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Buc-ee’s – Efland, NC <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />6.3 Mt. Willing Road – I-40 WB Ramps <br /> <br />Analyses indicate that unsignalized intersection of Mt. Willing Road – I-40 WB Ramps currently <br />operates with short delays on the westbound minor street approach (I-40 WB Ramp) in each of <br />the studied peak hours. With the addition of background traffic, the minor street approach is <br />expected to continue operating with short delays in AM and Saturday peak hours but with <br />moderate delays in the PM peak hour. <br /> <br />The following improvements are recommended to accommodate projected site traffic demands: <br /> <br />• Construct a westbound left-turn lane with 280 feet of storage and an appropriate taper on the <br />I-40 WB Ramp <br />• Extend the existing channelized westbound right-turn lane on I-40 WB Ramp to provide a <br />continuous channelized westbound right-turn lane between West RI/RO Driveway and Mt. <br />Willing Road <br />• Restripe the existing westbound shared left-turn lane on I-40 WB Ramp to provide an <br />exclusive through lane <br />• Install a traffic signal. <br /> <br />With the recommended improvements in place, the intersection is expected to operate with short <br />delays in each of the studied peak hours in the build-out traffic condition. No queuing issues are <br />expected at this intersection based on SimTraffic simulations, and no additional improvements <br />are recommended at this intersection to accommodate site traffic. <br /> <br />Table 6.3 summarizes the operation of the intersection for the existing (2019) and projected <br />(2022) background and build-out traffic conditions. <br /> <br />Table 6.3 <br />Level-of-Service <br />Mt. Willing Road – I-40 WB Ramps <br />Condition AM Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />PM Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />Saturday Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />Existing (2019) Traffic – <br />Unsignalized* WB – A (4.1) WB – B (13.0) WB – A (3.0) <br />Background (2022) Traffic – <br />Unsignalized* WB – A (4.1) WB – D (27.0) WB – A (3.3) <br />Build-out (2022) Traffic – <br />Signalized B (10.7) A (9.8) B (11.4) <br />* Note: HCM methodology does not report an overall level of service for unsignalized intersections. The level of <br />service and delay for the worst approach (per SimTraffic) are reported above for unsignalized intersections. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />143