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Buc-ee’s Phase 2 – Efland, NC <br /> <br />20 <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 minor street approach (I-40 WB Ramp). <br /> <br />The following improvements are committed with build-out of phase 1 of the Buc-ee’s – West <br />Orange County development and were assumed to be in place in the background and build-out <br />conditions: <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 committed improvements in place, the intersection is expected to operate at LOS B in <br />the AM peak hour and LOS A in the PM peak hour in the background condition. With the <br />addition of site traffic, the intersection is expected to operate at LOS B in both peak hours in the <br />build-out condition. No queuing issues are expected at this intersection based on SimTraffic <br />simulations, and no additional improvements are recommended at this intersection to <br />accommodate site traffic. <br /> <br />Table 6.3 summarizes the operation of the intersection for the existing (2020) and projected <br />(2023) 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 />Existing (2020) Traffic (Unsignalized)* WB – A (3.8) WB – C (18.8) <br />Background (2023) Traffic (Signalized) B (10.5) A (9.7) <br />Build-out (2023) Traffic (Signalized) B (10.0) B (11.5) <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 />466