EOE (NO.75) PTY LIMITED ABN: 95 006 829 787 Ardlethan Tin Mine Traffic Impact Assessment Prepared by Barnson Pty Ltd December 2016 Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium Volume 1, Part 4 This page has intentionally been left blank EOE (NO.75) PTY LIMITED ABN: 95 006 829 787 Traffic Impact Assessment Prepared for: R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty Limited 62 Hill Street ORANGE NSW 2800 Tel: (02) 6362 5411 Fax: (02) 6361 3622 Email: [email protected] On behalf of: EOE (No.75) Pty Limited ABN: 95 006 829 787 Level 2, 53 Berry Street NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060 PO Box 1506 NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059 Telephone: (02) 9959 5599 Fax: (02) 9959 5577 Email: [email protected] Prepared by: Barnson Pty Ltd "Riverview Business Park" Unit 1, 36 Darling Street DUBBO NSW 2830 Tel: (02) 1300 138 657 Email: [email protected] Ref No: : 25802-TIA01_B December 2016 Note: A colour version of this report is available on the digital version of this document This Copyright is included for the protection of this document COPYRIGHT © Barnson Pty Ltd 2016 and © EOE (No.75) Pty Limited 2016 All intellectual property and copyright reserved. 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Subject to the Barnson Terms of Appointment EOE (NO.75) PTY LIMITED SPECIALIST CONSULTANT STUDIES Ardlethan Tin Mine Part 4 – Traffic Impact Assessment Report No. 754/09 LIST OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 4-8 ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 4-9 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4-10 1.1 Project Background................................................................................................... 4-10 1.2 Purpose and Scope ................................................................................................... 4-12 1.3 Proposed Development ........................................................................................... 4-12 1.3.1 Site Establishment ................................................................................................ 4-13 1.3.2 Operations ............................................................................................................ 4-13 1.3.2.1 Tailings Extraction .......................................................................................... 4-13 1.3.3 Tailings Reprocessing .......................................................................................... 4-15 1.3.3.1 Rehabilitation (Tailings Deposition) ............................................................ 4-15 1.3.4 Decommissioning ................................................................................................ 4-15 2.0 EXISTING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................... 4-16 2.1 Road Network ............................................................................................................. 4-16 2.1.1 Function and Geometry .................................................................................... 4-17 2.1.1.1 Newell Highway ............................................................................................. 4-17 2.1.1.2 Burley Griffin Way .......................................................................................... 4-17 2.1.1.3 Mirrool Street/Ariah Street .......................................................................... 4-18 2.1.1.4 Bygoo Road .................................................................................................. 4-19 2.1.1.5 Tin Mines Road .............................................................................................. 4-20 2.1.2 Intersections ......................................................................................................... 4-21 2.1.2.1 Newell Highway/Burley Griffin Way intersection ................................... 4-21 2.1.2.2 Burley Griffin Way/Mirrool Street intersection ......................................... 4-22 2.1.2.3 Ariah Street/Bygoo Road Intersection ..................................................... 4-23 2.1.2.4 Bygoo Road/Tin Mines Road Intersection .............................................. 4-24 3.0 CONDITION......................................................................................................................... 4-25 3.1.1 Assumed Existing Pavement Design ............................................................... 4-25 3.1.2 New Pavements ................................................................................................. 4-26 3.1.3 Visual Condition Inspection Findings .............................................................. 4-26 4.0 FUTURE KEY INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................................................................... 4-34 5.0 TRAFFIC FORECASTING ..................................................................................................... 4-36 5.1 Existing Traffic Counts ................................................................................................ 4-36 5.2 Traffic Growth ............................................................................................................. 4-36 5.3 Background Traffic – Year of Opening (2017) and Design Year (2033) ......... 4-36 5.4 Traffic Generation ....................................................................................................... 4-37 5.4.1 Establishment Traffic/Decommissioning ......................................................... 4-37 5.4.2 Operational Traffic ............................................................................................. 4-38 5.4.3 Employee and General Traffic ........................................................................ 4-38 5.4.3.1 Staff Car Parking .......................................................................................... 4-38 5.4.4 Traffic Generation Summary ............................................................................ 4-38 5.5 Traffic Distribution ....................................................................................................... 4-38 4 - 4 SPECIALIST CONSULTANT STUDIES EOE (NO.75) PTY LIMITED Part 4 – Traffic Impact Assessment Ardlethan Tin Mine Report No. 754/09 6.0 ROAD AND INTERSECTION ASSESSMENT ....................................................................... 4-39 6.1 Road Performance – Level of Service ................................................................... 4-39 6.2 Intersection Performance ........................................................................................ 4-40 6.3 Geometric Assessment ............................................................................................. 4-40 6.3.1 Newell Highway, Burley Griffin Way and Bygoo Road ............................... 4-40 6.3.2 Tin Mines Road .................................................................................................... 4-41 7.0 RECOMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4-43 7.1 Road Upgrades .......................................................................................................... 4-43 7.1.1 Capacity .................................................................................................................. 4-43 7.1.2 Condition ............................................................................................................. 4-43 7.1.3 Safety ........................................................................................................................ 4-43 7.1.3.1 Road Geometry ............................................................................................ 4-43 8.0 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................... 4-44 8.1 Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements ....................................... 4-44 8.2 Mitigation Summary................................................................................................... 4-45 9.0 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 4-46 4 - 5 EOE (NO.75) PTY LIMITED SPECIALIST CONSULTANT STUDIES Ardlethan Tin Mine Part 4 – Traffic Impact Assessment Report No. 754/09 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 –Location of Ardlethan Tin Mine. ............................................................................. 4-11 Figure 2 –Ardlethan Tin Mine Site Layout. .............................................................................. 4-14 Figure