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I~ G' /1 G Zr <br />4, Old NC 86 Bike Lanes: Should be one of seven projects having a Division 7 Priority <br />ranking of 20 (Regional Priority ranking 43), with final ranking higher than project 5 <br />listed below; <br />5. NC 86 Bicycle Improvements: Should remain one of the seven projects having a <br />Division 7 Priority ranking of 20 (Regional Priority ranking 43); <br />6, NC 86/NC 57/US 70 Improvements: Should be Division 7 Priority 27 (Regional Priority <br />ranking 53); <br />7. US 70 Bypass Widening: Should be one of the 11 projects having a Division 7 Priority <br />ranking of 28 (Regional Priority ranking of 55); <br />8. Eno Mountain Road (SR 1148)/M~o Street (SR 1192)/Orange Grove Road (SR1006 <br />Intersection Realignment: Should be Division 7 Priority 43 (Regional Priority 85); <br />9, Orange Grove Road Extension to US 70 Business: Should be Division 7 Priority 44 <br />(Regional Priority 86). <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County recognizes I-85 as an important <br />link in the local, regional, and national highway network, The reconstruction of interchanges <br />far I-0305, a TIP project initiated by the NCDOT, is very important to the local area. Orange <br />County requests that the NCDOT incorporate the following items in the 71P project I-0305: <br />Environmental Considerations <br />This project would cross three tributaries of the Eno River (Cates Creek, Stony <br />Creek and Rhodes Creek), Care should be exercised to minimize environmental <br />and water quality degradation during constructicn and provide culverts with <br />sufficient space for wildlife migration. Additionally, a study from 1992 identified a <br />possible connection between the Duke Forest and Eno River State Park with a <br />connection in this area (Mount Herman Church Road, SR 1713). The County and <br />the Triangle Greenways Council have discussed this concept as part of the <br />Triangle Greenprint project. Orange County requests reservation of a pedestrian <br />crossing linking these two large open space and trail areas, <br />2, Design Features <br />Planning and design for this project are in progress. Right-of-way acquisition is <br />scheduled to start in FFY 2010 -FFY 2012, with construction starting in FFY 2012, <br />Orange County requests that NCDOT consider the following design features for <br />this project: <br />a. Provide HOV lanes. Orange County is opposed to any widening of I-85 through <br />Orange County unless there is a commitment by NCDOT to provide HOV <br />and/ar dedicated bus lanes, <br />b. Use native plants in landscaping at interchanges for this project, <br />c, Include noise walls or other means to reduce the effects of traffic noise on <br />residential and other uses located along the corridor, <br /> <br />