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Help Save the Farm! (Pitts School Rd Realignment Impacts on Barbee Farm) <br />~'L `• '- <br />~1..~ +f e <br />,.{ ,--- , <br />4~ __ <br />~~ii uu <br />~'-,!!' J,~~ ~ r.~~ ~ 888 ~~ ,V . <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />~ ~: <br />_ ~~ ~~ <br />School Rd that would reduce overall project <br />costs, avoid displacement of homes and <br />businesses, and reduce impacts to the <br />Voluntary Ag District. <br />o Although they would still lose acreage, this alternate <br />option would allow the Barbees to continue farming <br />as usual. It would also {<eep Brent in his house. <br />But NCDOT did NOT recommend this favorable <br />alternative. <br />o NCDOT rejected this plan because the road <br />realignment is not as straight as the proposed <br />realignment. <br />o The existing Pitt School road has a very sharp curve <br />in it that has raised concerns about safety. <br />o The proposed realignment favored by NCDOT is a <br />straight road. While favored by traffic engineers, a <br />straight road is not necessarily more safe. <br />a The proposed realignment will introduce frequent <br />farm vehicle traffic onto Pitts School Rd. This <br />creates safety issues for the motorists coming <br />c <br />mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\glchoneyc~t~\Loca( Settings\Temporary Internet Fi... ]0/5/?~~p9 <br />