation Corona: <br />1. An element of the "2025 Current Trend Long Range Transportation Plan" Yee <br />2. Degree of congestlon fioWmi vaspaclly) 1.2 <br />3. Samly(e.g., accidevesHW million vehicle miles ofpol >31tyr ®US TO Bypass <br />and NC86. <br />4. Pramofes National Highway System No <br />5. Reduces use of single occupant warom No <br />e. Pnowdes ion more emotional chokes No <br />Z Promotes energy conservatory Yes <br />S. Has minimal Impact on the natural enimmnmen t Yea <br />9. Encounagesecammic development consistent with saddest land use plans No <br />10. Aaware impacts do not depromatronalely dead low income populations No <br />11. TmnsponaLOn Improvement Program Status No <br />