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C- 2010 -088 Fruita Loadout <br />2 d Preliminary Adequacy Review (MLT) <br />25- May -2011 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />Reed Wash is identified on the Rail Spur profile on Map 21, but the bridge is not <br />depicted Please incorporate a general representation of the bridge onto the rail spur <br />profile. <br />Rule 4.03.1 Haul Roads <br />9(117) Rule 4.03.1(3)(c) requires that the road widths for haul roads shall be appropriate for the <br />anticipated volume of traffic and the nature and speed of vehicles to be used. In the <br />second paragraph of Section 2.05.3(c) and on Map 15, Haul Road #1, which is 0.58 miles <br />in length, is described as having a minimum width of 12 feet. It appears that the road is <br />intended to function as a two -way road, carrying all traffic entering and exiting the <br />Loadout facility, including highway -legal coal haul trucks. The proposed narrow width <br />of Haul Road #1 is insufficient to allow for two -way traffic. Please revise the width to an <br />appropriate dimension which will allow traffic moving in opposing directions to pass <br />safely. The local governing agency, i.e. Mesa County or the City of Fruita, likely has <br />minimum width requirements for two -way roads. <br />The minimum width for Haul Road #1 has been increased to 20 feet in the text of <br />Section 2.05.3(3)(c) and in the dimension label on the Map 15 typical section. In <br />response to this item, the applicant also explains that CAM has only a 30 foot easement <br />for accessing the site, and since sediment control must be included the roadway width <br />must be limited at 20 feet. <br />Based on information presented in the APEN in Exhibit 11, full utilization of the <br />loadout (1, 000, 000 tons of coal per year) will result in 160 haul trucks per day using <br />Haul Road #1 to access the loadout and return to 15 Road At 20 hours per week, this <br />results in an average of 40 trucks per hour making the round trip. <br />Semi tractor- trailer rigs are typically 8.5 feet wide. Two trailers passing one another <br />will therefore use up 17 feet of space. The remaining 3 feet (of a 20 foot roadway) are <br />insufficient to allow both for space between the vehicles and clearance at the <br />roadway's edge. Vehicular safety must be the first priority in the design of any <br />roadway. If the possibility exists, as stated on page 2.05 -13, that the City of Fruita may <br />annex Haul Road #1, it may be prudent to design the road to meet City standards. <br />The Division notes that two separate 30' easements are addressed in the "Easement <br />and Reaffirmation Agreement" found in Exhibit 1: a Central Easement and a South <br />Easement. If two -way traffic cannot be safely accommodated within one easement, <br />does the potential exist for one -way in and one -way out using both easements? <br />Please revise the design for Haul Road #1 to comply with the requirements of <br />4.03.1(3) (c). <br />With respect to sediment control, the typical section on Map 15 shows the roadway <br />surface having a 2% cross slope to the south, 2H. •I V side slopes, and a berm with <br />2H.•1 V slopes on the south side of the road The height of the roadway embankment <br />and the height of the berm are not shown. The Division suggests that given the flat <br />nature of the roadway profile and the ground surface, and the limited space available, <br />