ANNEXURE N10: TRAFFIC STUDY BY BURMEISTER AND PARTNERS Traffic Impact Assessment Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Limited FINAL REPORT MARCH 2010 Prepared by: 8 Eugene Marais Street PO Box 1496 Windhoek Namibia Tel: +264 61 379000 Fax: +264 61 379001 E-Mail: [email protected] TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT: RIO TINTO RÖSSING URANIUM LIMITED MARCH 2010 Traffic Impact Assessment Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium Limited 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 6 2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE .............................................................................................................................. 7 3. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 7 4. RURAL ROADS ........................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Existing rural road network ................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Future rural road network ................................................................................................................... 9 4.3 Rural road maintenance ..................................................................................................................... 9 4.4 Traffic calming through towns ........................................................................................................... 10 4.5 Cost-recovery principles ................................................................................................................... 10 5. URBAN ROAD NETWORK ........................................................................................................................ 10 5.1 Urban road network planning principles ........................................................................................... 10 5.2 Walvis Bay ........................................................................................................................................ 11 5.3 Swakopmund .................................................................................................................................... 11 6. TRAFFIC DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 12 6.1 Traffic counts .................................................................................................................................... 12 6.2 Traffic on the Rössing Uranium access road ................................................................................... 13 6.3 Traffic on the B2 ............................................................................................................................... 13 6.3.1 B2: Swakopmund–Usakos 13 6.3.2 B2: Walvis Bay–Swakopmund (Coastal road) 16 6.3.3 C34: Walvis Bay–Swakopmund (Road behind the dunes) 18 6.4 Traffic growth on the B2 ................................................................................................................... 18 6.4.1 Average daily traffic 19 6.4.2 Weekly and daily traffic distribution 21 6.5 Traffic growth: Rössing Uranium ...................................................................................................... 23 6.6 Collision report .................................................................................................................................. 24 7. CAPACITY ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................. 24 7.1 Geometric harmonisation of intersections ........................................................................................ 25 7.2 Sidra analysis ................................................................................................................................... 25 7.3 Rössing Uranium/Arandis access from the B2 ................................................................................. 26 8. TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR STAFF ....................................................................................................... 28 8.1 The Rössing Uranium bus fleet ........................................................................................................ 28 8.2 Transport demand: New trip origins ................................................................................................. 29 8.3 Bus stop: Langstrand ........................................................................................................................ 30 8.4 General bus operational issues ........................................................................................................ 30 1/50 TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT: RIO TINTO RÖSSING URANIUM LIMITED MARCH 2010 8.5 Rail as an alternative to the transport demand ................................................................................. 30 9. TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS ......................................................................... 31 9.1 Areva/Uramin .................................................................................................................................... 31 9.2 Other 32 10. RAIL TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................................... 32 10.1 The current railway line .................................................................................................................... 32 10.2 Affected network ............................................................................................................................... 33 10.3 Transportation of sulphuric acid to Rössing Uranium ...................................................................... 33 10.4 The planned CIC railway line ............................................................................................................ 34 10.5 Upgrading of the Walvis Bay–Arandis railway line ........................................................................... 34 11. THE PORT OF WALVIS BAY .................................................................................................................... 34 11.1 Port Master Plan ............................................................................................................................... 34 11.2 Sulphuric acid: Storage and facilities ............................................................................................... 35 11.3 Future mines ..................................................................................................................................... 36 11.4 Acid plant .......................................................................................................................................... 36 12. TOTAL TRANSPORT APPROACH ........................................................................................................... 37 13. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION ...................................................................................... 38 13.1 On site facilities ................................................................................................................................ 38 13.2 Regional Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 38 13.2.1 Hospitals 39 13.2.2 Emergency Vehicles 39 13.2.3 Evacuation facilities 39 14. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................... 40 15. ROAD SAFETY AUDIT .............................................................................................................................. 41 15.1 Audit reports ..................................................................................................................................... 41 15.1.1 Report A: Route B2 from Swakopmund to Arandis 41 15.1.2 Report B: Route B2 from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay 41 15.1.3 Report C: Arandis Town 41 15.1.4 Report D: Rössing Uranium Mine 41 15.1.5 Report E: Swakopmund Urban Area 41 15.2 Interpretation of Road Safety Audit Reports ..................................................................................... 42 15.2.1 Background 42 15.2.2 Findings 42 15.2.3 Conclusion 43 15.3 Actions required based on the findings of the Road Safety Audit .................................................... 43 15.3.1 Road and traffic management 44 15.3.2 Infrastructure upgrading and improvements 45 16. ROAD COMMITTEES ................................................................................................................................ 46 2/50 TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT: RIO TINTO RÖSSING URANIUM LIMITED MARCH 2010 17. REGIONAL PLANNING ............................................................................................................................. 46 18. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS .......................................................................................................................... 46 19. ASSESSMENT OF RISK EXCEEDANCES ............................................................................................... 47 19.1 Road network.................................................................................................................................... 47 19.2 Transport