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107 <br /> US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS <br /> t • )Intersection Improvement <br /> • • ♦ �/ <br /> 70 • <br /> • <br /> -HIL•L-SBpRQUGH <br /> L <br /> 70 <br /> • <br /> 86 <br /> DURHAM <br /> 70 <br /> • <br /> si <br /> Figure 21 US 70 Recommended Traffic Operational Improvements <br /> 5.2.2.2 Improve access between US 70 and 140/185. <br /> As the number of those who live and work in the corridor increase, so too will travel to and from it. Running parallel to US <br /> 70, 1 40/1 85 is the predominant regional connection to the study area.To manage the increasing road user density, the <br /> following recommendations, showed in Figure 21, will improve access between US 70 and 1 40/1 85: <br /> o B.2.1: Construct exclusive left- and right-turn lanes on all approaches at the US 70/Efland Cedar Grove <br /> Road intersection. <br /> o B.2.2: Redesign the US 70/185 Connector interchange to a fully directional configuration, such as a <br /> "dogbone" roundabout. <br /> o F.2.1: Implement the US 70 Business realignment proposed in the NC 86 Connector Study, Phase 11 (2021), <br /> built to complete street standards. <br /> Relevant Plan Goals: <br /> Goal 1: Manage increasing vehicular traffic congestion, including auto, EMS, and freight. <br /> 98 Recommendations <br />