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Cripple Creek 8 Victor Gold Mining Company Traffic Study <br />• EXISTING TRAFFIC 8 OPERATING CONDITIONS <br />Existing Daily Traffic Volume <br />The roads surrounding the mine experience significant fluctuations in seasonal traffic. The <br />Cripple Creek /Victor area is a primarily a summer tourist attraction, with associated summer <br />peak traffic. Cripple Creek is one of three gaming towns in the state, and is the closest <br />gaming center to the Colorado Springs metropolitan area. Previous study efforts have <br />shown that seasonal fluctuations in traffic vary greatly, with summer peak traffic almost three <br />times the traffic of winter months. <br />Traffic volume count data was obtained from the Colorado Department of Transportation and <br />Teller County. Through these sources, we were able to obtain data for "Average Daily <br />Traffic" volume on Highway 67 and various county roads. Figure 2 shows the average daily <br />traffic volume for various roadways in the study area. <br />As the figure indicates, traffic on SH 67 north of Cripple Creek averages 4,000-5,000 <br />vehicles per day (vpd) while County Roads vary from just over 100 to over 800 vpd. A <br />capacity analysis shows both of these facilities currently operate well within their capacity, <br />even during peak periods. <br />• <br />• <br />TranSystems Corporation -March 7, 2000 <br />