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Buc-ee’s Phase 2 – Efland, NC <br /> <br />ES-1 <br /> <br />Executive Summary <br /> <br />Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. has performed a Traffic Impact Analysis for phase 2 of the <br />proposed Buc-ee’s - West Orange County project located north of I-40 between Mt. Willing Road <br />and the US-70/I-40 Connector in Efland, North Carolina. As currently envisioned, phase 2 of the <br />project is assumed to include a 120-room hotel, 8,000 square feet (SF) of medical office space, <br />30,000 SF of specialty retail space, a 3,500 SF drive-in bank, 12,000 SF of fast casual restaurant <br />space, and 20,000 SF of high-turnover sit-down restaurant space. Project build-out is anticipated <br />in 2023. The project will be accessed via one full-movement driveway on the US-70/I-40 <br />Connector aligning with Ben Johnston Road, one full-movement site driveway on Mt. Willing <br />Road, and two right-in/right-out driveways along the I-40 WB Service Road. <br /> <br />This report presents trip generation, distribution, traffic analyses, and recommendations for <br />transportation improvements required to meet anticipated traffic demands in conjunction with the <br />development. The traffic conditions studied include the existing (2020) traffic condition as well <br />as the projected (2023) background and build-out traffic conditions. Note that I-40 and I-85 <br />routes overlap in the study area. Because the freeway’s east-west orientation through the study <br />area generally matches I-40’s overall alignment, this report refers to this roadway segment as I-40 <br />for clarity and consistency. <br /> <br />As shown in Table ES-1, the proposed project has the potential to generate 197 new trips in the <br />AM peak hour and 219 new trips in the PM peak hour on a typical weekday. <br /> <br />Table ES-1 <br />ITE Traffic Generation (Vehicles) <br />Land <br />Use <br />Code <br />Land Use Intensity AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour <br />In Out In Out <br />110 General Light Industrial 150,000 s.f. 53 7 6 43 <br />310 Hotel 120 rooms 32 23 33 31 <br />720 Medical Office Building 8,000 s.f. 19 5 8 21 <br />826 Specialty Retail 30,000 s.f. 16 10 41 52 <br />912 Drive-In Bank 3,500 s.f. 19 14 36 36 <br />930 Fast Casual Restaurant 12,000 s.f. 17 8 94 76 <br />932 High-Turnover Sit-Down <br />Restaurant 20,000 s.f. 109 90 121 74 <br />Phase 2 Gross Trips Subtotal 265 157 339 333 <br />Total Internal Capture (Phase 1 + Phase 2) 109 109 181 181 <br />Phase 2 Pass-by Traffic 4 3 52 39 <br />Phase 2 Net New External Trips 152 45 106 113 <br />439