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TRAFFIC VOLUME ANALYSIS After developing the proposed roadway network, Volkert assigned the traffic volumes generated as discussed above to the roadway network. Information indicating the process used to generate traffic volumes is included in Attachment D. For the areas with future development proposed, Volkert assumed that all traffic would be going to/ coming from the closest interchange, i.e.: traffic on the west side of the study area would be going to the interchange at Buckhorn Road and I‐40 and any traffic on the east side would be going to the interchange at Mount Willing Road and I‐40. The Pod Traffic volumes generated in Table 1 were added to the future 2025 AADTs of the existing roadway network based on the proposal access points. Pod traffic volumes were assigned proportionally to each access point. Volkert assumed that fifty percent of the project traffic going through the interchanges would be headed westbound on I‐40 and the other fifty percent would be headed eastbound. These volumes were added to the volumes from the NCDOT traffic volume maps for the area to give a general idea of how many lanes would need to be created for new roads or added to existing roads. The daily traffic volumes along with the AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes are provided in the following figures for the Buckhorn Road, W. Ten Road, and Mt. Willing Road interchanges with I‐40. Existing and future AADT’s are shown in figures 9 and 10 respectively. It should be noted that a future interchange at Mattress Factory Road has been proposed by the Burlington‐Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (B‐G MPO) and will significantly impact traffic counts if constructed. Recommendations for the future road network are to 2025 and may require additional technical analysis at the time of implementation. 47