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2.05.3 <br />(c) Haul Roads <br />A road is a surface right-of-way for purposes of travel by land vehicles in coal <br />exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operations. A haul road <br />is any road used for the transportation of coal, spoil or coal mine waste. <br />A typical haul road section is presented on drawing HR -1, Haul Road <br />Section, presented in Volume V. Typically haul roads will be 20 to 24 feet <br />wide with an earth and rock safety berm or guardrail on the outside slope <br />and a drainage ditch on the inside. The haul roads will be plated with 10 to <br />20 -inches of gravel surfacing. The main haul road from old State Highway <br />133 to the portal level is paved. Haul roads will be watered and cleaned as <br />necessary to control fugitive emissions. Chemical dust suppression may <br />also be used on heavily traveled roads to control attendant air pollution. <br />The main haul road from old State Highway 133 to the portal level will be <br />maintained in accordance with Rule 4.03.1(6). The paved road surface will <br />be patched as necessary and potholes will be filled. A concrete patch will be <br />utilized in the main haul road where it intersects the haul road from the <br />preparation plant. The concrete patch will be 50'x 18'x 8" with two mats of <br />#5 rebar @12" c/c. Ditches along the roadway will be periodically cleaned <br />with a motor grader and the road shoulders will be smoothed to conform to <br />the paved surface. Cut and fill sections will be vegetated and gullies, if any, <br />will be repaired at least annually. If the haul road is damaged by a <br />catastrophic event such as a flood or earthquake, it will be repaired as soon <br />as practicable after the damage has occurred. The gravel surfaced haul <br />road to the gob pile will be similarly maintained. The road surface will be <br />periodically watered and maintained with a motor grader. Gravel will be <br />added to the road surface as necessary. <br />The haul roads in the permit area can be broken into four segments for <br />discussion as follows: <br />MR -148 2.05-25- 03/14 <br />