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Buc-ee’s – Efland, NC <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />6.8 I-40 WB Service Road – East RI/RO Site Driveway <br /> <br />The current site plan proposes constructing a right-in/right-out (RI/RO) driveway on the I-40 WB <br />Service Road approximately 750 feet west of the US-70/I-40 Connector. The following <br />improvements are recommended to accommodate projected site traffic demands: <br /> <br />• Construct the site driveway as a right-in/right-out access, with one ingress lane and one <br />egress lane <br />• Remove the existing I-40 WB Exit Ramp (WB Exit 160) <br />• Widen the westbound I-40 WB Ramp to provide a continuous through lane and a continuous <br />shared through/right-turn lane on I-40 WB Service Road through this intersection, tying into <br />the existing two-lane cross section on the I-40 WB Service Road just west of the exiting WB <br />Exit 160 Ramp junction. <br /> <br />With the recommended improvements in place, the southbound approach (East RI/RO Site <br />Driveway) is expected to operate with short delays in the build-out traffic condition. SimTraffic <br />simulations indicate that maximum queues on the westbound approach are expected to be less <br />than 25 feet in all peak hours. Therefore, no additional improvements are recommended at this <br />intersection to accommodate site traffic. <br /> <br />Table 6.8 summarizes the operation of the intersection for the projected (2023) build-out traffic <br />condition. <br /> <br />Table 6.8 <br />Level-of-Service <br />I-40 WB Service Road – East RI/RO Site Driveway (Unsignalized)* <br />Condition AM Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />PM Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />Saturday Peak Hour <br />LOS (Delay) <br />Build-out (2022) Traffic SB – A (2.4) SB – A (3.3) SB – A (3.7) <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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />148