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' proceeding to I-25 access with the two alternates included. Selection of a particular alternate is not yet finalized but this report notes that the two alternates as described below are mutually exclusive. ' Pit Access Road- existing 15' travel width with partial grevel base extending from the pit site area, through the northwest comer of the sedimentation pond and to its intersection with Baptist Road (18' R-O-W). The total length of this segmem is approximately 1500 feet. This ' road is currently owned and maintained by the applicant This application includes surface reclamation of a 30' width for the total length (approximately 1 acre). Ultimate use of the road after mining operations are completed will be private access as a ranch service road for ' the applicant's range stock operations. During mining operations this road will be maintained by the applicant to include dust abatement and erosion control as needed. The road will be secured by a locked gate and posted according to state criteria immediately west of the intersection with Baptist Road. Once haul traffic leaves this segment, the proposed haul direction will resume as either Alternate #1 or Altemare #2. ' Baptist Road Intersection (18' R-O-W)- This portion of Baptist Road is located a[ the pit access road intersection approximately ~/< mile east of the pit At this point Baptist Road is an 18' R-O-W maintained by El paso County. The applicant will provide adequate drainage, such ' as ditches and or culverts parallel with the road orientation. Gravel haul trucks and other pit traffic will cross Baptist road at this location. 1 1 1 Alternate Route #1 At the present time, the petitioner; and neighboring residents are negotiating right-of-way with El Paso County Public Wodcs Department for realignment of Baptist Road. The proposed realignmem will commence on the existing 60' wide portion of Baptist Road (east-west segment) approximately 1000 feet east of the Dellacroce residence at or near the private road intersection ro the north, continuing th a southwesterly and circuitous route and rejoining the existing 18' wide portion of Baptist Road, southeast of the site, as it curves ro the west. The proposed 60' wide realignmem would accomplish several objectives for the petitioner, the County and residents at the faz westerly end of Baptist Road, specifically the elimination of the sharp bend at the Dellacroce Residence and the non-standard 18' width. The proposed realignment would be constmcted according ro County specifications for public roads. The proposed realignment would entail that the County abandon (quitclaim) two segments of the existing Baptist Road, being a 1200' length of the 18' wide R-O-W immediately east of the Dellacroce Residence and a 600' length of the 60' wide R-O-W conning east from the residence. These segments amount to approximately 1.3 acres that would revert ro the Dellacroce Estate for private use. Alternate #1 would allow public traffic to use the realigned portion of Baptist Road. Pit haul traffic would utilize the abandoned portions adjacent to the Dellacroce residence and re-enter the public road system approximately 600' east of the residence. Mixing of haul traffic with public traffic would not occur at any point west of Mitchell Avenue. The advantages of Alternate Route #1 aze: a) The petitioners do not incur any construction vests for haul routes, b) Drainage improvements are already in place, including a culvert crossing at Beaver Creek, c) Haul traffic does not cross or mix with public traffic in anon-standard width segment, d) Public traffic is directed away from the Dellacroce residence and the obvious problem areas, e) this haul route would be later utilized as a ranch service road with minimal reclamation. The disadvantage of Alternate #1 is that implementation is contingent to County approvals and constroction scheduling. Alternate Route #2 This route will be implemented only if the time schedule of Alternate #1 cannot accommodate C-2