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METROPOLITAN COALMETROPOLITAN MINETRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANRevision Status RegisterSection/Page/AnnexureRevisionNumberAmendment/Addition Distribution DoP ApprovalDateAll TMP-R01-A Original DoP -All TMP-R01-B All Sections DoP, CCC -All TMP-R01-C Additions to address CCC meetingoutcomesDoP -1.1 TMP-R01-D Additions to address DoP comments DoP 14 April 2011March 2011

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTABLE OF CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 11.2 STRUCTURE OF THE TMP 12 TMP REVIEW AND UPDATE 52.1 DISTRIBUTION REGISTER 53 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 63.1 EP&A ACT APPROVAL 63.2 LICENCES, PERMITS AND LEASES 83.3 OTHER LEGISLATION 84 METROPOLITAN MINE MATERIALS HAULAGE 95 BASELINE DATA 105.1 EXISTING AND PREDICTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES 105.2 INTERSECTION PERFORMANCE 116 CONSULTATION 127 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 168 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 168.1 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT OF PARKES STREET AND MINE ACCESS ROADINTERSECTION 168.1.1 Potential Intersection Improvements 168.2 ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTIONS 188.3 COAL AND COAL REJECT HAULAGE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT MEASURES 188.3.1 Hours of Road Haulage Operations8.3.2 Haulage Driver Behaviour Policy and Enforcement18198.4 OTHER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES 198.4.1 Deliveries8.4.2 General Traffic Minimisation19199 MONITORING 199.1 MONITORING AGAINST PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2010 CONTINGENCY PLAN 2010.1 POTENTIAL CONTINGENCY MEASURES 2011 ANNUAL REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 2212 REPORTING 2212.1 INCIDENTS 2212.2 COMPLAINTS 2312.3 NON-COMPLIANCES WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 2313 REFERENCES 24Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-DDocument ID: Traffic Management PlanPage i

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)LIST OF TABLESTable 1 Management Plan RequirementsTable 2 Average Weekday Daily Traffic Volumes by Haulage RouteTable 3 Relevant Intersection Performance – Surveyed Traffic Flows 2007Table 4 Performance IndicatorsTable 5 Potential Intersection ImprovementsTable 6 Monitoring of Environmental Consequences against Performance IndicatorsLIST OF FIGURESFigure 1Figure 2Figure 3Figure 4Regional LocationProject General ArrangementEnvironmental Management StructureMine Access Road and Parkes Street IntersectionLIST OF APPENDICESAppendix ABaseline Traffic Survey LocationsMetropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-DDocument ID: Traffic Management PlanPage ii

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan1 INTRODUCTIONThe Metropolitan Mine is owned and operated by Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd (HCPL), a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd. HCPL was granted approval for the Metropolitan CoalProject (the Project) under Section 75J of the New South Wales (NSW) Environmental Planning andAssessment Act, 1979 (EP&A Act) on 22 June 2009 (the Approval). A copy of the Project Approval isavailable on the Peabody website (http:/www.peabodyenergy.com.au).The Project comprises continuation, upgrade and extension of underground coal mining operationsand surface facilities at the existing Metropolitan Mine. The regional location and approvedunderground mining Project layout are shown on Figures 1 and 2 respectively.1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPEThis Traffic Management Plan (TMP) has been prepared for the Project in accordance withCondition 22, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval. The primary aim of the TMP is to minimise the trafficimpacts of the Project on the residential areas and schools within Helensburgh.The relationship of this TMP to the Metropolitan Mine environmental management structure is shownon Figure 3.Section 3.1 outlines other Approval Conditions of relevance to the TMP. This includes a requirement toconduct a Road Safety Audit of the Mine Access Road and Parkes Street intersection in accordancewith Condition 17, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval. The Road Safety Audit is described inSection 8.1. HCPL will implement the Road Safety Audit recommendations to the satisfaction of theDirector-General.1.2 STRUCTURE OF THE TMPThe remainder of the TMP is structured as follows:Section 2:Section 3:Section 4:Section 5:Section 6:Section 7:Section 8:Section 9:Section 10:Section 11:Section 12:Section 13:Describes the review and update of the TMP.Outlines the statutory requirements applicable to the TMP.Describes the Metropolitan Mine off-site haulage of coal and coal reject.Provides baseline data.Describes the consultation undertaken for the development of the TMP.Details the performance indicators that will be used to assess the Project.Describes traffic management measures.Describes the monitoring program.Provides a Contingency Plan to manage any unpredicted impacts and theirconsequences.Describes the annual review and improvement of environmental performance.Outlines the management and reporting of incidents, complaints and noncompliances.Lists the references cited.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 1Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

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Project Conditions of ApprovalPart 3A ApprovalStrategic Framework forEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental Management StrategyEnvironmental Management Plans andMonitoring ProgramsMining Area and SurroundsSurface Facilities AreaCatchmentMonitoring ProgramExtraction PlanSubsidenceMonitoring ProgramWater Management PlanBiodiversityManagement PlanLand Management PlanNoiseManagement PlanAir Quality andGreenhouse GasManagement PlanSurface FacilitiesWaterManagement PlanResearch ProgramConstructionManagement PlanHeritage Management PlanBuilt FeaturesManagement PlanPublic SafetyManagement PlanTrafficManagement PlanWasteManagement PlanRehabilitationStrategyRehabilitationManagement PlanM E T R O P O L I T A N M I N EFIGURE 3Environmental ManagementStructureMETROPOLITAN COALMET-08-AD7 TMP_003A

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan2 TMP REVIEW AND UPDATEIn accordance with Condition 4, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval, this TMP will be reviewed withinthree months of the submission of:• an audit under Condition 8 of Schedule 7;• an incident report under Condition 6 of Schedule 7;• an annual review under Condition 3 of Schedule 7; andif necessary, the TMP will be revised to the satisfaction of the Director-General of the Department ofPlanning (DoP), to ensure the plan is updated on a regular basis and to incorporate any recommendedmeasures to improve environmental performance.The TMP will also be reviewed within three months of approval of any Project modification and ifnecessary, revised to the satisfaction of the DoP.The revision status of this TMP is indicated on the title page of each copy. The distribution register forcontrolled copies of the TMP is described in Section 2.1.2.1 DISTRIBUTION REGISTERIn accordance with Condition 10, Schedule 7 ‘Access to Information’, HCPL will make the TMP publiclyavailable on the Peabody website. A hard copy of the TMP will also be maintained at the MetropolitanMine site.HCPL recognises that various regulators have different distribution requirements, both in relation towhom documents should be sent and in what format. An Environmental Management Plan andMonitoring Program Distribution Register will be established in consultation with the relevant agenciesand infrastructure owners that indicates:• to whom the Metropolitan Mine plans and programs, such as the TMP, will be distributed;• the format (i.e. electronic or hard copy) of distribution; and• the format of revision notification.HCPL will make the Distribution Register publicly available on the Peabody website.HCPL is responsible for maintaining the Distribution Register and for ensuring that the notification ofrevisions is sent by email or post as appropriate.In addition, HCPL employees with local computer network access will be able to view the controlledelectronic version of this TMP on the HCPL local area network. HCPL will not be responsible formaintaining uncontrolled copies beyond ensuring the most recent version is maintained on HCPL’scomputer system and the Peabody website.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 5Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan3 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTSHCPL’s statutory obligations are contained in:(i)(ii)(iii)the conditions of the Project Approval;relevant licences and permits, including conditions attached to mining leases; andother relevant legislation.These are described below.3.1 EP&A ACT APPROVALCondition 22, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval requires the preparation of a TMP for the Project.Approval Condition 22 states:Traffic Management22. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Traffic Management Plan for the project to thesatisfaction of the Director-General. This plan must be prepared in consultation with the RTA, WCC,local schools and the CCC, and submitted to the Director-General for approval by the end of February2010. The primary aim of the plan is to minimise the traffic impacts of the project on the residentialareas and schools within Helensburgh.In addition Conditions 17-21, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval state the following:Parkes Street Intersection17. By the end of 2010, the Proponent shall:(a)(b)undertake a road safety audit of the Parkes Street and Colliery Road intersection, in consultationwith the RTA and WCC; andimplement any recommendations of this audit, to the satisfaction of the Director-General.Road Maintenance Contributions18. From the end of 2009, the Proponent shall make a suitable annual contribution to WCC, WSC, and CCfor the maintenance of local roads that are used as haulage routes by the project. If there is any disputeover the amount of the contribution, the matter must be referred to the Director-General for resolution.Road Transport Restrictions19. The Proponent shall not:(a)(b)(c)load coal or coal reject onto trucks, or transport it off site by road, outside the hours of 7am and6pm Monday to Friday;transport more than 120,000 tonnes of coal off site by road in a calendar year; ortransport any coal off site to the Port Kembla Coal Terminal by road.20. During emergencies (such as the disruption of rail services) the Proponent may exceed the restrictionsin Condition 19 above with the written approval of the Director-General.Monitoring21. The Proponent shall monitor the amount of coal and coal reject transported from the site by road and raileach year, and report the results of this monitoring on its website every six months.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 6Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanIn addition, Condition 2, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval outlines management plan requirementsthat are applicable to the preparation of the TMP. Table 1 indicates where each component of thiscondition is addressed within this TMP.Table 1Management Plan RequirementsProject Approval ConditionTMP SectionCondition 2 of Schedule 72. The Proponent shall ensure that the management plans required under thisapproval are prepared in accordance with any relevant guidelines, and include:b) detailed baseline data; Section 5c) a description of:• the relevant statutory requirements (including any relevant approval,licence or lease conditions);Section 3• any relevant limits or performance measures/criteria; Not applicable• the specific performance indicators that are proposed to be used tojudge the performance of, or guide the implementation of, the projector any management measures;d) a description of the measures that would be implemented to comply withthe relevant statutory requirements, limits, or performancemeasures/criteria;e) a program to monitor and report on the:Section 7Sections 8, 9 and 10Sections 8, 9 and 11• impacts and environmental performance of the project;• effectiveness of any management measures (see c above);f) a contingency plan to manage any unpredicted impacts and theirconsequences;g) a program to investigate and implement ways to improve theenvironmental performance of the project over time;Section 10Section 11h) a protocol for managing and reporting any;• incidents; Section 12• complaints; Section 12• non-compliances with statutory requirements; and Section 12• exceedances of the impact assessment criteria and/or performancecriteria; andNot applicablei) a protocol for periodic review of the plan. Section 2Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 7Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan3.2 LICENCES, PERMITS AND LEASESIn addition to the Project Approval, all activities at or in association with the Metropolitan Mine will beundertaken in accordance with the following licences, permits and leases which have been issued orare pending issue:• The conditions of mining leases issued by the NSW Department of Primary Industries – MineralResources (now Industry and Investment NSW [I&I NSW]), under the NSW Mining Act, 1992(e.g. Consolidated Coal Lease [CCL] 703, Mining Lease 1610, Coal Lease 379, Mining PurposeLease 320 and Authorisation 200).• The Mining Operations Plan 2005 – 2012 approved by I&I NSW.• The conditions of Environment Protection Licence (EPL) No. 767 issued by the NSW Departmentof Environment and Climate Change (now the Department of Environment, Climate Change andWater [DECCW]) under the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act, 1997. Revisionof the EPL will be required prior to the commencement of Metropolitan Mine activities that differfrom those currently licensed.• The prescribed conditions of new mining leases issued by I&I NSW, under the NSW MiningAct, 1992 for the two Mining Lease Application areas to the west of CCL 703 and specific surfaceaccess leases within CCL 703 for the installation of surface facilities as required. An applicationfor the mining leases has been lodged and their grant is pending.• Water extraction licences issued by the NSW Department of Water and Energy (now part of theDECCW) under the NSW Water Act, 1912.• Mining and occupational health and safety related approvals granted by I&I NSW and WorkCoverNSW.• Supplementary approvals obtained from the Sydney Catchment Authority for surface activitieswithin the Woronora Special Area (e.g. existing stream remediation approvals).3.3 OTHER LEGISLATIONHCPL will conduct the Project consistent with the Project Approval and any other legislation that isapplicable to an approved Part 3A Project under the EP&A Act.The following Acts may be applicable to the conduct of the Project (HCPL, 2008):• Contaminated Land Management Act, 1997;• Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act, 2008;• Mining Act, 1992;• Noxious Weeds Act, 1993;• Rail Safety Act, 2008;• Roads Act, 1993;• Protection of the Environment Operations Act, 1997;• Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995;• Sydney Water Catchment Management Act, 1998;• Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, 2002;• Crown Lands Act, 1989;• Dams Safety Act, 1978;Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 8Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan• Energy and Utilities Administration Act, 1987;• Fisheries Management Act, 1994;• Water Act, 1912; and• Water Management Act, 2000.Relevant licences or approvals required under these Acts will be obtained as required.4 METROPOLITAN MINE MATERIALS HAULAGEThe majority of product coal from the Metropolitan Mine is transported by train to the Port Kembla CoalTerminal for transport to domestic and overseas customers, with trains operating up to 24 hours perday, seven days per week.However, small volumes of product coal for the domestic market are transported by road to theCorrimal Coke Works and Coalcliff Coke Works (Figure 1), between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday toFriday.Coal reject material is also transported by road to the Glenlee Washery for disposal (Figure 1),between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.In accordance with the Metropolitan Mine Replacement Drift Modification Environmental Assessment(HCPL, 2010) disposal of excess drift waste rock may be transported off-site within approved coalreject trucking limits.The following transport routes are utilised (subject to Council or Roads and Traffic Authority [RTA]roadworks/detours) to transport coal, coal reject material and excess drift waste rock by road(Figure 1):• Coal trucks travelling to the Corrimal Coke Works use Parkes Street, Old Princes Highway,F6 Southern Freeway, Princes Highway (Bulli Pass Road), Bellambi Lane, Northern Distributor,and Railway Street.• Coal trucks travelling to the Coalcliff Coke Works use Parkes Street, Old Princes Highway, andLawrence Hargrave Drive.• Trucks travelling to the Glenlee Washery use Parkes Street, Old Princes Highway, F6 SouthernFreeway, Appin Road, Bulli Appin Road, Church Street, Appin Road, Narellan Road, CamdenBypass, Macarthur Road, Springs Road, and Glenlee Road. When Bulli Tops is fogged in, thesetrucks use Parkes Street, Old Princes Highway, F6 Southern Freeway, Wilton Road, F5 FreewayWilton to Kenny Hill off ramp, Narellan Road, Camden Bypass, Macarthur Road, Springs Roadand Glenlee Road.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 9Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan5 BASELINE DATA5.1 EXISTING AND PREDICTED TRAFFIC VOLUMESMasson Wilson Twiney (2008) summarise historical and recent RTA annual average daily traffic(AADT) data for major roads of relevance to the Project, which range from approximately5,500 movements per day at Lawrence Hargrave Drive to approximately 55,000 movements per dayon Narellan Road.Traffic surveys were conducted along the key routes used by HCPL haulage contractors in 2007 at thefollowing locations (Masson Wilson Twiney, 2008):• Site 1: Mine Access Road near Parkes Street.• Site 2: Parkes Street east of Old Princes Highway at Helensburgh.• Site 3: Lawrence Hargrave Drive between Walker Street and Stonehaven Road, Stanwell Tops.• Site 4: Old Princes Highway at Bulli Pass.• Site 5: Princes Highway north of Bellambi Lane, Russell Vale.• Site 6: Bulli Appin Road, Appin near Kings Fall Bridge.• Site 7: Narellan-Appin Road north of Appin township, south of Brian Road.• Site 8: Appin Road outside Campbelltown Hospital at Ambarvale/Bradbury.• Site 9: Narellan Road east of Hume Highway interchange, Narellan Vale.• Site 10: Camden Bypass between Macarthur Road and Narellan Road at Elderslie.• Site 11: Springs Road west of Richardson Road at Spring Farm.The survey locations are provided in Appendix A (Figures A1 to A3).The traffic assessment analysis of existing traffic flows indicated that the Metropolitan Mine made onlya minor contribution to total traffic volumes on the coal and coal reject haulage routes (Table 2). Withthe exception of Parkes Street (6.5%) and Lawrence Hargrave Drive (3.4%), the Metropolitan Minetraffic contributed less than 3% of the existing daily traffic on the routes surveyed in 2007 (MassonWilson Twiney, 2008).Project construction traffic was modelled for 2014 (Table 2) and is expected to increase traffic flows tothe Metropolitan Mine by approximately 10%. Outside of Helensburgh the construction activitycontribution to total traffic would be negligible (Masson Wilson Twiney, 2008).Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 10Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTable 2Average Weekday Daily Traffic Volumes by Haulage Route (vehicles/day)SiteRoad and LocationThrough Helensburgh (All Routes)TotalMeasured 2007 Estimated 2014MetropolitanMine% of Total Total Project % of Total1 Mine Access Road 829 829 100 923 923 1002 Parkes Street 7,486 488 6.5 8,058 570 7.1Route to/from Coalcliff3 Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Stanwell Tops 5,871 198 3.4 7,878 210 2.7Route to/from Corrimal4 Old Princes Highway at Bulli Pass 10,516 94 0.9 12,519 110 0.95 Princes Highway at Russell Vale 25,780 60 0.2 27,557 72 0.3Route to/from Glenlee Washery6 Bulli-Appin Road at Kings Fall Bridge 8,174 84 1.0 8,727 98 1.17 Narellan-Appin Road at Appin 9,916 82 0.8 10,445 88 0.88 Appin Road at Bradbury 29,729 82 0.3 31,184 86 0.39 Narellan Road at Narellan Vale 55,613 82 0.1 75,311 82 0.110 Camden Bypass at Elderslie 19,292 82 0.4 33,066 82 0.211 Springs Road at Spring Farm 2,924 82 2.8 7,982 82 1.0Source: After Masson Wilson Twiney, 2008.Construction workforce movements associated with the Replacement Drift development couldpotentially increase light vehicle movements to and from the mine. HCPL will work with the driftconstruction contractors to use car pooling and/or mini-bus shuttles to keep light vehicle movementsassociated with drift construction to a minimum.5.2 INTERSECTION PERFORMANCEIntersection traffic flow data was collected at six relevant intersections in 2007 between 7.00 am and9.00 am, and 4.00 pm and 6.00 pm (Masson Wilson Twiney, 2008). The intersection survey locationsare provided in Appendix A (Figures A2 and A3).The performance of these intersections was assessed using the intersection analysis computerprogram SIDRA (Signalised and Unsignalised Intersection Design and Research Aid) (Masson WilsonTwiney, 2008). The results of the intersection turning movement surveys indicate that the peak trafficactivity periods in the morning and evening on the surrounding road system occurred between 8.00 amand 9.00 am, and 5.00 pm and 6.00 pm and the existing levels of service were good and with sparecapacity (Table 3) (Masson Wilson Twiney, 2008).Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 11Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan- There is an existing route where pedestrians cut through a vacant (grassed) block of landadjacent to the Mine Access Road, where pedestrians (including school children) cross awayfrom the pedestrian footpath.- Lack of a right turn bay for vehicles entering the Mine. Traffic along Parkes Street are unableto pass a vehicle stopped waiting to turn right into the Mine.• Lack of a pedestrian crossing of Parkes Street in the town centre (i.e. near the ParkesStreet/Walker Street roundabout).• Continued adherence to the Metropolitan Mine road haulage curfew.In addition, it was identified that there was a need for increased community interaction from the Mine toeducate and inform the community about the Mine’s activities and the steps the Mine is taking toreduce its impact on the community, particularly the use of rail transport and future disposal of coalreject material.Community Consultative CommitteeDuring the development of the TMP, members of the CCC provided suggestions in relation to trafficmanagement at the Metropolitan Mine, which included:• the pedestrian arrangements near the Mine Access Road and Parkes Street intersection beimproved;• consultation with the WCC and RTA be conducted in relation to any upgrade works;• the general good behaviour of the haulage contractor drivers should continue; and• the Metropolitan Mine should continue to operate in compliance with the off-site trucking of coaland coal reject limits.HCPL provided an overview of the draft TMP to members of the CCC at the July 2010 CCC meeting.The draft TMP was forwarded to all CCC members on 10 August 2010. At the October 2010 CCCmeeting the draft TMP and the draft Road Safety Audit and Recommendations Report prepared by J.Wyndham Prince (2010) for the Parkes Street and Mine Access Road Intersection (Figure 4) werediscussed.No changes to the draft TMP were requested during the CCC meeting, however some memberssuggested that the trucking of coal and coal reject be scheduled to avoid school drop off and pick uptimes. Given the current limits on off-site trucking hours, a further reduction on the hours of trucking toavoid school drop off and pick up times is not considered to be practicable by HCPL.The CCC generally agreed with the recommendations presented in the draft Road Safety Audit andRecommendations Report (Section 8.1).Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 14Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan7 PERFORMANCE INDICATORSConsistent with Condition 2, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval, Table 4 outlines the performanceindicators that will be used to assess the performance of the TMP.Table 4Performance IndicatorsAspectRoad MaintenanceContributionsProduct Coal TruckingTonnagesHaulage ContractorManagementPerformance IndicatorWhen annual road maintenance contribution negotiations are required, thenegotiations should commence with the relevant councils and/or DoP by31 August.Annual road maintenance contributions to relevant councils are made by30 November.Coal transported off-site by road in a calendar year does not reach100,000 tonnes prior to 31 October.Coal and coal reject haulage trucking contractors will be notified of HCPL’s offsitehaulage requirements by 31 October 2010.Monitoring that will be conducted to assess the performance indicators is described in Section 9.8 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT8.1 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT OF PARKES STREET AND MINE ACCESS ROAD INTERSECTIONIn accordance with Condition 17, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval a Road Safety Audit of the MineAccess Road and Parkes Street intersection (Figure 4) was conducted in September 2010. The roadsafety audit considered the following aspects:• intersection layout and geometric design;• vehicle/vehicle conflicts;• vehicle/pedestrian conflicts; and• lighting, signs, delineation and drainage.The recommendations of the audit will be implemented to the satisfaction of the Director-General of theDoP once the Road Safety Audit and Recommendations Report is finalised in consultation with theWCC and RTA.8.1.1 Potential Intersection ImprovementsA number of potential intersection improvement options have been identified through the initialconsultation, site inspections and the conduct of the road safety audit (Table 5). The implementation ofthese measures will be described in future revisions of the TMP.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 16Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTable 5Potential Intersection ImprovementsIntersectionAspectVisibility –Parkes StreetVisibility – MineAccess RoadSignage –Parkes StreetSignage – MineAccess RoadVerticalAlignment –Parkes StreetPedestrians –Parkes StreetDescription of IssueVisibility on the northbound approach to theintersection is restricted by a 60° left hand bend.This may lead to road users being unaware oftrucks from the Mine Access Road turning ontoParkes Street.The hold line and stop sign on approach to ParkesStreet are set back 10 metres (m) from the kerbline.This reduces the visibility to the right toapproximately 30 m for vehicles waiting to exit theMine Access Road, which may lead to vehicleconflicts due to vehicles exiting Mine Access Roadnot sighting oncoming traffic.The commencement of the existing 40 kilometreper hour (kph) school zone coincides with theMine Access Road intersection.This may distract or confuse road users and leadto conflicts due to late decision making.There are multiple signs mounted together at theintersection including:- Mine Entrance.- Caution Trucks Turning.- Five right turn arrows.- Community call line and telephone number.- Peabody Australia/Metropolitan Mine.As these signs are nonstandard, they may lead toconflicts and confusion due to late decisionmaking.The northbound approach to the intersection is onan approximate 10% down grade.This may encourage excessive speeds onapproach to the intersection and lead to conflictswith vehicles waiting to turn right into theintersection.The existing crossing adjacent to McMillan Streetis uncontrolled.This crossing is likely to have high usage at peaktimes and may lead to pedestrians crossing theroad at other points due to the waiting times at thecrossing, which may lead to vehicle/pedestrianconflicts.Potential ImprovementProvide junction and “Trucks Turning”warning signs on approach to the bendand chevron signs to warn drivers of theapproaching road layout.Provide an offset edge line pavementmarking on the inside of the bend todiscourage drivers cutting the corner andimprove visibility.Consider installing a flashing light unitcontrolled by detectors on the MineAccess Road’s exit lane in addition tothe junction warning signs.Relocate the hold line and stop sign tobe in line with the proposed kerb andgutter.Relocate the commencement of the40 kph school zone to the south, inadvance of the left hand bend.Replace existing Mine Entrance sign withstandard guide sign.Relocate mine information sign awayfrom the intersection.Provide a “Steep Descent” warning signand a “Reduce Speed Now” sign onapproach.Replace with a controlled zebra crossingto encourage pedestrians to cross at asingle point and remove all conflictingcrossing warning signs.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 17Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTable 5 (cont.)Potential Intersection ImprovementsPedestrians –Mine AccessRoadIntersectionConfigurationA pedestrian desire line has formed across theadjacent vacant lot with the existing crossing pointbeing approximately 5 m down Mine Access Roadfrom Parkes Street.This leads to pedestrians crossing at anuncontrolled location and may lead to potentialconflicts with vehicles and trucks.At the intersection Parkes Street is 10.5 m widewith one lane in each direction, 5 m northboundand 5.5 m southbound, separated by a centre line.There is no kerb and gutter adjacent to the eastverge to define the road edge, protect pedestriansand control turning movements of large vehicles.This may lead to conflict with other vehicles andpedestrians.Provide a zebra crossing facility as perRTA Delineation Guidelines.Provide kerb and gutter on the eastverge to define the edge of carriagewayand add protection for pedestrians.Provide additional pavement markings todefine the lanes as 3.5 m wide with 1.5to 2 m wide shoulders.General Some road markings are worn and difficult to see. Undertake a regular maintenanceprogram to ensure road markings andsigns are visible at all times.After J. Wyndham Prince (2010)8.2 ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTIONSIn accordance with Condition 18, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval HCPL will make annual monetarycontributions to local councils for the maintenance of local roads that are used as haulage routes bythe Metropolitan Mine. If there is any dispute over the amount of the contribution, the matter will bereferred to the Director-General of the DoP for resolution.As coal reject trucking movements to Glenlee Washery will vary annually and will not extend for thewhole Project life, negotiation of suitable road maintenance contributions for HCPL coal reject truckmovements will be undertaken annually, or at an alternative interval agreed by the DoP.8.3 COAL AND COAL REJECT HAULAGE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT MEASURESThe haulage of coal product and coal reject will be undertaken in accordance with the hours ofoperation set out in the Metropolitan Mine’s conditions of Project Approval.In accordance with the Project Approval no more than 120,000 tonnes of coal will be transported offsiteby road in a calendar year without the written approval of the Director-General.In accordance with the Project Approval no coal would be transported by road to the Port Kembla CoalTerminal without the written approval of the Director-General.8.3.1 Hours of Road Haulage OperationsHCPL and its haulage contractors will not load coal or coal reject into on-road haulage trucks, ortransport it off site by road, outside of the hours of 7.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.During emergencies, such as the disruption of rail services, the Mine may haul material offsite outsideof these haulage hours only with the written approval of the Director-General of the DoP.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 18Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan8.3.2 Haulage Driver Behaviour Policy and EnforcementThe Metropolitan Mine product coal and coal reject haulage is undertaken by private haulagecompanies. HCPL will provide its contract haulage companies with written instructions and/or adriver’s code of conduct regarding:• the approved hours of haulage operations;• speed management and use of air brakes; and• general community courtesy measures.HCPL will instruct its haulage companies to provide these instructions to individual drivers andincorporate these measures in their standard operating procedures. This will include a disciplinaryprocedure for breaches of the standard instructions and operating procedures.A telephone number for the provision of comments or complaints regarding the Metropolitan Mine isdisplayed on the signage at the entrance to the Metropolitan Mine (1800 115 003). This number canbe used for members of the community to provide comments regarding product coal and coal rejecthaulage.8.4 OTHER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES8.4.1 DeliveriesHCPL maintains a policy to limit the entrance of heavy vehicles to the Metropolitan Mine, with a heavyvehicle night-time curfew (i.e. large vehicle access to the site is restricted during night-time hours).In addition, HCPL actively works with suppliers to minimise the use of heavy vehicles to deliver smallitems to the Major Surface Facilities Area that could be delivered via a light vehicle or van, wherepracticable.8.4.2 General Traffic MinimisationHCPL encourages the mine operational workforce and construction workforce to car-pool and minimiseworkforce related light vehicle movements to the site.HCPL is also exploring the possibility of establishing a transfer facility on the outskirts of Helensburgh.If this facility is found to be feasible and suitable approvals are obtained from Council, some HCPLemployees would be able to park at this facility and some non-urgent Metropolitan Mine deliverieswould be made to the facility. The workforce and associated non-urgent deliveries would then beshuttled to site to minimise vehicle movements through Helensburgh and minimise on-site light vehicleparking requirements.9 MONITORINGCoal and coal reject deliveries are weighed on receipt at their destination (e.g. Port Kembla, GlenleeWashery) and the delivered tonnages are reported at regular intervals back to HCPL.HCPL will monitor the amount of coal and coal reject that is transported from the site by road and byrail each year in accordance with Condition 21, Schedule 4 of the Project Approval (Section 3.1). Theresults of the monitoring will be provided on the Metropolitan Mine’s website every six months,commencing in December 2010.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 19Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanThe website can be found at:http://www.peabodyenergy.com.au/nsw/metropolitan-mine.html9.1 MONITORING AGAINST PERFORMANCE INDICATORSHCPL will assess the Project traffic management against the performance indicators detailed inTable 6. If data analysis indicates a performance indicator has been exceeded or is likely to beexceeded, management measures will be implemented and HCPL will continue to monitor.10 CONTINGENCY PLANIn the event that the off-site coal and coal reject trucking limits outlined in the Project Approval areconsidered to have been exceeded or are likely to be exceeded, HCPL will implement the followingContingency Plan:• The likely exceedance of the trucking limit will be reported to the Technical Services Managerand/or the Environment and Community Manager within 24 hours.• The Technical Services Manager or the Environment and Community Manager will report thelikely exceedance to the General Manager as soon as practicable after becoming aware of theexceedance.• HCPL will report the exceedance (or likely exceedance) of the trucking limit measure to the DoPas soon as practicable after HCPL becomes aware of the exceedance.• HCPL will identify an appropriate course of action in consultation with the haulage contractors.For example:- proposed contingency measures; and- a program to review the effectiveness of the contingency measures;Contingency measures will be developed in consideration of the specific circumstances of theexceedance, potential contingency measures are described in Section 10.1 below.• HCPL will submit the proposed course of action and a program to review the effectiveness of thecontingency measures to the DoP for approval.• HCPL will implement the approved course of action to the satisfaction of the DoP.10.1 POTENTIAL CONTINGENCY MEASURESIn the event that monitoring indicates that a Project Approval off-site coal and coal reject trucking limithas been exceeded, HCPL will conduct an investigation, and identify and assess potential rectificationmeasures. Potential rectification measures could include:• an audit of the transport management system, including existing transport management measures;• identification of potential system improvements such as the upgrade of coal and coal rejecthandling/transport procedures; and• the conduct of additional monitoring or review (e.g. increase in frequency) to inform the proposedcontingency measures.In the event that an unexpected outage of the rail network occurs, and HCPL is unable to transport coalto the Port Kembla Coal Terminal by rail, a request will be made to the Director-General of DoP topermit the transport coal by road for the period of the rail network outage.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 20Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanTable 6Monitoring of Environmental Consequences against Performance IndicatorsAspect Performance Indicators Assessment of PerformanceIndicatorsRelevant Management MeasuresRoad Maintenance ContributionsWhen annual road maintenance contributionnegotiations are required, the negotiationsshould commence with the relevant councilsand/or DoP by 31 August.The performance indicator will beconsidered to have been exceeded ifthe annual contribution negotiationshave not commenced by 31 August.Consult with relevant councils and DoPregarding contributions payable. Referany dispute to the Director-General ofthe DoP for resolution.Annual road maintenance contributions torelevant councils are made by 30 Novembereach year.The performance indicator will beconsidered to have been exceeded ifthe annual contributions are notmade by 30 November each year.HCPL to make annual contributionpayments.Product Coal Trucking TonnagesCoal transported off-site by road in acalendar year does not reach 100,000tonnes prior to 31 October each year.The performance indicator will beconsidered to have been exceeded ifthe amount of coal transported offsiteby road exceeds 100,000 tonnesprior to 31 October in any one year.Carefully monitor off-site coal haulagetonnages above 100,000 tonnes, andlimit additional coal trucking ifnecessary to meet the Project Approvallimit of 120,000 tonnes.Haulage Contractor ManagementCoal and coal reject haulage truckingcontractors will be notified of HCPL’s off-sitehaulage requirements by 31 October 2010.The performance indicator will beconsidered to be exceeded if theformal notification of the haulagecontractors is not undertaken by31 October 2010.Provide formal advice to the haulagecontractor.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 21Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan11 ANNUAL REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEIn accordance with Condition 3, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval, HCPL will conduct an AnnualReview of the environmental performance of the Project by the end of October 2010, and annuallythereafter.The Annual Review will specifically address the environmental performance of the TMP and will:• describe the works carried out in the past year, and the works proposed to be carried out over thenext year;• include a comprehensive review of the monitoring results and complaints records of the Projectover the past year, including a comparison of these results against the:−−−relevant statutory requirements, limits or performance measures/criteria;monitoring results of previous years; andrelevant predictions in the Environmental Assessment, Preferred Project Report andExtraction Plan;• identify any non-compliance over the last year, and describe what actions were (or are being)taken to ensure compliance;• identify any trends in the monitoring data over the life of the Project;• identify any discrepancies between the predicted and actual impacts of the Project, and analysethe potential cause of any significant discrepancies; and• describe what measures will be implemented over the next year to improve the environmentalperformance of the Project.As described in Section 2, this TMP will be reviewed within three months of the submission of anAnnual Review, and revised where appropriate.12 REPORTING12.1 INCIDENTSAn incident is defined as a set of circumstances that causes or threatens to cause material harm to theenvironment, and/or breaches or exceeds the limits or performance measures/criteria in the ProjectApproval.The reporting of incidents will be conducted in accordance with Condition 6, Schedule 7 of the ProjectApproval. HCPL will notify the Director-General of the DoP and any other relevant agencies of anyincident associated with the Project as soon as practicable after HCPL becomes aware of the incident.Within seven days of the date of the incident, HCPL will provide the Director-General of the DoP andany relevant agencies with a detailed report on the incident.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 22Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management Plan12.2 COMPLAINTSA protocol for the managing and reporting of complaints has been developed as a component ofHCPL’s Environmental Management Strategy and is described below.The Environment and Community Manager is responsible for maintaining a system for recordingcomplaints.HCPL will maintain public signage advertising the telephone number on which environmentalcomplaints can be made. The Environment and Community Manager is responsible for ensuring thatthe currency and effectiveness of the service is maintained. Notifications of complaints received are tobe provided as quickly as practicable to the Environment and Community Manager.Complaints and enquiries do not have to be received via the telephone line and may be received in anyother form. Any complaint or enquiry relating to environmental management or performance is to berelayed to the Environment and Community Manager as soon as practicable. All employees areresponsible for ensuring the prompt relaying of complaints. All complaints will be recorded in acomplaints register.For each complaint, the following information will be recorded in the complaints register:• date and time of complaint;• method by which the complaint was made;• personal details of the complainant which were provided by the complainant or, if no such detailswere provided, a note to that effect;• nature of the complaint;• the action(s) taken by HCPL in relation to the complaint, including any follow-up contact with thecomplainant; and• if no action was taken by HCPL, the reason why no action was taken.The Environment and Community Manager is responsible for ensuring that all complaints areappropriately investigated, actioned and that information is fed back to the complainant, unlessrequested to the contrary.In accordance with Condition 10, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval, the complaints register will bemade publicly available on the website and updated on a monthly basis. A summary of complaintsreceived and actions taken will be presented to the Community Consultative Committee as part of theoperational performance review.12.3 NON-COMPLIANCES WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTSA protocol for the managing and reporting of non-compliances with statutory requirements has beendeveloped as a component of HCPL’s Environmental Management Strategy and is described below.Compliance with all approvals, plans and procedures will be the responsibility of all personnel (staff andcontractors) employed on or in association with the Metropolitan Mine, and will be developed throughpromotion of Metropolitan Mine ownership under the direction of the General Manager.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 23Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanThe Technical Services Manager and/or Environment and Community Manager will undertake regularinspections, internal audits and initiate directions identifying any remediation/rectification work required,and areas of actual or potential non-compliance.As described in Section 12.1, HCPL will notify the Director-General of the DoP and any other relevantagencies of any incident associated with the Metropolitan Mine as soon as practicable after HCPLbecomes aware of the incident. Within seven days of the date of the incident, HCPL will provide theDirector-General of the DoP and any relevant agencies with a detailed report on the incident.A review of HCPL’s compliance with all conditions of the Project Approval, mining leases and all otherapprovals and licences will be conducted prior to (and included within) each Annual Review. TheAnnual Review will be made publicly available on the Peabody website.Additionally, in accordance with Condition 8, Schedule 7 of the Project Approval, an independentenvironmental audit will be conducted by the end of December 2011, and a minimum of once everythree years thereafter. A copy of the audit report will be submitted to the Director-General of the DoPand made publicly available on the Peabody website. The independent audit will be conducted by anappropriately qualified, experienced and independent team of experts whose appointment has beenendorsed by the Director-General of the DoP.13 REFERENCESHelensburgh Coal Pty Ltd (2008) Metropolitan Coal Project Environmental Assessment.Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd (2010) Metropolitan Mine Replacement Drift Construction ModificationEnvironmental Assessment.J. Wyndham Prince (2010) Stage 5 Road Safety Audit and Recommendations Report Parkes Streetand Colliery Road Intersection, Helensburgh (Draft). Prepared for Peabody Energy Australia.Masson Wilson Twiney (2008) Metropolitan Colliery Traffic Assessment. Prepared for HelensburghCoal Pty Ltd.Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-D Page 24Document ID: Traffic Management Plan

Metropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanAPPENDIX ABASELINE TRAFFIC SURVEY LOCATIONSMetropolitan Mine – Traffic Management PlanRevision No. TMP-R01-DDocument ID: Traffic Management Plan

TUBECOUNTSURVEYLOCATIONSMETROPOLITAN COLLIERY1Colliery Road2Parkes Street3Lawrence Hargrave Drive4Bulli Pass Old Princes Highway5Princes Highway6Bulli-Appin Road7Narellan-Appin Road8Appin Road9Narellan Road1091011Camden BypassSprings Road1187216345Figure A1 3Filename: 063271di11.aiDate: 29 February 2008

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