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-® HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN associated with the schools in the area. The Harrisburg Park was being completed as a joint project between the Town and Cabarrus County. Since the Blueprint study was completed, the Town has created a recreation department. 2.9 Transportation Roads /Streets a. Regional Road Network As shown in Figure 7, Transportation, regional corridors within the study area include a combination of Federal, State and local roads, providing several connections from the Harrisburg area to Charlotte and other destinations in the region. I -485 is west of the planning area, which connects to I -85 further to the north. A total of three interchanges exist to the west, connecting the planning area to I -485. These interchanges are at Robinson Church Road, Rocky River Road and NC -49. With such connections to the interstate system, Rocky River Road and NC -49 are the two most utilized routes for commuter traffic between Harrisburg and Charlotte. NC -49 is an important east -west corridor which connects the planning area to University City and other areas in Charlotte to the west. More importantly, NC -49 is a strategic corridor, defined by NCDOT as a highway that is important for the efficient movement of goods and people across the state. In other words, its role in connecting activity centers (i.e., the Charlotte region and Raleigh's metropolitan area) and serving as an interstate highway relief route is deemed critical for intrastate mobility. US -29 is another east -west corridor of importance to Harrisburg. It is north of the planning area, but is accessed via the local street network. US -29 connects Concord to Kannapolis and to the University City area of Charlotte. As indicated in the Cabarrus -Rowan MPO Long Range Transportation Plan and on the Thoroughfare Map, the planned Caldwell Road Extension is intended to provide a more direct connection between US -29 and NC -49. NC 24/27 (outside the study area to the south) represents another important east -west route. NC 24/27 continues to Midland, which lies southeast of the planning area. b. Local Street System The local street system is comprised of state- and town - maintained roadways carrying local traffic circulating within the planning area. In general, north - south local roads, such as Roberta Road, Morehead Road, Robinson Church Road, and Hickory ridge Road connect to the center of Harrisburg, where the town center and the older established area of Harrisburg are located. Blackwelder Road and Pharr Mill Road in the eastern portion of the study area provide access to some industrial sites. Together, these roads provide important connections to US -29 and Concord from Harrisburg and points south. PART II: EXISTING CONDITIONS AUGUST 010 Attac ment number 1 G -1 Page 336