2022-08-25_PERMIT FILE - C1981012 ‎(20)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 8/25/2022
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Section 2.05 TR-76 7/25/2022
motor, 60:1 gear reducer, hoist drum assembly, and brakes. The hoist will be placed
on new foundation housed within a 20 Ft by 40 Ft metal building. The tower is
designed to support a 7 Ft sheave wheel to deflect the 1.5-inch wire rope down the
17-degree slope. The details of the foundations are included in Exhibit 28 - Bond
Calculations.
A discussion of the new access and new light use road that are associated with the
Bates Portal follows. Typical cross sections are shown on Map 11 - Sheet 1 East Portal
Roads, Slope Track, and Cut Areas. The roads are shown on Map 12 - West Portal
Area Roads, Utilities, and Facilities.
A discussion of the haul road to the RDA associated with TR-66 and the haul road
constructed on the existing rail bed associated with TR-76 follows. Typical sections are
shown on Map 11 - Sheet 1 East Portal Roads, Slope Track and Cut Areas.
Sedimentation control is shown on Map 13 - Site Plan East Portal Facilities.
Haul Road and Access Road Location
Haul roads and Access roads will to the extent practicable; be located on ridges or on
the most stable available slopes to minimize erosion.
Haul Road and Access Road Design and Construction
The Bates Portal access road runs from the Bates Portal on the east to an existing
access road to the west, a distance of about 410 feet at a constant grade of 10 percent.
Cut slopes are not steeper than 1.5h:1v in unconsolidated materials or 0.25h:1v in
rock. Embankment slopes are not steeper than 1.5h:1v. The north side of the access
road is supported by retaining walls.
The approximate 2.7-mile haul road (TR-76) will be constructed on the existing rail bed
and no new disturbance outside of the existing rail bed will be necessary for the
construction and operation of the road. The road will be a maximum of 15 feet wide and
have the necessary berms as required be MSHA. The permit boundary for TR-76 was
extended to include the affected area of the railbed. This permit boundary extension
represents 11.3 acres and the affected area that was historically disturbed in the railroad
bed (including side slopes, culverts, and access trails). The disturbed area is the running
surface of the new road (along with berms or other areas of disturbance associated with
construction of the road) that represents 6.4 acres (Map 1 and Map 15a).
Map 11-5 shows the location of the road and culverts passing clean water from the
south to the Purgatoire River. Land uses and environmental resources as described in
this permit document along the road corridor will not change as a result of construction
and operation of the haul road.
Maps 11-6, 11-7, and 11-8 show the plan and profile for the Haul Road. NECC plans
are to use the Haul Road one way which will leave it open for traffic using the road for
access in both directions.
The RDA haul road runs from Highway 12 to the RDA, a distance of 1830 feet. The
road will have a 0 percent grade for the first 40 feet per CDOT Access Code
requirements, and then remain at a constant grade of 10 percent until tying into
original ground. The haul road width will vary from 24-30'. Cut slopes are not
steeper than 1.5h:1v in unconsolidated materials or 0.25h:1v in rock. Embankment
slopes are not steeper than 2h:1v or 1.35h:1v where embankment is 85% rock.
The existing RDA road will be converted to a haul road by TR-70 as per Plan and
Profile Drawing Map 11 - Sheet 4. The road begins north of SH 12 and traverses a side
slope up to the RDA. The road is approximately 2,300 feet long. The road meets the
cut and file requirements of Rule 4.03.1(3)(d&e). The cut slopes are no steeper than
1.5h:lv except in rock where the cut slopes may be 0.25h:lv. The fill slopes are no