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2 <br /> • Vehicular traffic volumes back to pre-covid levels. <br /> o Low - 4,800 Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) between Efland Cedar Grove <br /> Road and 1-85 Connector. <br /> o High - 9,500 to 15,500 AADT throughout, greatest concentration near 1-85 at <br /> Pleasant Green Road. <br /> • Truck traffic accounts from 3 to 8% of total vehicular traffic with greatest concentration <br /> east of Buckhorn Road. <br /> o 2 to 4% of total truck traffic is heavy vehicles (e.g. freight, amazon, others). <br /> • Crash data indicates key areas (segments and intersections) experiencing heavy <br /> crashes, mainly from 1-85 connector east to NC 751. <br /> o Primary factors contributing to high crashes is speed, volume is pre-covid but <br /> increased speed is post-covid. <br /> • Level of Service (LOS) deterioration is mainly due to long queuing problems, not <br /> volume, primarily east of NC 86 (S. Churton Street) to Pleasant Green Road. <br /> o Pleasant Green Road and Lawrence Road intersections LOS D. <br /> o Road segment between Palmer Grove Church Road and Pleasant Green LOS F. <br /> • Future Grown (2020 to 2050) concentrated in rural Economic Development Areas, not <br /> urbanized town areas. <br /> • If 10% of traffic from 1-85 detours onto US 70 for any reason (accident or congestion), <br /> US 70 becomes more problematic, unsafe and equally congested. <br /> Next Step: <br /> • VHB will publish Existing Conditions report for more public comments, compile all <br /> comments and incorporate them into the plan. <br /> • Evaluate each intersection and segment using multiple alternatives and present all <br /> options during second round of public workshops. <br /> • 2nd public workshops will also focus on implementation strategies, costs, and <br /> schedule through short, mid and long term projects. <br /> • Draft the plan and present it to local governing bodies for their consideration. <br /> o Hillsborough and Mebane will take action on their town limit portion, not ETJ or <br /> MPO portion, while supporting others. <br /> o Orange County will take action with information collected from local <br /> jurisdictions. <br /> o VHB and OCTS staff will present to DCHC and BG MPO following local action. <br /> Please forward any questions, comments or concerns to Orange County Transportation <br /> Director Nishith Trivedi at ntrivedi(a_orangecountync.gov. <br />