EPA Announces NEW Truck Haul Route for Chat Removal Mzij at the Tar Creek Superfund Site oEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 1445 Ross Ave. (6SF-VO) Dallas, TX 75202 Tar Creek Superfund Site Ottawa County, Oklahoma EPA Enhances Safety with NEW Truck Haul Route April 18, 2012 In early February 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its contractors began cleaning up mining wastes-commonly known as chat - from five locations about two miles east of Quapaw, in the vicinity of the intersection of East 50 Road and 630 Road. Cleanup involves excavating chat and hauling it in large trucks to a repository on East 40 Road. Safety is first and foremost for us. As part of our commitment to your safety, the route loaded trucks take when leaving the excavation areas will be changed to reduce the likelihood of accidents. Beginning in mid-April 2012, loaded trucks delivering waste to the repository will exit the excavation areas on East 50 Road at Highway 69A. Trucks will travel west on Highway 69A to 560 Road and travel north to 565 Road, where they will travel NE to East 40 Road. At the intersection of 565 Road and East 40 Road, trucks will travel east to the repository. The route for empty trucks returning to the excavation areas from the repository will not change. Please be aware of the potential to encounter large trucks on roadways and drive cautiously. The map on the inside pages of this flyer show the location of the chat removal areas and the truck routes to and from the repository. All haul trucks working on our projects will have speed restrictions for dump trucks lower than posted speed limits, roadside warning signs, and lighted/flashing signs at critical intersections. If you witness unsafe driving by any project trucks on these routes, please call 918.674.1164 with the time, location, and the name of the company that is located on the door of the trucks. Your feedback is appreciated. For more information about construction activities and traffic safety, contact the Tar Creek Project Office at 918.674.1164. Additional information about cleanup efforts at the Tar Creek Superfund Site can be found online at http://www. epa. go v/reg ion 6/6sf/Oklahoma/ tar_ creek/index, h tm One of the haul trucks that drivers may encounter on Ottawa County roads. A lighted message board warns motorists about truck traffic on local roadways. ------- fjockervi E, 1^-RB E0020 Rd E0030 Rd Highway Message Board: SLOW DOWN - TRUCKS ENTERING HIGHWAY-7 am to 6 pm Highway Message Board: SLOW DOWN - TRUCKS ENTERING HIGHWAY - 7 am to 6 pm Highway Message Board: SLOW DOWN - TRUCKS ENTERING HIGHWAY Concrete Headwalls Gravel Central Mill Tailings Pond/Repository Site Highway Message Board: SLOW DOWN - TRUCKS ENTERING HIGHWAY Legend I Approved Haul Route from Distal 6 Site to the Repository Approved Return route from the Repository to Distal 6 - Railroad Road Creek Chat Removal Area (Distal 6) ft Haul Route Intersects RR Stop Sign Installed ft Trees Obstruct View ft Truck Crossing o Trucks Entering HOU \\HOLLISTER\PROJ\TAR CREEK\R6R2-043 TCSM OU4 FR 395950\MAPFILES\HAUL RD ROUTE DISTAL 6 SAFETY FLYER.MXD FLONDON 4/17/2012 4:08:58 PM N A 1,250 2,500 5,000 I Feet Haul Route for Current Removal Area (Distal 6) Tar Creek Superfund Site Operable Unit No. 4 Ottawa County, Oklahoma CH2MHILL ------- |