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EXISTING ROADWAY NETWORK The project area (shown in Figure 1) is approximately 4.25 square miles bounded on the west by Ben Wilson Road, on the east by The I‐85/US‐70 Connector, on the north by US‐70, and on the south by West Ten Road and Bowman Road. The area lies between two municipalities, Mebane and Hillsborough. A description of the transportation facilities in the general vicinity of the project study area is as follows: I‐40/I‐85 is an eight‐lane interstate that runs concurrently through Guilford, Alamance, and Orange Counties. I‐40 diverges from I‐85 at exit 163 south of Hillsborough. The posted speed limit is 65 mph and the AADT is 98,000 vehicles/day. Ben Wilson Road is a two‐lane major connector which is accessed from the Mebane Oaks Road interchange on I‐85/40 and carries mainly residential traffic. It was recently extended to act as a service road for employees of Morinaga America Foods, Inc. The extension of Ben Wilson Road to Mebane Oaks Road has been studied, however plans have not been approved and will not be discussed in this report. The posted speed limit is 35 mph. West Ten Road is a two‐lane major connector south of I‐40/I‐85 which runs from Mattress Factory Road to the I‐85 Connector. The posted speed limit is 55 mph, except for a 45 mph section near Gravelly Hill Middle School, and the AADT is 1,800 vehicles/day. Mattress Factory Road is a two‐lane major connector that is north of I‐40/85 which runs from East Washington Street (SR 1303) to West Ten Road, intersecting at I‐40/85. The posted speed limit is 35 mph and the AADT is 2,500 vehicles/day. Buckhorn Road is a two‐lane major connector stretching from US‐70 in the north to Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) in the south. Within the study area, i.e. from US‐70 to West Ten Road, Buckhorn Road has a posted speed of 35 mph and the AADT is 2,700 vehicles/day. US 70 is a two‐lane road classified as an Other Principal Arterial, which provides east‐west access across Orange County from I‐85 and Durham in the east to Mebane in the west. US‐70 represents the northern boundary of the study area. The posted speed limit is 45 mph and the AADT is between 3,600 and 5,300 vehicles/day. I‐85/US‐70 Connector is a four‐lane interstate providing access between I‐40/I‐85 and US‐70. A full access interchange is provided at I‐40/I‐85, while a partial access interchange is present at US‐70. The partial access interchange restricts westbound travel onto US 70 from the I‐85/US‐70 Connector and southbound travel from US‐70 onto the I‐85/US‐70 Connector. The posted speed limit is 55 mph and the AADT is 4,400 vehicles/day. 70