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US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> o C.9.1: Include a 10-foot shared-use path on the north side and a 5-foot sidewalk on the south <br /> side of US 70 from Lloyd's Dairy Road to NC 86. <br /> o D.8.1: Include a 10-foot shared-use path on the north side and a 5-foot sidewalk on the south <br /> side of US 70 from NC 86 to Palmers Grove Church Road. <br /> o E.2.1: Include a 10-foot shared-use path on the north side and a 5-foot sidewalk on the south <br /> side of US 70 from Palmers Grove Church Road to NC 751; in the short term, widen shoulders <br /> to accommodate minimum 5-foot paved shoulder with bicycle pattern rumble strips. <br /> o F.7.1: Construct 5-foot sidewalks on the north and south sides of US 70 Business from NC 86 <br /> to Palmer Grove Church Road. <br /> o F.7.2:Widen the shoulders on US 70 Business from NC 86 to Palmer Grove Church Road to <br /> provide a minimum 5-foot paved shoulder with bicycle pattern rumble strips. <br /> • Slow automobile traffic throughout the corridor (Objective A.8/8.70/C.70/D.9/E.3/F.8). <br /> o A.8.1/B.10.1: Reduce posted speed limit on US 70 to 35 miles per hour between McBane Store <br /> Road and NC 751. <br /> o C.10.1: Reduce posted speed limit on US 70 to 35 miles per hour between MCBane Store Road <br /> and NC 751. <br /> o C.10.2: Reduce posted speed limit on Faucette Mill Road to 35 miles per hour between the <br /> Hillsborough Town border and Frank Perry Road. <br /> o D.9.1: Reduce posted speed limit on US 70 to 35 miles per hour between MCBane Store Road <br /> and NC 751. <br /> o D.9.2: Reduce posted speed limit on Lawrence Road to 35 miles per hour between US 70 and <br /> Palmers Grove Church Road. <br /> o E.3.1: Reduce posted speed limit on US 70 to 35 miles per hour between MCBane Store Road <br /> and NC 751. <br /> o E.3.2: Reduce posted speed limit on Pleasant Green Road to 35 miles per hour from US 70 to <br /> Cole Mill Road. <br /> o E.3.3: Reduce posted speed limit on Cole Mill Road to 35 miles per hour from Pleasant Green <br /> Road to the Eno River State Park entrance. <br /> • Modernize existing US 70 pedestrian crossings in downtown Mebane (Objective A.70). <br /> o A.10.1: Modernize the US 70/3'd Street intersection with accessible pedestrian signal <br /> heads/pedestals on all corners, leading pedestrian intervals, no right turn on red restrictions, <br /> and high-visibility markings. <br /> o A.10.2: Modernize the US 70/41" Street intersection with accessible pedestrian signal <br /> heads/pedestals on all corners, leading pedestrian intervals, no right turn on red restrictions, <br /> and high-visibility markings. <br /> o A.10.3: Modernize the US 70/511 Street intersection with accessible pedestrian signal <br /> heads/pedestals on all corners, leading pedestrian intervals, no right turn on red restrictions, <br /> and high-visibility markings. Coordinate with NCDOT and NCRR to refine design of T-550GC <br /> as shown in Mebane's 51 Street Improvement Traffic Impact Study(August 2022) to maintain <br /> 84 Recommendations <br />