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Nish and Tom’s Comments on Buc-ee’s TIA <br /> <br />- Developer is willing to put in a number of off-site improvements (and investments). <br />- Orange County Planning has been pushing for US 70 Connector improvements for some time; the US 70 <br />Connector remains a County priority by resolution. <br />- Mt. Willing is on the locally adopted 2019 Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan as well as the <br />Orange County CTP with the following recommendations: <br />o 4-Lane divided cross section (page 20 of the EBM AMP) <br /> 100’ ROW (4F) or 110’ ROW (4G) – cross sections on next page <br /> Current ROW is 60’; recommending a 25’ ROW reservation for future improvements along <br />Mt. Willing Road <br /> County staff will recommend to the BOCC that Mt. Willing Road improvements be approved <br />as a County priority in SPOT 7 and subsequent processes. <br />- Mt. Willing at I-40 EB off ramp should be considered for a signalized intersection in Phase 2 <br />o Stop sign currently at the off ramp; there is a 4-way stop intersection with W. Ten Road just south of <br />this juncture. <br />- Ben Johnson Road is not yet on the Triangle Regional Model (TRM) yet, but this project would help to support <br />its addition to the TRM. <br />o Ben Johnson Road turns into Dimmocks Mill Road and leads into Hillsborough; Dimmocks Mill Road was <br />recently added to the TRM. <br />- Neither the West RI/RO nor the East RI/RO indicate the length of the stem; developer should specify stem <br />length since these roadways feed directly into I-40 Service Road ramps. <br />- Staff would like to see an area of the project (either in Phase I or II) be reserved for connection to the transit <br />systems of the area; this could include: <br />o A bus stop location with signage <br />o A bus shelter with signage <br /> A “Future Transit Amenity by others” on a 1.62-acre parcel on the northeast edge of the <br />project area is listed on the second page of the Master Concept Plan, but was not indicated in <br />either TIA. <br />- Staff is interested in the internal roadway features of the project site (when both phases are built out) and <br />what accommodations (sidewalks, side paths, bike lanes) might be included. <br /> <br /> <br />117