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10 <br />NC 86, Bicvcle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4400t paved shoulders) <br />from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Read) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This <br />project will extend bicycle lanes on Airport Road (NC86) in Chapel Hill to <br />US 70 Business in Hillsborough. Bicycle lanes have recently been <br />completed along NC 86 from UNO to Whitfield Road (SR 1731) in Orange <br />County. INC 86 from Chapel HIII to Hlllaborough is experiencing Increasing <br />numbers of bicyclists using this mute and there are also two schools along <br />this route. This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle mutes <br />proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan adopted April <br />6, 1999. This project is listed in the 2002 -2008 TIP as an incidental <br />bicycle near. Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed <br />as an Independent project, and, if necessary, programmed in phases. <br />3) R -2825 Improvements to South Churton Street Develop congestion <br />management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements <br />between US 70 Business and Interstate 40. The portion between <br />Interstatos 40 and 85 will conform to the design criteria of the Economic <br />Development District Design Manual (4 -lane divided section with bike and <br />pedestrian improvements). The feasibility study should explore a variety <br />of improvements within the current rightoFway for the segment north of <br />Interstate 85. Improved capacity through widening is not the first choice <br />because of significant constraints between Interstate 85 and US 70 <br />Business and the proximity of the historic district north of the pri limits. <br />Orange County requests that, where conditions do not prevent the <br />addition of frontage roads, the feasibility study include the addtion of <br />frontage leads with limited access from the condor. <br />4) US 70 Bvoaes Widening Witlen, from the OrangieDurham County Line to <br />the US 70 — 1.85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four -lane <br />divided section with bike and pedestrian Improvements. This project <br />should be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion. <br />Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and <br />included in the 2004 -2010 STIP. <br />5) NC 86 (NOM of Hillsborough) Improvements. Widen, from US 70 Bypass <br />north of Hillsborough to SR 1332 (Coleman Loop), NG 86 to four lanes <br />with imersecon improvements at US 70 Bypass. NC 86 is the major <br />north -south mute through Orange County. NC 57 converges into US 86 <br />just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NG 86 between NC 67 and <br />US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident location at the intersection <br />of US 70 Bypass at NC 86. Development pressures In this area will <br />exacerbate traffic congestion and accident proliferation. <br />6) R -3438 Hlllstal Weatem Bvoass: Construct a two -lane facility <br />connecting US 70 with NC 86 North and Stroud's Creek Lane, using a <br />portion of SR 1332 (Coleman Loop) right -of -way. This project will create a <br />