Metropolitan Mine Traffic Management Plan - Peabody Energy

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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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