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Appendix 8 Traffic Impact Assessment
Vista Coal Project Traffic Impact Assessment Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (Revised)
GENIVAR wwwgenivarcom Our file 111-19406-00 April 2012
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta
The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project will produce 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this traffic impact assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access can accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this traffic impact assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption Primary vehicular access to the mine site and the loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista Coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The following conclusions and recommendations were reached
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
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The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at Level of Service (LOS) A from the mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access Road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives 1 12 Site and Vicinity Description 1 13 Scope of Work 4 14 Methodology 4
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 5
21 Existing Traffic 5 22 Traffic Growth 5 23 Trip Generation 11 24 Trip Distribution and Assignment 14 25 Combined Traffic 14
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS 22
31 Existing Gun Range Access 22 32 New Intersection Location 23 33 Left Turn Manoeuvres 23 34 Right Turn Manoeuvres 24
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 25
41 Methodology 25 42 Capacity Analysis Results 25
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS 28
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 28
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 29
71 Mine Access Road 29 72 Traffic Signals 29 73 Pedestrians and Illumination 29
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30
9 CLOSURE 31
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Project Information
APPENDIX B Traffic Analysis
APPENDIX C Intersection Analysis amp Sensitivity Analysis
APPENDIX D Capacity Analysis
APPENDIX E Correspondence
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
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1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
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The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
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Exhibit 1 Site Location
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13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
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2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
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The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
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Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
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Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
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Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Vista Coal Project Traffic Impact Assessment Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (Revised)
GENIVAR wwwgenivarcom Our file 111-19406-00 April 2012
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 i
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta
The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project will produce 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this traffic impact assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access can accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this traffic impact assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption Primary vehicular access to the mine site and the loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista Coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The following conclusions and recommendations were reached
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 ii
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at Level of Service (LOS) A from the mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access Road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 iii
Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives 1 12 Site and Vicinity Description 1 13 Scope of Work 4 14 Methodology 4
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 5
21 Existing Traffic 5 22 Traffic Growth 5 23 Trip Generation 11 24 Trip Distribution and Assignment 14 25 Combined Traffic 14
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS 22
31 Existing Gun Range Access 22 32 New Intersection Location 23 33 Left Turn Manoeuvres 23 34 Right Turn Manoeuvres 24
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 25
41 Methodology 25 42 Capacity Analysis Results 25
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS 28
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 28
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 29
71 Mine Access Road 29 72 Traffic Signals 29 73 Pedestrians and Illumination 29
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30
9 CLOSURE 31
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Project Information
APPENDIX B Traffic Analysis
APPENDIX C Intersection Analysis amp Sensitivity Analysis
APPENDIX D Capacity Analysis
APPENDIX E Correspondence
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 1
1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 2
The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 3
Exhibit 1 Site Location
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
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0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
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ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 i
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta
The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project will produce 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this traffic impact assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access can accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this traffic impact assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption Primary vehicular access to the mine site and the loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista Coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The following conclusions and recommendations were reached
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 ii
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at Level of Service (LOS) A from the mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access Road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 iii
Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives 1 12 Site and Vicinity Description 1 13 Scope of Work 4 14 Methodology 4
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 5
21 Existing Traffic 5 22 Traffic Growth 5 23 Trip Generation 11 24 Trip Distribution and Assignment 14 25 Combined Traffic 14
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS 22
31 Existing Gun Range Access 22 32 New Intersection Location 23 33 Left Turn Manoeuvres 23 34 Right Turn Manoeuvres 24
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 25
41 Methodology 25 42 Capacity Analysis Results 25
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS 28
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 28
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 29
71 Mine Access Road 29 72 Traffic Signals 29 73 Pedestrians and Illumination 29
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30
9 CLOSURE 31
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Project Information
APPENDIX B Traffic Analysis
APPENDIX C Intersection Analysis amp Sensitivity Analysis
APPENDIX D Capacity Analysis
APPENDIX E Correspondence
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 iv
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 1
1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
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The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
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Exhibit 1 Site Location
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13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
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2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
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The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
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Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
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Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
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Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at Level of Service (LOS) A from the mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access Road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives 1 12 Site and Vicinity Description 1 13 Scope of Work 4 14 Methodology 4
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 5
21 Existing Traffic 5 22 Traffic Growth 5 23 Trip Generation 11 24 Trip Distribution and Assignment 14 25 Combined Traffic 14
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS 22
31 Existing Gun Range Access 22 32 New Intersection Location 23 33 Left Turn Manoeuvres 23 34 Right Turn Manoeuvres 24
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 25
41 Methodology 25 42 Capacity Analysis Results 25
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS 28
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 28
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 29
71 Mine Access Road 29 72 Traffic Signals 29 73 Pedestrians and Illumination 29
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30
9 CLOSURE 31
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Project Information
APPENDIX B Traffic Analysis
APPENDIX C Intersection Analysis amp Sensitivity Analysis
APPENDIX D Capacity Analysis
APPENDIX E Correspondence
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
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1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
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The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
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Exhibit 1 Site Location
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13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
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2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
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The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
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Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
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Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
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Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives 1 12 Site and Vicinity Description 1 13 Scope of Work 4 14 Methodology 4
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 5
21 Existing Traffic 5 22 Traffic Growth 5 23 Trip Generation 11 24 Trip Distribution and Assignment 14 25 Combined Traffic 14
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS 22
31 Existing Gun Range Access 22 32 New Intersection Location 23 33 Left Turn Manoeuvres 23 34 Right Turn Manoeuvres 24
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS 25
41 Methodology 25 42 Capacity Analysis Results 25
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS 28
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 28
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 29
71 Mine Access Road 29 72 Traffic Signals 29 73 Pedestrians and Illumination 29
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30
9 CLOSURE 31
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Project Information
APPENDIX B Traffic Analysis
APPENDIX C Intersection Analysis amp Sensitivity Analysis
APPENDIX D Capacity Analysis
APPENDIX E Correspondence
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
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1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
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The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
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Exhibit 1 Site Location
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13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
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2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
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The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
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Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
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Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
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Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth 5
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa) 12
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa) 13
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria 22
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access 22
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access22
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location 23
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road 24
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000) 25
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011) 26
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic 26
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic 26
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic 27
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic 27
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic27
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic 28
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Site Location 3
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011) 7
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015) 8
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035) 9
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044) 10
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution 15
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015 16
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035 17
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044 18
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015 19
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035 20
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044 21
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 1
1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 3
Exhibit 1 Site Location
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 1
1 INTRODUCTION GENIVAR Inc (GENIVAR) was retained by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd to complete a traffic impact assessment for a proposed clean coal project (Vista Coal Project) located east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County Alberta The subject site location is shown in Exhibit 1
11 Study Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the potential traffic impacts on the adjacent highway associated with the proposed development and to suggest required mitigation measures (if any) to ensure that the adjacent roadways can safely accommodate the proposed development
12 Site and Vicinity Description The proposed Vista Coal Project is located south of Highway 16 with its western edge approximately 4 km east of the Town of Hinton The Vista Coal Project is defined as the existing Mine Permit (4880 ha) and additional area proposed for Mine Permit extension (1880 ha) This project proposes production of 5 million clean tonnes of coal annually (Mtpa) for a 20-year life-of-mine
There is potential for future expansion to a total of 112 Mtpa for a 30-year life-of-mine as identified in Coalspurrsquos Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) This potential expansion is not as well defined as the Vista Coal Projectrsquos proposed 5-million tonne development and is therefore referenced in this report as Future Potential Expansion Both are included in this Traffic Impact Assessment to address Alberta Transportationrsquos question on whether the proposed highway access could accommodate future expansion To address both scenarios of ldquoproposed 5 million 20 yearrdquo and ldquopotential expansion 112 million 30 yearrdquo this Traffic Impact Assessment uses 3 key planning years ndash 2015 (the year that the proposed 5-million tonne operation opens) 2035 (20 years into production including potential expansion) and 2044 (the year that the 30-year mine closes)
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) main line runs parallel to Highway 16 to the north approximately 8 km north of the Vista Coal property The railway provides direct access for coal delivery to the Port of Vancouver and to the Ridley Island Terminal at Prince Rupert
The clean coal product will be conveyed to the loadout site located north of Highway 16 via an overland conveyor The conveyor will pass over Highway 16 to avoid traffic interruption
Primary vehicular access to the mine and loadout site will be via Highway 16 A gun range is located south of Highway 16 in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project A direct access to Highway 16 is currently provided for the gun range One of the main objectives of this study is to assess if the gun range access is appropriate to be used as the Vista coal property access and if not to propose a new access location on Highway 16 and the appropriate intersection treatment
The Yellowhead Highway or Highway 16 is northern Albertarsquos primary east-west corridor and is a highway of national importance Serving as the eastern and western entrances to the Town of Hinton Highway 16 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kmh in the vicinity of the Vista Coal Project The current Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Annual Summer Daily Traffic (ASDT) are estimated to be approximately 5700 and 6700 vehicles respectively of which approximately 29 are trucks
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 2
The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 3
Exhibit 1 Site Location
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 2
The gun range access on Highway 16 is a simple 3-leg intersection without any auxiliary lanes and tapers A stop sign is installed on the access road The average daily traffic on the access road is estimated to be less than 200 vehicles
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 3
Exhibit 1 Site Location
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 3
Exhibit 1 Site Location
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 4
13 Scope of Work The scope of this study includes the following
Project background traffic volumes at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) based on the historical average annual linear growth rate for traffic on Highway 16
Determine the total number of new trips generated by the proposed development in the above stated three scenarios
Distribute the generated trips to different geographic areas (origins and destinations) that will be served by the development
Assign the generated trips to specific routes to and from the development
Forecast post development (combined) traffic volumes at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Assess if the existing gun range access is appropriate to be used as the mine access If not propose an appropriate mine access location
Propose the appropriate configuration for the study intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic
Evaluate traffic operating conditions at the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044)
Check if the design vehicle will be capable of safely manoeuvring the intersection without interfering with other traffic movements
Analyze traffic illumination warrants and sight distance requirements based on Alberta Transportationrsquos recommended guidelines
Determine roadway intersection and access improvements required to provide acceptable levels of service (LOS) and safety
14 Methodology In order to meet the study objectives and accomplish the works stated above the following methodology was used
Obtain the historical traffic volumes on Highway 16 adjacent to the proposed development from Alberta Transportation (AT)
Estimate the weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes for each turning movement at the study intersection
Collect the relevant information regarding the development from the client
Check the sight distances at the existing Gun Range Access intersection to determine if they meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements
Analyze the delay LOS and queue lengths of the study intersection at weekday AM and PM peak periods for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic using Synchro Studio 7 (Synchro) software
Identify any improvements necessary for the intersection to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
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ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 5
2 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS This section analyzes the existing (2011) the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) traffic conditions for the study intersection The background traffic volumes for 2014 2034 and 2045 were determined by applying a linear traffic growth rate of 2 to the existing traffic volumes
21 Existing Traffic The existing (2011) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes on Highway 16 at the gun range access were estimated by applying a 2 increase to the 2010 traffic volumes which is the latest traffic information available on Alberta Transportationrsquos website The traffic volumes travelling from to the gun range were estimated to be approximately 200 vehicles per day Exhibit 2 shows the estimated existing weekday AM and PM peak hour turning movement traffic volumes at the Highway 16 Gun Range Access intersection
22 Traffic Growth The average provincial linear growth rate on Alberta highways is currently considered to be 2 per year for planning purposes The traffic growth history obtained from Alberta Transportationrsquos website for Highway 16 adjacent to the gun range access is summarized in Table 1 The complete file is attached in Appendix B
Table 1 Highway 16 Historical Annual Traffic Growth
Year Eastbound Westbound 2 - Way
AADT Growth AADT Growth AADT Growth
2000 2390 - 2400 - 4790 -
2001 2480 377 2480 333 4960 355
2002 2450 -121 2460 -081 4910 -101
2003 2400 -204 2420 -163 4820 -183
2004 2550 625 2560 579 5110 602
2005 2831 1102 2847 1121 5678 1112
2006 2946 406 2951 365 5897 386
2007 2885 -207 2901 -169 5786 -188
2008 2734 -523 2764 -472 5498 -498
2009 2673 -223 2710 -195 5383 -209
2010 2769 359 2800 332 5569 346
5 Year Linear Average (2005 ndash 2010) -044 - -033 - -038
10 Year Linear Average (2000 ndash 2010) 159 - 167 - 163
Table 1 shows that the annual traffic growth rate on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection has been inconsistent and erratic The annual average traffic growth rate is less than 2 in the past decade In a conservative manner the provincial average traffic growth rate of 2 was used in this study to forecast the future background traffic
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 6
The minersquos opening year (2015) background traffic was estimated by applying a 8 (2 per year for 4 years) increase to the existing (2011) turning movement volumes To derive the 20 year horizon (2035) traffic volumes a 48 (2 per year for 24 years) increase was applied to all existing turning movement volumes at the study intersection Similarly a 68 (2 per year for 34 years) increase was applied to the existing turning movement volumes to estimate the background traffic at the minersquos closing year (2044) The forecasted background traffic volumes at 2015 2035 and 2044 in terms of weekday AM and PM peak hour traffic are presented in Exhibits 3 to 5
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 15
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 16
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 7
Exhibit 2 Existing Traffic (2011)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 15
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 16
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 8
Exhibit 3 Minersquos Opening Year Background Traffic (2015)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 9
Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 15
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 16
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Exhibit 4 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic (2035)
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Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
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23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 10
Exhibit 5 Minersquos Closing Year Background Traffic (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
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Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 11
23 Trip Generation The estimated number of trips generated by the proposed development was provided by Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd (the developer) The mine is scheduled to operate 355 days per year with allowances for statutory holidays and potential weather delays and 24 hours per day Manpower includes process plant GampA mine operations mine maintenance technical and senior management staff The workers will be scheduled for two shifts each day (shifts change at 700 am and 700 pm) In addition the developerrsquos traffic estimates were based on the following assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full
50 of the worker individual vehicles will carpool with 2 people
50 of the staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
90 of the manpower will travel from to the Town of Hinton (Highway 16 west)
No bus service will be provided for the workers from Highway 16 east
Table 2 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the BFS projected manpower numbers assuming the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa will be reached by 2035 For comparison purposes Table 3 summarizes the expected number of vehicles that will access the coal mine site in a work day based on the proposed 50 Mtpa production manpower numbers
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
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APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 12
Table 2 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Future Potential Expansion 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 41 225 181 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 35 191 154 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 6 5
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 west 4 26 21
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 32 26
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 5 25 20 Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 4 19 15
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 53 53 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 10 10 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 6 6 Subtotal Vehicles 36 69 69 90 from to Hwy 16 West 32 62 62 10 from to Hwy 16 East 4 7 7
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 100 255 194
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 37 94 88
715 ndash 745 (Out) 37 94 88
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 8 26 22
715 ndash 745 (Out) 8 26 22
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are significantly less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 13
Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 14
Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 15
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 16
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Table 3 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (Proposed Mine License 50 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Mine 128 427
Process 37 41 Sum 165 468
Hourly per Shift 42 117 90 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 West) 38 105 Hourly on Bus per Shift (85) 32 89 Number of Buses per Shift (36 people bus) 1 3
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 West 4 12
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 5 15
10 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 4 12
Number of Cars per Shift (50 carpooling with 2 people) from to Hwy 16 East 3 9
Staff Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Total Monday to Friday 34 53
Day Shift Only 12 19 With Hourly Shift 17 25
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 26 40 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 7 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 3 5 Subtotal Vehicles 34 52 90 from to Hwy 16 West 30 47 10 from to Hwy 16 East 3 5
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015) Year 20 (2035)
Daily Total 12 15 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 96 161 Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 36 59 715 ndash 745 (Out) 36 59
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 6 14 715 ndash 745 (Out) 6 14
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 26
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
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From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
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From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Table 2 reveals that a total of 94 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 26 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its future potential mining of 112 Mtpa Table 3 shows that a total of 59 vehicles are anticipated to travel from to Highway 16 west and a total of 14 vehicles will travel from to Highway 16 east to from the coal mine plant during weekday AM and PM peak periods when the mine plant operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
It should be noted that the estimated traffic above is anticipated to arrive at the study intersection within half an hour However the peak periods for vehicles travelling to and from the mine plant will not occur at the same time of day
24 Trip Distribution and Assignment As stated above the developer anticipates that approximately 90 of the traffic travelling to from the mine site will be travelling from to the Town of Hinton Therefore it is assumed that 90 of the trips generated by the Vista Coal Project are traveling from to the west along Highway 16 and 10 of the development generated vehicle trips are traveling from to the east on Highway 16 According to the developer the coal loadout site will be monitored by cameras and there will be no regular employees working at the site until the coal needs to be loaded into the train In this case 4 to 5 workers will be sent to the coal loadout site Therefore for the loadout site it is assumed that 100 of the trips generated by the development during the AM and PM peak periods will travel from to the mine site
In this study the traffic volumes were estimated based on the future potential expansion of 112 Mtpa that was projected in the BFS and this assumption will also be used in the following traffic and intersection analyses
Exhibit 6 illustrates the generated trip distribution as percentages and Exhibits 7A to 7C shows the generated trip assignment at the study intersection in vehicles per hour during the AM and PM peak periods in 2015 2035 and 2044 Although the numbers of trips travelling to and from the mine site are shown in the same Exhibit it is important to note that they will not peak at the same time periods (ie traffic traveling to the site will peak from 615 am pm to 645 am pm while traffic traveling from the site will peak from 715 am pm to 745 am pm)
25 Combined Traffic Combined traffic volumes (post-development traffic) include both background traffic and the traffic generated by the development Combined traffic volumes for the study intersection at the minersquos opening year (2015) the 20 year horizon (2035) and the minersquos closing year (2044) are shown in Exhibits 8 to 10 respectively
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Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 15
Exhibit 6 Trip Distribution
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 16
Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Exhibit 7A Trip Assignment - 2015
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Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 17
Exhibit 7B Trip Assignment - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 18
Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 19
Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 20
Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 21
Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 22
3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Exhibit 7C Trip Assignment - 2044
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Exhibit 8 Combined Traffic - 2015
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 9 Combined Traffic - 2035
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Exhibit 10 Combined Traffic - 2044
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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3 INTERSECTION ANALYSIS This section presents the sight distance assessment of the existing gun range access intersection and the left and right turn lane warrant analyses that were conducted in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
31 Existing Gun Range Access Through the review of the existing Highway 16 horizontal and vertical profiles in the vicinity of the gun range access it was noted that there is a crest vertical curve located approximately 215 m east and a sag curve located approximately 460 m west of the gun range access In addition two horizontal curves are located at approximately 310 m east and 590 m west of the existing gun range access To verify if the sight distances including Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) Decision Sight Distance (DSD) and Intersection Sight Distance (ISD) at the existing gun range access meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements the sight distance measurement procedure depicted in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide was followed Table 4 lists the criteria for measuring these three types of sight distances Tables 5 and 6 summarize the sight distance check results at the existing gun range access The required minimum SSD and DSD are based on a design speed of 130 kmh
Table 4 Sight Distance Measurement Criteria
Sight Distances Vehicle Type Height of Eye (m) Height of Object (m)
SSD Passenger Car 105 038
DSD Passenger Car 105 000
ISD
Passenger Car 105 130
Single Unit Truck 180 130
Semitrailer Comb 210 130 SSD = Stopping Sight Distance DSD = Decision Sight Distance ISD = Intersection Sight Distance
Table 5 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 417 390 403
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 6 ISD Check Results ndash Existing Gun Range Access
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23
(m) Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 470 350 488 613 506
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 780
Tables 4 and 5 reveal that the SSD and DSD at the existing gun range access exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements The ISD exceeds ATrsquos requirements for passenger vehicles and single unit trucks However for a WB-23 vehicle the ISD for the east approach is not sufficient
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 23
32 New Intersection Location Since the intersection sight distance for the east approach at the existing gun range access does not meet Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements for a WB-23 design vehicle it is recommended that a new intersection (mine access) be constructed approximately 150 m west of the existing gun range access and that the existing gun range access on Highway 16 be closed The gun range access road will be realigned to connect with the south leg (Mine Access Road) of the proposed new intersection The sight distances including SSD DSD and ISD will exceed Alberta Transportationrsquos requirements Tables 7 and 8 summarize the sight distance check results at the proposed intersection location It should be noted that the sight distances were measured based on the horizontal and vertical alignment drawings provided by Alberta Transportation and thus are subject to some bias The exact location of the proposed mine access intersection on Highway 16 and the accurate sight distances should be determined in detailed design stage of this project and should be based on more accurate survey data and site conditions
Table 7 SSD and DSD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach SSD (m) DSD (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
West 275 gt 500 390 gt 500
Table 8 ISD Check Results ndash Proposed Intersection Location
Approach Passenger Car (m) Single Unit Truck (m) Semitrailer Comb WB-23 (m)
Required Min Measured Required Min Measured Required Min Measured
East 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 633
West 233 gt 500 350 gt 500 613 640
33 Left Turn Manoeuvres Left turn warrants are based on the level of probability that a vehicle in the advancing traffic stream will not arrive at an intersection when another vehicle traveling in the same direction is stopped waiting to make a left turn The interference caused by standing left turning vehicles in the through advancing traffic lane can reduce capacity and create a safety hazard The amount of interference is dependent on opposing volumes advancing volumes and the number of left turning vehicles The addition of a left turn lane with the required storage space will eliminate this interference On four-lane divided highways such as Highway 16 at the study intersection the median width is sufficient to provide refuge for one left turning vehicle
Using Figure D-86c in Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide the left turn lane warrant analysis was performed for the study intersection under the projected combined traffic volume conditions for the minersquos opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) Table 8 summarizes the AM and PM peak hour turning information for the westbound traffic on Highway 16 It should be noted that the traffic travelling to from the mine site will arrive at the study intersection within half hour (between 615 am pm and 645 am pm) Therefore in the left turn lane warrant analysis the peak hour left turn traffic volumes were estimated by doubling the above estimated traffic volumes
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 24
Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 26
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
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Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
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Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
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Table 9 Left Turn Lane Warrant Analysis (Combined) ndash Highway 16 Mine Access Road
Westbound AM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 445 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 695 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 752 Yes
Westbound PM Peak Left Turning Volume Opposing Volume Warranted
Minersquos Opening Year (2015) 18 472 No
20 Year Horizon (2035) 56 732 Yes
Minersquos Closing Year (2044) 48 794 Yes
Table 9 reveals that an exclusive left turn lane is not warranted for the westbound traffic at the study intersection at the mine opening year (2015) However an exclusive left turn lane will be warranted at the intersection at the 20 year horizon (2035) up to the mine closing year (2044) The storage space required is 15 m According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide a standard left turn lane on a four-lane divided highway with a 130 kmh design speed provides 35 m of storage Therefore a standard westbound left turn lane is recommended at the study intersection The standard left turn lane is capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles even when the forecasted traffic volumes at the mine closing year (2044) are considered
The warrant for an exclusive left turn lane was also conducted for the traffic estimated based on the proposed mine license manpower numbers The results reveal that a left turn lane will not be warranted even at the 20 year horizon (2035) if the mine operates at its proposed mine license production of 50 Mtpa
34 Right Turn Manoeuvres According to Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide on four-lane divided highways a right turn lane is warranted if the right turn volume is ge 360 vehicles day for the movement in question In this study the right turn lane warrant analysis for eastbound traffic at the study intersection was performed
Although the estimated eastbound right turning traffic is less than 360 vehicles per day at the study intersection it should be noted that most of the right turning movements will occur between 615 am pm and 645 am pm For example consider that the traffic traveling to the mine site from Highway 16 west during a weekday PM peak period (615 pm ndash 645 pm) is estimated to be 94 vehicles at the 20 year horizon (2035) These vehicles will make right turns (eastbound) at the study intersection during that half hour period This is almost equivalent to a 1880 vehiclesday traffic movementrsquos traffic volume taking right turns during a half hour period (188 vehicles h asymp 1880 vehicles day)
Based on the above analysis a right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed intersection The design length for the parallel deceleration lane should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage The
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 26
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
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GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 25
proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from the existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
4 CAPACITY ANALYSIS This section describes the method used for the capacity analysis and evaluates the operating level of service of the study intersection under the 2015 2035 and 2044 design scenarios traffic conditions
41 Methodology To determine the operating conditions of an intersection or roadway the concept of level of service (LOS) is generally used The LOS grading system is a rating scale ranging from LOS A to LOS F where LOS A represents free flow conditions and LOS F represents congested or jammed conditions A unit measure such as vehicle delay accompanies the LOS designation
As part of this study GENIVAR developed a Synchro intersection simulation model for the study intersection Synchro implements the methods of the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM 2000) and follows the LOS criteria that is listed in Table 10 For two-way stop controlled intersections the delay is typically calculated for the movements at the minor approaches only since the major roads are considered to be operating at free flow conditions
Table 10 Level of Service Criteria for Intersections (HCM 2000)
LOS Signalized
Control Delay (s)
Unsignalized
Control Delay (s)
A le 10 le 10
B gt 10 and le 20 gt 10 and le 15
C gt 20 and le 35 gt 15 and le 25
D gt 35 and le 55 gt 25 and le 35
E gt 55 and le 80 gt 35 and le 50
F gt 80 gt 50
42 Capacity Analysis Results Synchro models were created for the study intersection under the existing (2011) opening year (2015) 20 year horizon (2035) and closing year (2044) traffic volumes The capacity analyses for the post-development traffic were based on the proposed intersection treatment lane configurations
Tables 11 to 14B summarize the capacity analysis results The detailed Synchro outputs are attached in Appendix D
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 26
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
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2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
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16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 26
Table 11 Capacity Analysis Existing Conditions (2011)
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 016 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 008 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 81 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 014 00 00 A 010 00
NBLTR 107 B 002 04 107 B 002 04
INT Summary 02 A 015 - 02 A 016 -
Table 12A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 008 00 00 A 009 00
WBL 81 A 000 00 82 A 000 00
WBTT 00 A 015 00 00 A 011 00
NBLTR 109 B 002 05 111 B 002 05
INT Summary 02 A 016 - 02 A 017 -
Table 12B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Opening Year (2015) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 012 00 00 A 013 00
EBR 00 A 005 00 00 A 005 00
WBL 84 A 002 04 85 A 002 04
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 125 B 018 50 126 B 018 50
INT Summary 13 A 020 - 14 A 018 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 27
Table 13A Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2034) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 021 00 00 A 023 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 86 A 000 01 87 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 020 00 00 A 015 00
NBLTR 121 B 003 08 121 B 003 08
INT Summary 02 A 021 - 02 A 023 -
Table 13B Capacity Analysis 20 Year Horizon (2035) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 016 00 00 A 017 00
EBR 00 A 012 00 00 A 012 00
WBL 95 A 002 15 97 A 006 16
WBTT 00 A 027 00 00 A 020 00
NBLTR 219 C 055 248 218 C 055 247
INT Summary 35 A 055 - 23 A 055 -
Table 14A Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Background Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 024 00 00 A 026 00
EBR 00 A 013 00 00 A 014 00
WBL 88 A 000 01 90 A 000 01
WBTT 00 A 023 00 00 A 017 00
NBLTR 128 B 004 10 130 B 004 10
INT Summary 02 A 024 - 02 A 026 -
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 28
Table 14B Capacity Analysis Minersquos Closing Year (2044) Combined Traffic
Traffic Movement
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
Delay (s)
LOS VC Queue
Length (95th) Delay
(s) LOS VC
Queue Length (95th)
EBTT 00 A 018 00 00 A 020 00
EBR 00 A 011 00 00 A 011 00
WBL 97 A 006 14 99 A 006 99
WBTT 00 A 031 00 00 A 023 00
NBLTR 240 C 057 259 243 C 057 262
INT Summary 33 A 057 - 36 A 057 -
The capacity analysis results reveal that the east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better under the above stated traffic conditions The proposed intersection treatment is capable of accommodating the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
5 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS The operational analysis was conducted for the longest vehicle to be used for the operations at the proposed development In this study a WB-23 (double trailer combination) vehicle was used in the operational analysis as the longest vehicle
The horizontal layout intersection plan that is shown in Appendix C illustrates that the WB-23 vehicle can safely manoeuvre at the study intersection
This operational analysis confirmed that the longest vehicle that will be used at the proposed mine site is capable of manoeuvring at the study intersection
6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a model can be apportioned qualitatively or quantitatively to different sources of variation in the inputs of a model It is a technique for systematically changing parameters in a model to determine the effects of such changes Sensitivity analysis is a way to predict the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the prediction(s) and it helps to build confidence for decision makers by studying uncertainties
In this study it was estimated that 85 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 90 full 50 of the worker and staff vehicles will carpool with 2 people (approximate vehicle occupancy rate 133) However the percentage of workers taking shift buses and the vehicle occupancy rate may change A sensitivity analysis was performed by assuming 50 of workers will take shift buses with each bus being 75 full and the worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate be 12 The trip distribution is assumed to be 20 of total trips travelling from to the east and 80 travelling from to the west The sensitivity analysis revealed that the proposed intersection treatment is still able to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes from the minersquos opening year (2015) to the minersquos closing year (2044)
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 29
7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS This section is intended as a general overview of a number of site aspects Some additional issues have been identified for consideration
71 Mine Access Road The mine access road should be designed in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide or TACrsquos Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads A concept plan for the mine access road based on a design speed of 60 kmh is attached in Appendix C It is anticipated that Highway 16 will be upgraded to a freeway standard in the future and as a result the mine access road intersection will be closed In this case the mine access road should be realigned and connected to the nearest interchange via the service road network Utilizing Alberta Transportationrsquos proposed Highway 16 interchange locations a concept plan realigning the mine access road and connecting it to the interchange east of the Town of Hinton was prepared and is attached in Appendix C
72 Traffic Signals Generally traffic signals are only used where the posted speed is 80 kmh or less The posted speed on Highway 16 adjacent to the study intersection is 110 kmh In addition Alberta Transportation does not desire traffic signals on provincial highways particularly on highways classified as major arterials The study intersection will operate at an acceptable level of service under stop control according to the capacity analysis Therefore a traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection
73 Pedestrians and Illumination Since there will be no significant pedestrian traffic in this area the consideration of pedestrian traffic was not required
The study intersection was evaluated for illumination requirements based on the latest revision of the Transportation Association of Canadarsquos (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting The following factors were evaluated
Geometric ndash geometric features of the intersection and associated roadways
Operational ndash present and proposed AADT roadway classification and operating speeds on all connecting legs
Environmental ndash proximity to other lighted developments within the area
Collision ndash night-time highway collision history in the area that may be attributed to lack of illumination
Based on the TAC requirements illumination at the Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection is not warranted The warrant analysis can be found in Appendix C
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 30
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This study has examined the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Vista Coal Project east of the Town of Hinton in Yellowhead County The conclusions and recommendations are summarized below
The existing Gun Range Access intersection on Highway 16 is not appropriate to be used as the proposed coal mine access due to the insufficient intersection sight distances to the east
GENIVAR recommends closing the Gun Range Access intersection and constructing a new intersection 150 m west of the existing Gun Range Access intersection The new intersection location will meet the sight distance requirements in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide
A standard left turn lane for a 130 kmh design speed is recommended for the westbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection Fifteen meters of storage space will be required for the forecasted traffic The standard left turn lane provides 35 m of storage space and will be capable of accommodating approximately 130 left turning vehicles at the Mine closing year (2044) The westbound left turning traffic volume is estimated to be 56 vehicles per hour (28 vehicles per half hour) at the future potential expansion level (112 Mtpa)
A left turn lane is not warranted based on the forecasted traffic at the time of the proposed license 50 Mtpa even at the 20 year horizon
An exclusive right turn lane is recommended for the eastbound traffic at the proposed Highway 16 Mine Access Road intersection The design lengths (taper and parallel component) for the right turn deceleration lane should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide based on a 130 kmh design speed The proposed intersection treatment concept plan is attached in Appendix C
The design of the vertical alignment of the Mine Access Road and the proposed intersection should be in accordance with Alberta Transportationrsquos Highway Geometric Design Guide Section D33 A maximum 2 grade in the median is met at the proposed intersection location However the median grade should be carefully checked at the detailed design stage
The proposed intersection treatment will be able to accommodate future highway upgrades including upgrading the roadway from an existing four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway The left and right turn lanes may need to be adjusted when the highway is upgraded
The east and westbound traffic movements on Highway 16 will operate at LOS A from the Mine opening year (2015) to the mine closing year (2044) during the AM and PM peak periods while the northbound traffic movements on the Mine Access road will operate at an acceptable LOS C or better during the same horizons
The study intersection can safely accommodate the turning manoeuvres of a WB-23 design vehicle (tractor ndash trailer combinations) which is the largest vehicle expected to be used at the site
A traffic signal is not recommended for the study intersection Two stop signs should be installed on the two Mine Access Road segments for both north and southbound traffic movements
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Vista Coal Project ndash Traffic Impact Assessment (Revised)
GENIVAR 111-19406-00 31
Illumination at the study intersection is not warranted
The mine access road will be the responsibility of Coalspur Mines Ltd to connect to the service road network to the nearest interchange at the time when Highway 16 is upgraded to a freeway standard at no cost to Alberta Transportation
GENIVAR will not recommend any potential future extension of the north leg of the proposed intersection due to safety reasons
9 CLOSURE This report has been prepared by GENIVAR based on the best information available at the time for the exclusive use of Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd Use by third parties without the express written permission of GENIVAR Inc is not permitted
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A ndash PROJECT INFORMATION APPENDIX B ndash TRAFFIC ANALYSIS APPENDIX C ndash INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX D ndash CAPACITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX E ndash CORRESPONDENCE
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX A
PROJECT INFORMATION PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE
CONCEPT PLAN ATrsquoS HIGHWAY 16 AS-BUILT DRAWING ATrsquoS PROPOSED HIGHWAY 16 HIN-
TON BYPASS
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
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A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
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TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
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NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
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NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Mines Limited 19-26 1055230500-REP-R0003-03Vista Coal Project Prefeasibility Study
JORCNI 43-101 Technical Report ndash Hinton Alberta Canada
Figure 1919 Mine Plan ndash End of Pre-production
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
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APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Coalspur Load Out BFS Recommended Design
Highway 16 Overpass- Gun Range Location
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX B
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATrsquoS TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT
SUMMARY DIAGRAMS (2010) HISTORICAL TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY
16 SITE GENERATED TRAFFIC ESTI-
MATES (BY THE DEVELOPER)
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
48
0
0
0
00000 0
0002
219
2 0 2
503236
00005
8611
08
145
0500
214
0220
46
00003
0022
232
0000
621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
120
9970
5560
450
0
0
6600
10
200000 0
000
10
1810
20 20 10
450301910
0000
10
649137
1061
1453
121
71
1780
314
40
429
0000
30
1232811
1847
000
10
648122
765
1468
1749
429
0100
19
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
99000001000
ASDT AADT
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
AADT Average Annual Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of January 1 to December 31 (365 days)
ASDT Average Summer Daily TrafficAverage daily traffic expressed as vehicles per day foperiod of May 1 to September 30 (153 days)
990010
50 50
100
50000
2770
2770
E Tractor Trailer Unit
ASDT
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
3799 686135 24
25 05280 51
1301 235
AADT 5540
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 4535 971B Recreational Vehicle 21 04S Bus 43 09D Single Unit Truck 65 14E Tractor Trailer Unit 6 01
ASDT AADT 4670
2280 2390
A 2229 A A AB 10
D
B B BC 11 C C C
28 D D DE 2 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 1892
4130B B 61
2310 C ET 14
West OnD
ET CD 151
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 652Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 6577 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 138 16 10 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
52 06 NL C
304 36D
1299 155E
ASDT AADT 8370 A 3334 WL AB 76 B
4240 C 35 WT CD 146
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 649 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
2310
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 AADT ASDT ESTIMATES
29
0
0
2
40000 0
0000
196
2 4 0
594177
00000
9519
20
226
0000
196
2600
51
00004
0620
169
0002
7440
13196
0002
27
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
Total 719
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 451 962B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 2 04D Single Unit Truck 12 26E Tractor Trailer Unit 2 04
Total 469
229 240
A 227 A A AB 2
D
B B BC 0 C C C
0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 277
538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 97Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 789 786 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 13 13 0 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
Total 1004 A 367 WL AB 13 B
466 C 2 WT CD 10
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
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0
0
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219
2 0 2
503236
00005
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Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
296
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
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South On
A Passenger Vehicle
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S Bus
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E Tractor Trailer Unit
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6 6
12
6000
401
318
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
502 69815 21
2 0329 40
171 238
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North On
Vehicle Type Vol
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229 240
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D
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0 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
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A
A
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538B B 0
342 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 25
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Vehicle Type
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S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
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B
4 04 NL C
29 29D
169 168E
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WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 74 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
287
1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
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2010 am 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
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0500
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0220
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621605
213
0200
46
00002
Turning Movement Summary Diagram
A A A AB B B BC C C CD D D DE E E E
Vehicle Type Vol
100000000000
Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
120000
4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
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North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
A 260 A A AB 0
D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
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ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
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B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
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1616
Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
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2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
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Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
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Vehicle Type Vol
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Total
South On
A Passenger Vehicle
B Recreational Vehicle
S Bus
D Single Unit Truck
E Tractor Trailer Unit
SL Traffic From South Turning LeftST Traffic From South Proceeding Through
ER Traffic From East Turning RightEL Traffic From East Turning LeftET Traffic From East Proceeding Through
WR Traffic From West Turning RightWL Traffic From West Turning LeftWT Traffic From West Proceeding Through
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4 8
12
8000
302
344
E Tractor Trailer Unit
East On
Vehicle Type Vol
452 70013 20
2 0331 48
148 229
Total 646
North On
Vehicle Type Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 541 973B Recreational Vehicle 2 04S Bus 4 07D Single Unit Truck 9 16E Tractor Trailer Unit 0 00
Total 556
267 289
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D
B B BC 0 C C C
7 D D DE 0 E E E
A NR NT NL WL ST ER
BC NRDE
A
A
ER A 193
474B B 8
250 C ET 2
West OnD
ET CD 13
E
Vehicle Type
EL E 86Vol
A Passenger Vehicle 811 805 B A
B Recreational Vehicle 15 15 5 C SL
S Bus D
D Single Unit Truck E
E Tractor Trailer Unit
NL Traffic From North Turning Left
B
2 02 NL C
32 32D
148 147E
Total 1008 A 447 WL AB 7 B
534 C 2 WT CD 16
WTD
TURNING MOVEMENT ABBREVIATIONSE 62 WR E
AB
NT Traffic From North Proceeding ThroughCSRD
SR Traffic From South Turning Right WR NT EL SL ST SR E
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Local Rd
Switzer Dr
NR Traffic From North Turning Right
D Single Unit Truck
S Bus
B Recreational Vehicle
A Passenger Vehicle
16 amp SWITZER DR IN HINTON 19-51-24-508050500
Reference No 70000042
Intersection of
2010 pm 100th Highest Hour ESTIMATES
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
ALBERTA HIGHWAYS 1 TO 986
TRAFFIC VOLUME HISTORY 2001 - 2010
Alberta Transportation
Planning Branch
Strategic and Network Planning
Produced 22-Feb-2011 By CornerStone Solutions Inc
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Hwy CS TCS Muni Location Description AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT AADT
16 02 16 Yelw 10 KM E OF 16 amp 40 HINTON EJ 4960 4910 4820 5110 5510 5900 5790 5500 5380 5570
16 04 04 Yelw W OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4550 4600 4570 4840 5290 5720 5700 5420 5300 5440
16 04 04 Yelw E OF OBED RD 8-53-22-505301600 4530 4590 4550 4820 5270 5700 5680 5400 5280 5420
16 04 04 Yelw W OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 5830 5590 5470 5610
16 04 04 Yelw E OF MARLBORO ACC 6-53-19-512200885 6150 5890 5770 5910
16 04 04 Yelw W OF 47 W OF EDSON 5870 5760 5720 6120 6850 7520 7170 7140 6800 6990
16 06 04 Yelw E OF 47 W OF EDSON 7400 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw 16 KM E OF 16 amp 47 EDSON 7400 7190 7400 7900 8640 9330 8820 8460 7950 8410
16 06 04 Yelw W OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 7390 7280 7220 7730 8640 9480 8850 8480 7980 8330
16 06 04 Yelw E OF SCHICK RD 11-53-18-500000000 8060 7780 7720 8270 9250 10160 9740 9330 8770 9160
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 9000 9960 9820 10290 11250 12310 11070 10740 10080 10640
16 06 08 Yelw E OF 748 IN EDSON 23-53-17-500001420 7840 8060 7950 8330 9110 10300 9950 9660 9080 9580
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 7410 7610 7450 7810 8530 10170 9850 9580 9000 9500
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD WEST ACC 13-53-17-500000000 6610 6770 6630 6950 7590 8370 8320 8090 7590 8030
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6470 6730 6590 6910 7560 8340 8290 8060 7560 8000
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF CREEK RD EAST ACC 18-53-15-515900600 6570 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw W OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6560 6750 6620 6950 7600 8380 8230 8000 7500 7920
16 06 08 Yelw E OF ROSEVEAR RDREST AREA ACC 17-53-15-500000700 6220 6390 6260 6550 7160 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw W OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6290 6320 6280 6570 7170 7950 7860 7630 7170 7550
16 06 08 Yelw E OF WOLF LAKE RD 13-53-15-500000925 6250 6280 6140 6410 7010 7670 7610 7400 6950 7340
16 06 08 Yelw 58 KM W OF 16 amp 32 EDSON 6300 6220 6210 6550 7030 7650 7630 7390 6970 7420
16 06 08 Yelw W OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6300 6210 6080 6380 7080 7740 7680 7480 7030 7300
16 08 04 Yelw E OF 32 SE OF PEERS 6070 5940 5970 6330 6690 7310 7160 6930 6380 6980
16 08 04 Yelw 116 KM E OF 16 amp 32 CARROT CREEK 5860 5630 5930 6200 6620 7200 7060 6780 6290 6900
16 08 04 Yelw W OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5870 5730 5770 6110 6630 7250 7090 6860 6320 6860
16 08 04 Yelw E OF NITON JUNCTION ACC 36-53-13-500001250 5420 5290 5330 5640 6120 6550 6400 6190 5700 6200
16 08 04 Yelw W OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5360 5230 5270 5580 6050 6950 6450 6240 5760 6250
16 08 08 Yelw E OF 751 SW OF NOJACK 5290 5160 5200 5500 5970 6870 6270 6060 5620 6110
16 08 08 Yelw W OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5280 5140 5180 5480 5940 6900 5980 5800 5400 5860
16 10 04 Yelw E OF 753 E OF CHIP LAKE 5270 5130 5170 5470 5930 6820 5800 5620 5240 5700
16 10 04 Yelw W OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6330 6350 6390 6350 6890 7290 7140 6910 6440 6880
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 16A W OF STYAL WJ 6220 6270 6310 6270 6800 7200 7030 6800 6330 6770
16 10 08 Yelw W OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6200 6270 6310 6270 6810 7210 7040 6810 6340 6780
16 10 08 Yelw E OF 22 S OF STYAL WJ 6930 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw W OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 6910 7010 7050 7310 7930 8390 8190 7920 7460 7930
16 10 08 Yelw E OF EVANSBURG ACC 19-53-7-500000705 8040 8160 8220 8520 9240 9780 9560 9250 8620 9050
16 10 08 Park W OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 7590 7630 7750 8060 8760 9280 9090 8910 8530 8960
16 12 04 Park E OF 16A amp 22 AT ENTWISTLE 6880 6920 6820 7060 7520 7980 8010 7690 7580 7800
16 12 04 Park 28 KM E OF 16 amp 22 ENTWISTLE EJ 6950 6950 6810 7080 7440 7830 7890 7550 7460 7740
16 12 04 Park W OF 757 S OF MAGNOLIA 7080 7130 6890 6780 7540 7980 8000 7680 7560 7740
Page 40 of 162 22022011 409 PM HTVH2001-2010xls
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Mine Operations begin Q3 2014
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
Total Hourly Workers Mine 737 916 308
Process 53 53 53
790 969 361
Hourly per Shift 198 242 90
Hourly on busshift 168 206 77
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 5 6 2 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 22 27 10 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 41 8 22 71 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 26 26 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 20 8 4 32 25 Carpool 50 with 2
87 16 26 129
Number of cars per shift 6 6 6 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 10 10 10 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 53 53 53 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 69 69 69
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 96 102 81
from 615 am to 700am
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Phase 1 Licensed Number
Assumptions
Operations 365 days per year 24 hours per day 2 shifts per day
Shift Bus 40 passenger capacity
bus arrives 630 am at 90 full and leaves 730am at 90 full
Shift change at 700 am and 700 pm
85 of hourly workforce take the bus 90 Live in Hinton area
15 drive and 50 carpool with 2
Staff 56 of staff on 700 am to 330 pm schedule - Monday to Friday (M-F)
50 of staff carpool with 2 people
Year 10 Year 20 NA
Total Hourly Workers Mine 413 261
Process 41 41
454 302 0
Hourly per Shift 114 76 0
Hourly on busshift 96 64 0
Passengers per bus 36
Number of Busses per shift 3 2 0 at intersection 40 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars per shift 13 8 0 at intersection 30 minutes before and after shift change
Mine Process GampA Sum
Staff M-F 29 7 17 53 55 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr Day Shift only 19 19 20 Carpool 50 with 2
12 hr with Hourly Shift 14 8 3 25 26 Carpool 50 with 2
62 15 20 97
Number of cars per shift 5 5 5 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars day shift 7 7 7 at intersection 45 minutes before and after shift change
Number of cars M-F 40 40 40 at intersection 20 minutes before and after shift change
Additional Vehicles for Staff 52 52 52
Additional Vehicles day shift between 800am and 600pm to avoid shift change
daily 4 5 6 semis or semi with pup
daily 8 10 12 cars -sales people etc
Grand Total Peak
Morning Shift Change 67 62 52
from 615 am to 700am
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX C
INTERSECTION ANALYSIS amp SENSI-TIVITY ANALYSIS
LEFT TURN LANE WARRANT ANALY-SIS
TACrsquoS SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS SHEETS
PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREAT-MENT PLAN
WB-23 TURNING TEMPLATE MINE ACCESS ROAD CONCEPT PLAN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Sensitivity Analysis ndash Trip Generation
Assumptions
Shift buses with a capacity of 40 passengers will be provided 50 of workers will take shift buses and each bus will be 75 full
The worker and staff individual vehicle occupancy rate will be 12
80 manpower from to Highway 16 west 20 from to Highway 16 east
Mine service vehicles will not access the mine during the shift change periods (45 minutes before and after 700 am pm peak periods)
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Table A1 Expected Vehicles Accessing the Site (BFS Projection 112 Mtpa)
Workers Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Mine 136 947 749
Process 46 53 53 Sum 182 1000 802
Hourly per Shift 46 250 201 80 of workers from to Hinton (Hwy 16 west) 37 200 161 Hourly on Bus per Shift (50) 18 100 80 Number of Buses per Shift (30 people bus) 1 4 3
Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 west 16 83 68
Subtotal Vehicles from to Hwy 16 West 17 87 71
20 of workers from to Hwy 16 East 9 50 40 Number of Cars per Shift (occupancy rate 12) from to Hwy 16 East 8 42 34
Staff Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Total Monday to Friday 34 71 71
Day Shift Only 12 26 26 With Hourly Shift 17 32 32
Number of Cars (Monday to Friday) 28 59 59 Number of Cars (Day Shift Only)
5 11 11 Number of Cars (With Hourly Shift) 4 7 7 Subtotal Vehicles 37 77 77 80 from to Hwy 16 West 30 62 62 20 from to Hwy 16 East 7 15 15
Mine Service Vehicles Opening Year (2015)
Year 20 (2035)
Closing Year (2044)
Daily Total 12 15 18 Estimated Vehicles on a weekday 136 427 364
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 West
615 ndash 645 (In) 47 149 133
715 ndash 745 (Out) 47 149 133
Estimated Vehicles during Weekday AM PM Peak Periods from to Hwy 16 East
615 ndash 645 (In) 15 57 49
715 ndash 745 (Out) 15 57 49
Note Since the mine closing year (2044) manpower numbers are way less than the projected 2043 manpower numbers the 2043 manpower numbers were used to estimated the traffic in the mine closing year
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX D
CAPACITY ANALYSIS SYNCHRO OUTPUTS
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
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Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic AM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 337 9 1 409 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 383 10 1 465 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 393 623 197
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 388
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 235
vCu unblocked vol 393 623 197
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1162 623 812
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 255 138 1 232 232 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1162 1700 1700 638
Volume to Capacity 015 008 000 014 014 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 213 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Highway 16 amp Gun Range Road Existing Traffic PM Peak (2011)
GENIVAR Synchro 7 - Report
James Sun 8252011 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 350 9 1 308 9 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 398 10 1 350 10 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 408 580 204
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 403
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 177
vCu unblocked vol 408 580 204
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1147 626 803
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 265 143 1 175 175 11
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 10
Volume Right 0 10 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1147 1700 1700 640
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 010 010 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 04
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 107
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 107
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 200 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 351 10 1 442 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 399 11 1 502 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 410 658 205
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 405
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 253
vCu unblocked vol 410 658 205
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1145 608 801
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 266 144 1 251 251 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1145 1700 1700 622
Volume to Capacity 016 008 000 015 015 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 81 00 00 109
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 109
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 378 10 1 333 10 1
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 430 11 1 378 11 1
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 441 627 220
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 435
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 191
vCu unblocked vol 441 627 220
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 98 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1115 602 783
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 286 155 1 189 189 12
Volume Left 0 0 1 0 0 11
Volume Right 0 11 0 0 0 1
cSH 1700 1700 1115 1700 1700 615
Volume to Capacity 017 009 000 011 011 002
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 00 05
Control Delay (s) 00 00 82 00 00 110
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 110
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 208 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 351 47 9 442 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 399 89 17 502 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 399 399 536 536
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 285 536 216 488
vCu unblocked vol 502 488 684 935 199 753 1024 251
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1058 1072 553 472 808 475 446 749
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 199 199 89 17 335 167 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1072 1700 1700 583 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 012 012 005 002 020 010 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 84 00 00 125 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 03 125 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 13
Intersection Capacity Utilization 222 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Opening Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2015)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 378 47 9 333 0 47 0 9 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 430 89 17 378 0 89 0 17 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 430 430 412 412
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 223 412 232 518
vCu unblocked vol 378 518 653 842 215 644 931 189
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 98 84 100 98 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1177 1044 551 507 790 549 469 821
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 215 215 89 17 252 126 106 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 89 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 17 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 1044 1700 1700 579 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 013 013 005 002 015 007 018 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 50 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 85 00 00 126 00
Lane LOS A B A
Approach Delay (s) 00 04 126 00
Approach LOS B A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 14
Intersection Capacity Utilization 204 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 481 13 2 605 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 547 15 2 688 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 561 902 281
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 554
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 348
vCu unblocked vol 561 902 281
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1006 506 716
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 364 197 2 344 344 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 1006 1700 1700 526
Volume to Capacity 021 012 000 020 020 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 86 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Background Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 511 13 2 450 13 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 581 15 2 511 15 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 595 848 298
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 588
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 260
vCu unblocked vol 595 848 298
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 97 100
cM capacity (vehh) 977 502 698
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 387 208 2 256 256 17
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 15
Volume Right 0 15 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 977 1700 1700 521
Volume to Capacity 023 012 000 015 015 003
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 08
Control Delay (s) 00 00 87 00 00 121
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 121
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 245 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic AM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 481 107 28 605 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 547 202 53 688 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 547 547 793 793
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 449 793 326 748
vCu unblocked vol 688 748 996 1340 273 1119 1542 344
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 52 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 902 856 423 347 724 315 302 652
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 273 273 202 53 458 229 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 856 1700 1700 463 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 016 016 012 006 027 013 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 248 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 95 00 00 219 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 219 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 35
Intersection Capacity Utilization 376 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 546 15 2 687 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 620 17 2 781 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 638 1024 319
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 629
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 395
vCu unblocked vol 638 1024 319
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 942 462 677
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 414 224 2 390 390 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 942 1700 1700 480
Volume to Capacity 024 013 000 023 023 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 88 00 00 128
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 128
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 290 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 20 Year Horizon Combined Traffic PM Peak (2035)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 518 107 28 456 0 107 0 28 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 589 202 53 518 0 202 0 53 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 589 589 624 624
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 365 624 347 791
vCu unblocked vol 518 791 953 1212 294 971 1414 259
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 53 100 92 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 1044 825 426 390 702 383 316 740
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 294 294 202 53 345 173 255 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 202 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 53 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 825 1700 1700 464 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 017 017 012 006 020 010 055 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 247 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 218 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 09 218 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 37
Intersection Capacity Utilization 353 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Gun Range Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Background Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 588 15 2 517 15 2
Sign Control Free Free Stop
Grade 2 -2 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 088 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 668 17 2 588 17 2
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 685 975 343
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 677
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 298
vCu unblocked vol 685 975 343
tC single (s) 41 68 69
tC 2 stage (s) 58
tF (s) 22 35 33
p0 queue free 100 96 100
cM capacity (vehh) 904 452 653
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1
Volume Total 445 240 2 294 294 19
Volume Left 0 0 2 0 0 17
Volume Right 0 17 0 0 0 2
cSH 1700 1700 904 1700 1700 469
Volume to Capacity 026 014 000 017 017 004
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 01 00 00 10
Control Delay (s) 00 00 90 00 00 130
Lane LOS A B
Approach Delay (s) 00 00 130
Approach LOS B
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 02
Intersection Capacity Utilization 267 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic AM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 546 103 24 687 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 620 194 45 781 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 620 620 871 871
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 481 871 356 815
vCu unblocked vol 781 815 1101 1492 310 1227 1686 390
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 833 808 388 318 686 286 279 608
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 310 310 194 45 520 260 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 808 1700 1700 423 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 018 018 011 006 031 015 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 259 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 97 00 00 240 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 05 240 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 33
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis1 Mines Access Road amp Highway 16 Mines Closing Year Combined Traffic PM Peak (2044)
GENIVAR Synchro 8 Report
James Sun 15032012 Page 1
Movement EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SBL SBT SBR
Lane Configurations
Volume (vehh) 0 588 103 24 517 0 103 0 24 0 0 0
Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop
Grade 2 -2 0 0
Peak Hour Factor 088 088 053 053 088 088 053 088 053 088 088 088
Hourly flow rate (vph) 0 668 194 45 588 0 194 0 45 0 0 0
Pedestrians
Lane Width (m)
Walking Speed (ms)
Percent Blockage
Right turn flare (veh)
Median type Raised Raised
Median storage veh) 3 3
Upstream signal (m)
pX platoon unblocked
vC conflicting volume 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
vC1 stage 1 conf vol 668 668 678 678
vC2 stage 2 conf vol 384 678 379 863
vCu unblocked vol 588 863 1052 1346 334 1057 1541 294
tC single (s) 41 41 75 65 69 75 65 69
tC 2 stage (s) 65 55 65 55
tF (s) 22 22 35 40 33 35 40 33
p0 queue free 100 94 50 100 93 100 100 100
cM capacity (vehh) 984 775 387 361 662 359 294 703
Direction Lane EB 1 EB 2 EB 3 EB 4 WB 1 WB 2 WB 3 NB 1 SB 1
Volume Total 0 334 334 194 45 392 196 240 0
Volume Left 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 194 0
Volume Right 0 0 0 194 0 0 0 45 0
cSH 1700 1700 1700 1700 775 1700 1700 420 1700
Volume to Capacity 000 020 020 011 006 023 012 057 000
Queue Length 95th (m) 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 262 00
Control Delay (s) 00 00 00 00 99 00 00 243 00
Lane LOS A C A
Approach Delay (s) 00 07 243 00
Approach LOS C A
Intersection Summary
Average Delay 36
Intersection Capacity Utilization 338 ICU Level of Service A
Analysis Period (min) 15
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
MARCH 2012 111 - 19406 - 00
APPENDIX E
CORRESPONDENCE
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom] Sent Friday August 12 2011 1033 AM
To James Sun Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access
There are 4 crews that work 12 hour shifts (2 day shifts (7am to 7pm) then 2 night shifts (7pm to 7am) then 4 days off) so over an eight day period all four of the crews work their cycle (see the schedule below) There are two 12 hour shifts per day for 24 hour per day coverage and on any day there are 2 crews working and 2 crews off
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
Crew A Days Days Nights Nights Off Off Off Off
Crew B Off Off Days Days Nights Nights Off Off
Crew C Off Off Off Off Days Days Nights Nights
Crew D Nights Nights Off Off Off Off Days Days
Some positions (mostly staff) are required to have coverage every day but only on day shift They work 12 hour days ndash four day shifts in a row then four days off so only 2 crews are required to cover these positions (see the schedule below)
Crew E Days Days Days Days Off Off Off Off
Crew F Off Off Off Off Days Days Days Days
Staff positions depending on their role can work any shift schedule Supervision for Crews A through D would work the same schedule as the crews ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom]
Sent Tuesday August 09 2011 949 AM
To Dave Leslie Cc Tilak De Silva Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Hi Dave I have a quick question for you In your Highway Traffic Estimate you have 2 shifts per day why the Hourly Workers per Shift = Total Hourly Workers 4 and why did you use Day Shift Only Works divided by 2 to estimate the day shift cars I appreciate it if you can give me an explanation Thanks
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
James Sun | Junior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6782 | F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom Please consider the environment before printing this email From Dave Leslie [mailtoDLesliecoalspurcom]
Sent Friday August 05 2011 327 PM To Tilak De Silva
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Sorry for the delay I have included the information and assumptions in the attached sheet Please review ______________________ David R Leslie P Eng VP Technical Services Office +1 403 767-6375 Mobile +1 403 671-4725 From Tilak De Silva [mailtoTilakDeSilvagenivarcom]
Sent Thursday August 04 2011 433 PM To Dave Leslie
Cc James Sun Janis Fong
Subject RE Coal Load out and Access Importance High Dave I think we are all right with the loadout and access locations Please provide us with the details regarding the technical input data information that we requested as quickly as possible Sincerely Tilak
Tilak De Silva P EngPTOEMSc | Senior Transportation Engineer GENIVAR | Constructive people 132 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 T 780-410-6768| F 780-449-4050 | wwwgenivarcom
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 1130 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Ok
As long as the intersection will be able to handle the BFS number I provided before
To clarify the info I gave you today is for the mine license scenario and that info will be
used to compare it to how much the bfs case will be
So we want the junction to be designed with the previous BFS numbers provided and
only compared to the mine license numbers I gave today and speak about how we are
overdesigning it to accommodate future mining
I know I have stated this before but I am just re-emphasizing it
The sensitivity analysis saying how much more the junction can handle is a great idea
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Friday March 09 2012 1119 AM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
Since you requested to add more information into the report we will revise the TIA We
will only analyze the minersquos opening year and 20 year horizon traffic The minersquos closing
year traffic conditions will not be analyzed due to the lack of information However we
will do a sensitivity analysis to indicate how much more traffic the intersection can
accommodate Since the bus service will not be provided for the workers from the east
the estimated traffic from the east will be much more than what we estimated before A
westbound left turn lane and an eastbound acceleration lane I think should be provided I
will incorporate all your comments to the report Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March-09-12 952 AM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
Here we are James
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 344 PM
To Bryan Ottewell Cc Janis Fong
Subject RE Genivar guidance
Bryan
In the TIA report we analyzed the traffic conditions at the Minersquos closing year (2045)
The man power number will still keep the same as 2017 I have attached the traffic
estimate excel sheet It will be great if you can update it
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom]
Sent March-08-12 309 PM
To James Sun Subject RE Genivar guidance
No bus from the east
From James Sun [mailtoJamesSungenivarcom] Sent Thursday March 08 2012 304 PM
To Bryan Ottewell
Cc Janis Fong Subject RE Genivar guidance
Hi Bryan
I have a question for you Will the bus service be provided for the workers not living in
Hinton Such as the workers from the east
Thanks James Sun T 780-410-6782 Please consider the environment before printing this email
From Bryan Ottewell [mailtoBOttewellcoalspurcom] Sent March 8 2012 1012 AM
To Janis Fong Subject FW Genivar guidance
Hello Janis
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
Great news we are finally ready to proceed with the TIA Below are some comments
that we would like added
The attached document is for the 5 million ton case(as opposed to 112 million) assume
the some ratios etc for transportation As well the excel sheet only shows till 2017 so till
2035 assume the same man power numbers as 2017 year The production man power
numbers includes plant staff and hourly workers all combined So these numbers can be
used for seeing how much over capacity we designed for with the numbers you have right
now
As well in the report can you make sure to speak of 1 The design will work for future 6 lane Highway protection
2 2 maximum grade in the median is met
3 Ensure that the proposed intersection is in accordance with ATrsquos Highway geometric
design guidelines section D33
So in summary keep the report conclusions the same as you have them but add in these
comparisons and specify in the intro that it was designed to include future mining as
stated belo
Thanks
If more cost is associated with this (as I assume there is) that is fine
When do you think we would have this by
Bryan
From Curtis Brinker
Sent Thursday March 08 2012 911 AM To Bryan Ottewell
Subject Genivar guidance
Bryan
As Genivar completed their TIA for Coalspur there are a few things that I would like to
see clearly pointed out in their introduction and throughout the report This is to ensure
that regulatory reviewers are not confused
1 It needs to be clearly stated that Coalspurrsquos regulatory application is for a 5-million
tonneyear operation But rather than using the employment and traffic numbers for
the proposed 5-million tonne project Genivar has used numbers for a theoretical 11
million tonne project so as to ensure some overcapacity has been included in the
assessment This in no way suggests that future expansion will occur nor that if it does
it will occur in a certain way
2 AT requested we include future potential mining that is outside of this application AT
is aware that the application is for 5 million tonnes that future potential expansion
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs
would have to go through a separate regulatory and EIA process and that the TIA would
likely need to be revised with whatever numbers were to be identified with that future
application
3 Genivar needs to clarify how much over-capacity (if any)there is by using the 11-million
numbers instead of the 5-million numbers ie would the final design change if 5 million
was used I think Genivar should include a table comparing the ldquo5 million applicationrdquo
employment numbers and ldquoBFSrdquo numbers
Coalspur will also prepare a covering letter (or a write-up in our application) containing
these comments
Let me know if you or Genivar has any questions about this
Thanks
Curtis
Curtis Brinker RPF Manager Environment and Regulatory Affairs