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OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC OPERATION <br />• <br /> At the present time, coal is trucked from a truck loadout (elevation <br /> 6,900 feet) just below the mine entrance to storage silos and a train <br /> loadout (elevation 5,800 feet) along SH 133. CWI has been using Savage <br /> Brothers, Inc. to truck the coal. <br /> The distance from the truck loadout (below the mine entrance) to the <br /> silos on SH 133 is approximately 4.3 miles. Of this distance, approximately <br /> 0.75 miles is along a private road from the truck loadout to Stevens Gulch <br />~_ Road, 2.6 miles is on Stevens Gulch Road, and 0.95 miles is on SH 133. <br />-~~ Grades on SH 133 are very moderate, with the maximum grade on the study <br /> section being 3a for only 200 feet. Grades on Stevens Gulch Road reach a <br />`. maximum of approximately 8ti. All of the roads are paved. <br /> The intersection of Stevens Gulch Road and SH 133 has been improved to <br />~- help accommodate coal truck traffic. Aright-turn-only lane has been added <br />~' <br /> on westbound SH 133. Similarly, SH 133 has been widened near the silos and <br />~~ train loadout to accommodate a right-turn-only lane on eastbound SH ]33 and <br /> <br /> a center acceleration lane on westbound SH 133. Stopping sight distance is <br />r <br /> adequate on SH 133 at the intersection with Stevens Gulch Road and in the <br /> vicinity of the silos and train loadout. <br />Speeds on SH 133 are regulated, with the study section posted for <br />45 mph. From an informal conversation with the State Highway Patrol, it <br />appears that the speed limit on the study section of SH 133 is strictly <br />• enforced. <br />i <br />`- -4- <br />I <br />