Acme Hobbs Inland Distribution Facility, Brunswick and Columbus Counties, NC

Located along US 74/76, the proposed Acme-Hobbs Inland Distribution Facility property boasts nearly 1,100 acres spanning both Brunswick and Columbus Counties.  Upon completion, this 8,050,000 gross square feet inland distribution facility will serve as a global logistics park for import, export, manufacturing and assembly operations with port and distribution requirements.

 

Scope of Services

 

  • Master Plan Public Improvements

  • Standard and Reverse Super Street Design

  • Custom Trip Generation Study and for Distribution Facility

  • Public Informational Meetings

  • Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA)

  • Phased Engineering Design and Driveway Permitting

  • Interchange Planning and Design

  • Signal Design

  • Signal System Timing Plans

 


Due to the unique traffic characteristics of this land use, NCDOT Congestion Management staff permitted DAVENPORT to conduct a trip generation study for this land use.  A Wal-Mart Distribution Center located in Hope Mills, NC was chosen as a facility with similar characteristics to the proposed project and was used to establish the appropriate trip generation rates.  Separate trip generation rates were developed for Truck and Passenger Vehicle traffic.  Careful consideration was given to truck traffic in the analysis in order to replicate the addition of site traffic on the adjacent roadway network as accurately as possible.

The Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) included phasing analyses in order to determine necessary roadway improvements during various stages of the development.  The development will begin with a standard signalized superstreet providing access to the highway.  As the development proceeds, a second phase will include the construction of a reverse superstreet at the off-site intersection of US 74/76 and NC 87 in Columbus County to accommodate future traffic volumes.  Ultimately, a second superstreet access will be constructed to serve entering and exiting site traffic for the Acme-Hobbs Inland Distribution Facility.


Once the TIA process was completed, DAVENPORT prepared the construction documents for Phase 1 of the site.  This included full roadway design (super-street), signal design, pavement marking plans, traffic control plans, and signal timing plans.