Bengalla Mine Environmental Impact Statement (1993) - Part 1 of 3

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2:23 2.12 TRANSPORT SYSTEMS The existing transport network of the Bengalla - Muswellbrook area is shown in Figure 2.13. The Bengalla Authorisation is serviced by three roads - Wybong Road (Main Road 208) running along the northern boundary of the area, Bengalla Road traversing the area, and Logues Lane forming part of the eastern boundary. The Muswellbrook - Ulan Railway passes through the southern part of the project area. Denman Road (Main Road 209) lies parallel to the railway, south of the Hunter River and the Authorisation. Roxburgh Road runs west of the Authorisation. 2.12.1 Roads and Traffic Wybong Road (Main Road 208) branches off Kayuga Road linking Muswellbrook in the east with Wybong and Sandy Hollow in the west. It provides access to properties on the northern side of the Hunter River between Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow. The road is a two-lane rural carriageway and is bitumen sealed from Muswellbrook to the Castlerock and Bunnan turnoffs, a distance of 17 km. The Kayuga Road Bridge is the only public access over the Hunter River in the vicinity of Muswellbrook. Bengalla Road branches off Wybong Road in the northeastern part of the project area. It is a two-lane narrow sealed rural road providing access to the properties and residences within the Bengalla area. The road heads southwestwards and terminates at the Muswellbrook - Ulan Railway at Property No. 132 south of the Authorisation. Logues Lane intersects Wybong Road at Rosebrook Creek and forms the northeastern boundary of the Authorisation. It is a two-lane narrow sealed road giving access to properties and residences on the Hunter River floodplain, east of the project area. The road terminates at Property No. 60. Denman Road (Main Road 209) joins Muswellbrook and Denman and is a two-lane sealed rural road south of the Hunter River. Roxburgh Road runs west of the Authorisation and links Wybong Road in the north with Roxburgh and Denman in the southwest. It is a two-lane sealed rural road and gives access to properties in the western part of the Authorisation. BENGALLA EIS. F156 NOVEMBER 1993
2:24 Traffic counts have been carried out as part of the road transport study undertaken by Stapleton and Hallam (see Appendix 10). The traffic flows in the vicinity of the Authorisation are shown in Table 2.11. TABLE 2.11 ROAD TRAFFIC FLOWS Road Traffic Flow vehicles/day Source New England Highway 200 m south of Sandy Creek Bridge East of Maitland Street, Muswellbrook South of Sydney Road, Muswellbrook At southern Shire boundary 8,284 18,187 13,554 8,633 Average Annual Daily Traffic 1988, (RTA 1990) Average Annual Daily Traffic 1988, (RTA 1990) Average Annual Daily Traffic 1988, (RTA 1990) Average Annual Daily Traffic 1988, (RTA 1990) Bengalla Road South of Wybong Road Wybong Road East of Roxburgh Road Denman Road West of Mitchell Line Road 183 690 2,416 Average Weekly Flow Stapleton & Hallam 1992 Average Weekly Flow Stapleton & Hallam 1992 Average Weekly Flow Stapleton & Hallam 1992 2.12.2 Railway The Muswellbrook - Ulan Railway, traversing the southern part of the project area, operates as a freight line from Sandy Hollow to Muswellbrook, forming the eastern section of the Ulan - Muswellbrook line. The Sandy Hollow - Merriwa section of the line is not used at present. The Ulan - Muswellbrook line joins the Main Northern Railway at Muswellbrook and freight is carried on these lines from western New South Wales to Newcastle. Freight train movements on the Ulan - Muswellbrook line total approximately 24 per day (SRA-Freight Road pers. comm. 1992). Normally, the order of abundance of freight is: Coal - maximum of 18 train movements/day Wheat - zero at present (May 1992) due to recent drought Steel - (interstate traffic) Ore from Cobar (EZ Mine) Concrete sleepers (from factory at Denman) BENGALLA EIS. F156 NOVEMBER 1993
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Page 7 and 8: A : 1 ABBREVIATIONS A102 Authorisat
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5:1 5.1 IMPACT ON TOPOGRAPHY, SOILS
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5:3 dairying. The Joint Venture pro
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5:7 salinity of the river water. 5.
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5:11 Vineyards There is a grape gro
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5:15 5.4.2 Blasting A test blast wa
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5:19 TABLE 5.4 VISUAL IMPACTS WITH
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5:21 survival of protected fauna. T
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5:27 5.11 IMPACT ON EUROPEAN HERITA
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5:31 5.11.3 Measures to Protect Her
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5:33 The main energy consumption at
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5:35 blasting. The residences affec
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5:37 will therefore not be adversel
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5:39 The Bengalla Joint Venture pro
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5:41 Project Benefits The Bengalla
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6.1 6.1 ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEVELOP
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6.3 The environmental impact of dra
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6.5 · avoid traffic from the south
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, 19
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GLOSSARY Anisotropic A property, su
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G:3 SI PREFIXES Factor by which the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1.0 INTR
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2 Soil unit classification was adap
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4 substantial depth. The soils are
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6 TABLE 1 SOIL TEST RESULTS Samplin
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8 APPENDIX 2 SOIL SURVEY Bengalla S
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TABLE ..... LAND OWNERSHIP AND RESI
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Partly within Bengalla Authorisatio
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East of Bengalla Authorisation, Nor
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Authorisation ? ha 148 A. B. & E. J
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