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Buc-ee’s Phase 2 – Efland, NC <br /> <br />24 <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). <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 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 committed improvements in place, the intersection is projected to operate at LOS B in <br />the AM peak hour and LOS C in the PM peak hour with or without the project in place. While <br />long delays are expected on the westbound approach, SimTraffic simulations indicate that <br />maximum queues on this approach are expected to be manageable and contained within the <br />recommended storage length. Therefore, no additional improvements are recommended at this <br />intersection to accommodate site traffic. <br /> <br />Table 6.7 summarizes the operation of the intersection for the existing (2020) 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 />Existing (2020) Traffic (Unsignalized)* WB – A (9.6) WB – B (12.3) <br />Background (2023) Traffic (Unsignalized)* B (17.2) C (20.9) <br />Build-out (2023) Traffic (Signalized) B (17.7) C (21.6) <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 />470