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Buc-ee’s – Efland, NC <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />6.7 US-70/I-40 Connector – Ben Johnston Road/Site Driveway <br /> <br />Analyses indicate that unsignalized intersection of US-70/I-40 Connector – Ben Johnston Road <br />currently operates with short delays on the minor street approach (Ben Johnston Road) in all peak <br />hours. The minor street approach is expected to continue operating with short delays in the <br />background condition. <br /> <br />The following improvements are recommended to accommodate projected site traffic demands: <br /> <br />• Construct a site driveway on US-70/I-40 Connector Road opposite Ben Johnston Road to <br />provide two ingress lanes, and three egress lanes: (a left-turn lane with a minimum 100 feet of <br />storage, a continuous through lane, and a right-turn lane with a minimum 250 feet of storage) <br />• Construct an exclusive westbound left-turn lane on Ben Johnston Road with 200 feet of <br />storage and an appropriate taper <br />• Restripe the existing lane on Ben Johnston Road to provide a continuous westbound shared <br />through/right-turn lane <br />• Construct dual northbound left-turn lanes with 300 feet of storage and appropriate tapers on <br />US-70/I-40 Connector <br />• Install a traffic signal. <br /> <br />With the recommended improvements in place, the intersection is projected to operate at LOS B <br />in the AM and Saturday peak hours and LOS B in the PM peak hour of the build-out traffic <br />condition. While long delays are expected on the westbound approach in the AM and PM peak <br />hours, SimTraffic simulations indicate that maximum queues on this approach are expected to be <br />manageable and to be contained within the recommended storage length. Therefore, no additional <br />improvements are recommended at this intersection to accommodate site traffic. <br /> <br />Table 6.7 summarizes the operation of the intersection for the existing (2019) and projected <br />(2023) background and build-out traffic conditions. <br /> <br />Table 6.7 <br />Level-of-Service <br />US-70/I-40 Connector – Ben Johnston Road/Site Driveway <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 – B (10.7) WB – B (12.6) WB – A (5.2) <br />Background (2022) Traffic – <br />Unsignalized* WB – B (10.9) WB – C (17.0) WB – A (4.9) <br />Build-out (2022) Traffic – <br />Signalized B (17.2) C (20.7) B (14.3) <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 />147