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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan Orange County Planning Department Page 8 In 2016, nineteen NCDOT traffic counting stations were located throughout the planning area (FIGURE 6). These stations count vehicular traffic traversing various corridors. Some stations collect traffic counts annually while others are collected every other year. Key highlights of traffic count analysis: x Station 6701742 – Buckhorn Road north of I-58 – currently accounts for twice as many vehicles (12,000) than 2006 (6,500). x Stations 6701742 and 6701751 – I -85 within the planning area – currently has an estimated 30% more traffic volume (113,000) than in 2006 (88,000). x Stations 6700018 and 6700009 – US-70 east of Efland Cedar Grove Road – continue experiencing increased traffic over the past few years (FIGURE 7). Figure 6: US-70 Traffic Trends x Traffic count stations along West Ten Road and Bowman Road indicate traffic has more than doubled (TABLE 1). ROUTE Station ID 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 West Ten Road6701749830870100090010001500 West Ten Road67047189809101100100012001400 West Ten Road6704719120013001400130016001800 Bowman Road6704717440460610630770840 Bowman Road67047164608601200120015001200 Table 1: Traffic Trends Increased traffic in the area has also resulted in greater number of accidents in the planning area. Access Management policies must address this increased traffic to ensure safe travel for all users. 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 2013201420152016 US 70 Westbound at Efland Cedar Grove Road (Station ID 6700018) US 70 Eastbound at Efland Cedar Grove Road (Station ID 6700009) US 70 Connector North of I-85 (Station ID 6700008) Av e r a g e A n n u a l D a i l y T r a f f i c C o u n t Year 27