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5 <br />2) NC 86, Bicycle Lanes: Construct bicycle lanes (4-foot paved shoulders) <br />from Chapel Hill (Whitfield Road) to Hillsborough (US 70 Business). This <br />project will extend bicycle lanes on Airport Road (NC86) in Chapel Hill to <br />US 70 Business in Hillsborough. Bicycle lanes have recently been <br />completed along NC 86 from UNC to Whitfield Road (SR 1731) in Orange <br />County. NC 86 from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough is experiencing increasing <br />numbers of bicyclists using this route and there are also two schools along <br />this route. This route is listed as priority I of the primary bicycle routes <br />proposed in the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan adopted April <br />6, 1999. This project is listed in the 2002-2008 TIP as an incidental <br />bicycle need. Orange County requests that bicycle lanes be constructed <br />as an independent project, and, if necessary, programmed in phases. <br />3) R-2825, Improvements to South Churton Street: Develop congestion <br />management, limited access, aesthetic and capacity improvements <br />between US 70 Business and Interstate 40. The portion between <br />Interstates 40 and 85 will conform to the design criteria of the Economic <br />Development District Design Manual (4-lane divided section with bike and <br />pedestrian improvements). The feasibility study should explore a variety <br />of improvements within the current right-of-way for the segment north of <br />Interstate 85. Improved capacity through widening is not the first choice <br />because of significant constraints between Interstate 85 and US 70 <br />Business and the proximity of the historic district north of the project limits. <br />Orange County requests that, where conditions do not prevent the <br />addition of frontage roads, the feasibility study include the addition of <br />frontage roads with limited access from the corridor. <br />4) US 70 Bypass Widening: Widen, from the. Orange/Durham County Line to <br />the US 70 - I-85 Connector east of Efland, US 70 Bypass to a four-lane <br />divided section with bike and pedestrian improvements. This project <br />should be phased to address traffic counts and existing congestion. <br />Orange County requests that this project be identified as a need and <br />included in the 2004-2010 STIP. <br />5) NC 86 (North of Hillsborough) Improvements: Widen, from US 70 Bypass <br />north of Hillsborough to SR 1332 (Coleman Loop), NC 86 to four lanes <br />with intersection improvements at US 70 Bypass. NC 86 is the major <br />north-south route through Orange County. NC 57 converges into US 86 <br />just north of US 70 Bypass. The segment of NC 86 between NC 57 and <br />US 70 is congested, rendering a high accident location at the intersection <br />of US 70 Bypass at NC 86. Development pressures in this area will <br />exacerbate traffic congestion and accident proliferation. <br />6) R-3438, Hillsborough Western Bypass: Construct a two-lane facility <br />connecting US 70 with NC 86 North and Stroud's Creek Lane, using a <br />