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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:September 19, 2018 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.4.a. <br />SUBJECT: Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan Update <br />DEPARTMENT:Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1.Presentation <br />2.Draft Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access <br />Management Plan <br />Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Planner <br />(919) 245-2582 <br />PURPOSE:To review and comment on the DraftEfland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access <br />Management Plan(E-B-M AMP) update. <br />BACKGROUND:In order to better promote economic development opportunities and help <br />preserve planned sewer and road corridors and associated capacities for all land uses within the <br />E-B-M AMP planningarea, the Planning Director is suggesting consideration of updates to the <br />current Access Management Plan. This update will utilize a 2017 Transportation Studyfor the <br />Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Study Area to renew and replace the original 2011 Efland-Buckhorn- <br />Mebane Economic Development District Access Management Plan. In a few cases, it will also <br />incorporate other road and intersection improvements recommended by planning staff. <br />An access management plan is a conceptual master plan for roadway alignment and corridor <br />width necessary to serve future land uses in acomprehensive manner. If development occurs, <br />then this plan guides the specific part of their roadway construction as it supports the overall <br />existing and proposed roadway network. The original Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access <br />Management Planwas adopted November 15, 2011and itimplemented a recommendation of <br />the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan (2006). It also served as a tool for implementing the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Planprinciples, goals and objectives. <br />The original plan consisted of multiple access management strategies and was completed with <br />limited on-site analysis. However, this plan was instrumental in gaining North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation (NCDOT) acceptance and participation in roadwork improvements <br />necessary to serve the Morinaga Candy Factory, which opened in 2016. Developments like this, <br />along with increased residentialand commercialgrowth in Hillsborough, especially growth’s <br />impact on traffic, demonstratethe plan’s importance. <br />A thorough existing conditions, environmental, and traffic analysis was conducted as part of the <br />2017 Transportation Study, which was completed by a consultant. This report reinforces the <br />original Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Planwith a comprehensive investigation <br />of the area’s development potential, traffic impact and recommended improvements. <br />7