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12 <br /> lib <br /> have suggested solutions,there are currently no recommended improvements.Key roadway attributes include the <br /> following: <br /> • The prevailing roadway cross-section is two lanes with paved 2'-4'shoulders. Some intersections have turn lanes. <br /> There are no sidewalks or bicycle facilities. <br /> • The speed limit is 55 mph except for a short segment of 45-mph between University Station Road and Mt Herman <br /> Church Road/I-85. <br /> • Estimated 2022 AADTs are over 15,000 vpd west of the I-85 interchange, dropping to 10,000 vpd or less to the <br /> east. <br /> Segment F <br /> Segment F extends from just east of the NC 86/Churton Street intersection to the US 70 Business intersection.Segment F <br /> also comprises part of the NC Colonial Heritage Byway.Land use along this segment is mixed suburban-rural,with light <br /> industrial,institutional, commercial,residential, and recreational uses. There are some constraints related to potential <br /> historic elements. <br /> This facility is functionally classified as Other Principal Arterial west of NC 86,and Major Collector to the east.The latest <br /> DCHC MPO CTP identifies this segment of US 70 Business as a Major Thoroughfare(2-lane)in need of bicycle <br /> improvements west of Lawrence Road,and enhanced bus service west of NC 86.Key roadway attributes include the <br /> following: <br /> • The prevailing roadway cross-section is two lanes with minimal paved shoulders(e.g.less than 2'). Some <br /> intersections have turn lanes.There are limited sidewalks on the south side of US 70 Business,extending east <br /> from NC 86 to the Sportsplex.There are no bicycle facilities. <br /> • The speed limit is 40 mph throughout. <br /> • Estimated 2022 AADTs range from just over 9,000 vpd on the west end,down to over 3,000 vpd on the east end. <br /> 10 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />