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i g category; the most Intensive Transit projects and the most intensive Fixed Guideway improvements;all bicycle projects in adopted local bicycle plans for all jurisdictions in the MPO; and Transportation Demand Management Plane for all Jurisdictions. Components of the Preferred Option are listed in the attached document "Preferred Option of the DCHC Long-Range Transportation Plan'. The following lists some projects of interest to Orange County that are included in the Preferred Option. • An extensive list of highway additions and modifications including: > Elizabeth Brady Road Extension; > Widening US 70 Bypass from NC86 to 1-85 near the Durham County Line to include bicycle and pedestrian facillties S Improvements to Old NO 86 from 140 to US 70 Business; ➢ Hillsborough Western Bypass from US 70 Bypass to Shrouds Creek Read; > Improvements to NO 86 North from US 70 Bypass to NO 57; • Improvements to NO 86 from US 70 Business to Old NO 10; • Widening 1-85 to 6lanes from 140 to the Durham County line; ➢ Widening 140 to 6lanes from 1-85 to NC 147. • HOV lanes on 640 from NO 86 to Wake County line. • An Intensive local bus network in Carrboro and Chapel Hill with additional park and ride lots in Orange and Chatham County. • Phase I TTA Regional Rail between Raleigh and Durham. • Airport Connection from TTA Phase I Regional Rail Corridor to RDU Airport. • Phase II TTA Regional Rail, Rail and Buaway comdor from Durham to Chapel Hill • NO 54 Guideway from Chapel Hill to RTP Corridor, Rail and Bumay condor would also serve RDU Aimed. Chapel Hill to Horace Williams Corridor, using existing mil corridor from Horace Williams south to UNC/Chapel HilllCanboro. Triangle Rau onal Model Results The various combinations of projects have been evaluated using the Triangle Regional Model. Model results show: • Specific waidors will remain congested, most notably 140 from NC 86 to Wake County and NO 147 (the Durham Freeway), and US 70 in Durham from 1b5 to the Wake County line. • Ohurton Street will continue to experience congestion between King Street and US 70A and between Mayo Street and Oakdale Drive. • Areas of significant congestion in Orange County around Chapel Hill and Carrboro include: US 15-501 Boulevard (Franklin Street to 140) NO 54 (FOmham Boulevard to 140) Estee Drive (North Greensboro Street to Franklin Street) Ephesus Church Road (Fordham Boulevard to Durham County line) • Without improvements, the following corridors will experience high levels of congestion in the future: US 70 Bypass (NC 86 North to SL Mary's Read) US 70 Bypass (US 70A to 1-85 near the Durham County line) NC 86 North (Revere Road to NC 57) NO 86 (US 70 A to Old NO 10) - Propose; Federal transportation and air quality regulations require that Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) In areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance areas for air quality update Long-Range Transportation Plans (LRTP)at least every three (3)years. The U.S.