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~._,. -- 2.05.3(3)(c) A light-use road was constructed for use during construction of Substation Number 3. The road is shown on Map 5-091. The road was approximately 120 feet long and 10 feet wide. The grade of the road was virtually flat. No cut or fill slopes were required to construct the road. Vegetation was only cleared as necessary for the road construction. Topsoil was not stripped from the road. No surfacing was placed on the "Light Use" road. After the substation was constructed and operational, the "Light Use" road was reclaimed. The drainage ditches along old State Highway 133 were re-established as necessary. The road bed was scarified and revegetated in accordance with the vegetation plan contained in Appendix H. During the approval process for the Substation Number 3, a highway access permit was required by the Colorado Department of Transportation. A "Light Use" road with a gravel surface and 18 inch culvert across the drainage ditch along old State I-ighway 133 was constructed adjacent to the west side of the substation, in accordance with the highway access permit. A portion of old State Highway 133 east of the Sanborn Creek Mine portals was abandoned by the Colorado Department of Transportation during the relocation of the railroad right of way. The abandoned portion, from the end of state highway maintenance to the Sanborn Creek Mine portals, is classified as a "Light Use" road by the operator to allow travel to the mine when a train is blocking the main mine entrance at Somerset. A safety berm will be maintained along the elevated portion of this "Light Use" road. It is the operator's understanding that the State of Colorado has this right of way through a prescriptive easement and is therefore responsible for the old highway section. The section of gravel "Light Use" road from the old highway right of way west to the Sanborn Creek Mine portals will be reclaimed by the operator. MR-036 2.05 -13vii Rev.3:08-02-96