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Currently, there is no formal access to the lower end of Hatch. Gulch. However, existing jeep trails can be used to access the valley floor. During initial construction, a construction ROW will be cleared that will effectively allow access to the Hatch Gulch valley bottom for a distance of approximately 5 miles. The upper end of Hatch Gulch is accessible by several roads that were constructed to access oil and gas facilities in and azound Hatch Gulch. The Collins Gulch reach is readily accessible by use of Rio Blazico County Road 3, which follows Collins Gulch from Rio Blanco County Road 5 to the Greasewood Compressor Station. No new temporary access roads are :mticipated for this reach. The majority of land in Stewart Gulch is privately owned, anti amens to this area is controlled by Gerald Oldland. Negotiations aze currently tmderway with Mr. Oldland regazding acquisition of ROW. It is anticipated that access to Stewart Gulch will be available at this location and that e~dsting roads will be used to construct the pipeline from the second Piceance Creek crossing south to the base of Barnes Ridge. The Barnes Ridge portion of the pipeline corridor is approximately 7 miles long. Access to the northern or lower end of Barnes Ridge is available via the Oldland property as desrnbed above. However, access up to the top of Barnes Ridge would be limited to 4-wheel-drive vehicles and would preclude semi-trailers hauling pipe. Therefore, access to the southern (upper) end of Barnes Ridge and Davis Point would likely occur via Sprague Gulch Road, which may be accessed from Rio Blanco County Road 5 approximately 4 miles east of the Oldland access. This road has previously been used to haul pipe for natural gas pipelines installed on Barnes Ridge. The reach from the Pazachute Site north to the base of Davis Point is readily accessible by Garfield County Road 215. Access to the pipeline corridor section east of Davis Point is available from the private road owned by Exxon Corporation. " No construction activities will occur when the soil is too wet to .adequately support vehicles and/or equipment. ff equipment creates exa~sive rutting of the access roads, operation of such equipment will cease. Public access and livestock control will be maintained during construction. 3.1.5 Special Work Areas • Temporary Use Areas: Temporary Use Areas (TCJAs), which are equipment "set-up" areas for difficult sections of the pipeline corridor, aze required to efficiently install the pipelines. Each TUA will usually involve 1 additional acre located immediately adjacent to the 125-foot- wide construction easement. TUAs will be required neaz road crossings, rv,~ of oe„ao~m~ 12 Ypnkee Guld~ Sodiw~ ~m~i. Project AmQinn Sods, LLP.