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Item 7.a. <br /> <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Comprehensive Planning <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 21, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) <br /> <br />FROM: Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update 7a - Transportation Report for the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane (E-B- <br />M) Study Area and General Next Steps for Amending the E-B-M Access <br />Management Plan <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: 1. Transportation Report for the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Study <br /> Area <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Orange County is in the process of completing an examination of access management <br />issues in the E-B-M Study Area that runs along the north side of I-40 between Buckhorn <br />Road and I-85/US 70 Connector and along the south side of I-40 between Ben Wilson <br />Road and Mt. Willing Road. As part of this process, the County first hired an <br />environmental consultant, and then a transportation consultant to provide technical <br />analysis. The final technical report, the Transportation Report for the Efland-Buckhorn- <br />Mebane Study Area, was completed this month (Attachment 1). <br /> <br />Section 1 of the Report – Introduction: Purpose and Background, and Access <br />Management <br /> <br />The primary purpose of this work is to inform the development of a roadway network to <br />support investment in the E-B-M Study Area, based on an examination of existing plans, <br />future land use, environmental constraints, cultural and historic resources, key <br />transportation considerations, and future development potential. The scope of work <br />included forecasting future traffic volumes, a study of key intersections, a calculation of <br />Level of Service (LOS) rating, and the recommendation of cross-sections for new and <br />existing roads. <br />21