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• conveyor will proceed up a 3.5% grade over a 140 foot long truss. The truss houses the belt turnover on the return strand and provides access under the conveyor for clean-up as necessary. Walkways will be provided on both sides of the conveyor at both the carry side and the belt turnover level. Once the conveyor reaches the existing railway bench it will be routed along the existing access road which parallels the railway. This route was selected to allow the PC3 Conveyor to be installed without interrupting production before the planned main Henderson 2000 shutdown. The conveyor will be located against the slope on the south side of the railway and will be covered for approximately 3100 feet in this area with a snow shed. This snow shed will be open on the north side to allow for the access road. At a distance of approximately 7000 feet from the PC2/PC3 transfer station, the • PC3 Conveyor will leave the existing railway bench and existing permitted affected land and will follow a linear corridor south of the railway ROW on proposed newly affected lands. The conveyor will be routed on an elevated trestle where it leaves the existing ROW and enters new affected land. This trestle is proposed to be approximately 300 feet in length with a maximum height of 30 feet. The trestle will allow for a walking trail to cross beneath and provide an area for animal crossings. The conveyor will rise up a 21 % slope as it enters the new corridor. At the peak of this initial rise, the conveyor will pass through a 55 foot cut. An access road will be constructed along the western side of the conveyor from a take-off point at the existing road at the southwest end of the East Branch Reservoir south approximately 7200 feet. However, due to the steep slopes in the area where the conveyor initially leaves the railway, an alternate road will be constructed to January 16,1996 Plan.d.