Weddington Intersection Study Results
The town contracted with Kimley Horn to provide a level of service analysis on 5 intersections within the Town Limits. The list and recommended improvements are below. (This list does not include intersections along the funded Providence Road or Weddington Rd. improvement projects.)
The study included updated traffic counts. Some of the town’s roads had sections with no counts and others had counts that were up to 10 years old. The last time Weddington did traffic counts and projections was in 2009, when the local area regional transportation plan was approved. Traffic counts are higher in 2019 than what was projected for 2030 on some of our roadways.
We analyzed crash data over the past 3 years. Potter Road at Forest Lawn had the most crashes with the highest crash type as ‘rear ends’ followed by Beulah Church Road at Twelve Mile Creek with the most crash type as a ‘fixed object’. Antioch and Forest Lawn was 3rd highest with the most crashes due to the angle of the intersection; 4th was Antioch Church Road at Beulah Church Road also due to a bad angle and the safest of the five intersections was New Town Road at Twelve Mile Creek with the most crashes being rear ends.
Kimley-Horn obtained future volumes using a regional demand model to determine anticipated annual growth. The model includes the proposed Weddington Rd. at I-485 interchange and the Tilley Morris connection to the Waverly Shopping Center development. The traffic volume projections developed for the AM and PM peak hours at the intersections include existing counts and a linear growth to the 2045 horizon year.
Each intersection is graded A-F given its volume and seconds of delay. A-D are acceptable, according to NCDOT and F is failing with over a 50 second delay per vehicle.
- Potter Road and Forest Lawn Drive
Recommended Improvement – Signal with Turn Lanes on all approaches
Morning Peak | East Bound | West Bound | North Bound | South Bound |
2019 Existing | C | A | A | |
2045 No Build scenario | F | A | A | |
Evening Peak | ||||
2019 Existing | D | A | A | |
2045 No Build scenario | F | A | A |
- Beulah Church Road and Twelve Mile Church Road
Recommended Improvement – Signalize with Turn Lanes on all approaches
Morning Peak | East Bound | West Bound | North Bound | South Bound |
2019 Existing | A | A | F | |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A | F | |
Evening Peak | ||||
2019 Existing | A | A | C | |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A | D |
- Antioch Church Road and Forest Lawn Drive
Recommended Improvement - Signalize (already has turn lanes)
Morning Peak | East Bound | West Bound | North Bound | South Bound |
2019 Existing | A | A | F | C |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A | F | F |
Evening Peak | ||||
2019 Existing | A | A | F | D |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A | F | C |
- Antioch Church Road and Beulah Church Road
Recommended Improvement – Signalize as-is (no turn lanes needed)
Morning Peak | East Bound | West Bound | North Bound | South Bound |
2019 Existing | B | D | C | B |
2045 No Build scenario | C | F | F | C |
Evening Peak | ||||
2019 Existing | A | A | A | A |
2045 No Build scenario | B | B | B | B |
- New Town Road and Twelve Mile Creek Road
Recommended Improvement – Southbound Turn Lane Only
Morning Peak | East Bound | West Bound | North Bound | South Bound |
2019 Existing | A | A |
| D |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A |
| F |
Evening Peak | ||||
2019 Existing | A | A | C | |
2045 No Build scenario | A | A | F |