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<br /> Mr. William Nottingham
<br /> Nottingham Sairl and Gravel Co.
<br /> • Noventi)or 7 , 1', i',r
<br /> I',i Uc' l ,,J
<br /> to current D & RGW recorc'-r, , cAwists? o`. 6 ! r ,,-ins per it
<br /> :.i each direction traveling t a vu. '_L nnn sp:•ca of 40
<br /> The priv,tb, r o.r.1/_';_ 6 teo intersection is cont:.rollr(l
<br /> noi:t.h facing and a .";) - foot long deceler.:` ion
<br /> and ,:1 100- foot. ncceYration 'Lane hc•jc been construct-ed ;i L•,
<br /> io gravr l shoulder for i;: c,,tl ounc' t, afFic ente•ri.ncl and .v• c
<br /> ' private- road.
<br /> Traffic Gonorati.on and Distribution
<br /> '.the generation of traffic by tt' ottingham mining oporat.inn:.
<br /> should be considered :in a different light_than a typica). ..rr-
<br /> dustrial facility. First of :all , very. few employees are. in-
<br /> volved in the gravel mining process and;,"peak-hour" traffic
<br /> generation ,ts ..therefore virtually non-bXt`stent. Secondly ,
<br /> traffic, activity'generally consists o ` a,J*latively small
<br /> number of lagger44hicles , ',and .such ac"ty'il}s very dependent
<br /> on factors s.uclx* ;weather . and{ constr*at :.scheduling., Bc!-
<br /> cause-, of these1.characteristics'�;, ;the Operation will have, only
<br /> minimal traffic impact. The Nottingham'loperations are,. ex-
<br /> • netted to produce an estimated 60 ,000 .to ;70 ,000 tons of
<br /> material annually with a maximum dailyapioduction of 2000 tui,_• .
<br /> Nottingham records indicate that this -is equivalent to 105
<br /> truck loads of material on a maximum .day.: in addition , ni)cv_,'-
<br /> twenty - additional daily trips to and from the site can be
<br /> expected 'from other vehicles servicing the site .
<br /> The routing of trucks serving the Nottingham site dictat,_: I:!!_ .
<br /> approximately half of the traffic will bo oriented in Crch
<br /> direction along US 6 . This distribution , when combined w-:,th
<br /> the maximum traffic activity cited above , yields the trnFfic
<br /> distribution ,shown on the attached sketch. As indicated , i-1r•
<br /> maximum daily traffic estimated to be qenerated by Not!7in,ili,1:11
<br /> Sant and Gravel and other private road uses will be 60 vo: ,ic , ..
<br /> in each direction.
<br /> Railroad Crossinq Safety
<br /> An evaluation of the combination of anticipated rail and rond-
<br /> way activity at the subject at-grade railroad crossing hr:�: ].ter
<br /> to the conclusion that present Stop sign controls are welt.
<br /> within the traffic safety requirements for a crossing of ':hi. .
<br /> type. Furthermore , on-site observations of the crossing ra-
<br /> vealed no line-of-sight obstructions which would render such
<br /> controls inadequate. The required unobstructed sight distcu,c•i
<br /> • cc:lculated for this crossing is 760 feet in each direction .
<br /> such calculations assume the following:
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