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~a <br />back <br />herald <br />Compromise to replace Eno Drive <br />By C.D. KIRKPATRICK, The Herald-Sun <br />Apri18, 2003 7:41 pm <br />DURHAM --Before this week is over, the controversial Eno Drive connector could be obliterated from <br />state law and replaced with a road that does not come near Eno State Park or the Eno River. <br />Legislation passed the state Senate and should pass the state House this week that reflects a community <br />compromise made with the state Department of Transportation over the route of the road. The bill would <br />also unlock about $200 million in transportation taxes set aside for the original Eno Drive in the <br />Highway Trust Fund, a special pot of money for road projects around the state. <br />Opponents of the original Eno Drive -- conceived and would o low through e tabDshed neighborhoodslin <br />was unnecessary, would damage the environment p <br />northern Durham as it headed toward Eno State Park. <br />Supporters of the original road, such as the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, said it was integral <br />to Durham's future growth. Without it, traffic would worsen and businesses would not locate in <br />Treyburn Corporate Park or other northern Durham locales, they argued. <br />The bill describes the "Revised Northern Durham Parkway" and also includes improvements to existing <br />roads as part of the project. Under the bill, the millions set aside just for the loop could be used for a host <br />of projects, including upgrading U.S. 70 to afaster-moving freeway. <br />Lori Olson, executive director of the Eno River Association, said the bill and compromise on Eno Drive <br />protects the environment while addressing traffic needs. <br />"I think the bill is a good thing and a wonderful step toward ending the 30-year-old controversy that is <br />Eno Drive. We support the community compromise and feel it's the solution that provides the most <br />protections of the environment," she said. <br />The bill is a boon for local leaders, most of whom had fought against Eno Drive but wanted to keep the <br />transportation money. State Rep. Paul Luebke, one of the sponsors of the bill, called the millions in the <br />Highway Trust Fund "our money." <br />"The bill's a big success," he said. <br />He said the decades-old deadlock broke once all sides realized each would have to bend toward <br />compromise. That critical moment c P rkwa puwlas re'ect dlby the N.C Deparhnent of Transportat on <br />loop, (the ongmal Northern Durham y), J <br />at a public hearing with more than 200 vocal Durham residents. <br />4/9/2003 3:20 PM <br />1 of 2 <br />
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