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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />9 <br />a) Erosion Control Measures - Orange County requests that permanent erosion <br />control measures be included in the project. <br />b) Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities - Orange County requests that its staff be <br />allowed to participate in the determination of where and what type of facilities <br />are to be included in this project. Among the features requested for inclusion <br />are sidewalks and bike lanes (see the Regional Bicycle Plan for Durham and <br />Orange Counties) and adequate guardrails on overpasses. <br />C) Wildlife Corridor Under 1 -85 - Orange County requests that its staff be allowed <br />to participate during this part of the planning stage and that this issue be <br />brought to the attention of the NCDOT Staff Biologist. Constructing this wildlife <br />corridor is one of the recommendations presented in the "The New Hope <br />Corridor Open Space Master Plan: Proposals for Linking Duke Forest and Eno <br />River State Park." <br />d) Intersection of Pleasant Green Road (SR 1567) & Mt Herman Church Road <br />SR 1713 - This intersection was studied by the NCDOT Division 7 Traffic <br />Engineers last year. They recommended that this intersection be included as a <br />part of 1 -305 because of its proximity to the 1 -85 /US 70 interchange. The entire <br />intersection needs to be realigned so that Pleasant Green Road can intersect <br />US 70 at a 90 degree angle. <br />e) US 70 from NC 751 to University Station Road (SR 1712) - Due to the needs of <br />the Pleasant Green Road1US 70 intersection, Orange County requests that US <br />70, from NC 751 to University Station Road, be upgraded to provide for a <br />suitable transition from /to 1 -85. An example of the need for this project is the <br />intersection of US 70 with Old No.10 (SR 1715) which is currently operating at <br />level of service ''F ". <br />f) Mt Herman Church Road (SR 1713) - Preliminary plans by the Planning & <br />Environmental Branch, Division-of Highways of NCDOT indicate'that this road <br />may be relocated as part of 1 -305. Orange County requests that this road be <br />designed with 12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total paved <br />width of 32'. <br />g) Old NC 10 (SR 1710) - Preliminary plans by the Planning & Environmental <br />Branch, Division of Highways of NCDOT indicate that this road may also be <br />relocated as part of 1 -305. Orange County requests that this road be designed <br />with 12' wide travel lanes and 4' wide bicycle lanes for a total paved width of <br />32'. <br />h) Park arid Ride Facilities - Orange County requests that its staff be allowed to <br />participate in the determination of where and what type of facilities are to be <br />included in this project. <br />