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SEC'f10NTHREE <br />Scoping Resorts <br />circumstances, M.8 Road is also blocked, by either an additional CAM train or some <br />other problem, there will be no access to upper 10 Road. <br />• Local residents aze unhappy about the noise and dust that will be a part of this project, but <br />most aze concerned about the train blocking the roads and thereby blocking access to <br />residences and, most importantly, emergency services. <br />• The easiest solution would be to build off-grade crossings. This would allow traffic to <br />flow and the trains can sit as long as they need to without causing problems with the <br />surrounding traffic. <br />• Members of the local fire department and rescue squads aze concerned for the timeframe <br />in emergency calls north of the proposed tracks. <br />• The EIS should evaluate effects of any proposed road improvements, new road <br />construction, railroad, and ROW construction activities on the azea. <br />• Include in the EIS specific plans for addressing dust control for the project. <br />• There aze concerns about the additional traffic on State Highway 139. At full operation, <br />there could be roughly 200 more cazs on the road, potentially equating to 400 trips daily. <br />• In addition to increased traffic, there are also space/disturbance issues around the <br />requirement for pazking for all the cars. <br />• T Road is another county road that the railroad crosses, out in the desert to the north. <br />This crossing will need to be addressed in the EIS. <br />• Vehicles speeding down the CAM access road mixed with livestock could be dangerous <br />(mortally). <br />• The BLM must consider the economic costs that are associated with road construction. <br />• The BLM also needs to analyze the costs of road maintenance and restoration and <br />compaze these costs with the budgets available to complete the work. <br />Some questions that arose and that will be addressed: <br />• How much delay in traffic will this cause on 10 Road? <br />• What is the exact elevation change of the rail spur from up track to mine? <br />• Does CAM have a plan for when the main line is slow or backed up for where the rail <br />spur will sit and wait? <br />• Will the road access from the Highway to the mine be discontinued once the railroad spur <br />is in? <br />• What are the impacts on safety and access of emergency vehicles when roads aze blocked <br />by trains? <br />• What transportation alternative and routes were considered or will be considered? <br />3-15 <br />