Effects of Increased Traffic, EIS Additional Information Section 13 (BHP Billiton, 1995)
This document analyzes the effects of increased truck traffic on NWT public highways and the Echo Bay Winter Road resulting from the NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, examining impacts on public safety, wildlife mortality (particularly bison and caribou), and vegetation. The analysis incorporates 1994 traffic data, accident statistics, and projected traffic volumes to assess potential environmental and safety consequences of mine operations.
- Date
- 1995
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services, Ferguson Simek Clark, Echo Bay Mines Ltd., Kennecott, Department of Transportation, Department of Renewable Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Treaty 8 Yellowknives Dene, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, DIAND
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Echo Bay Winter Road, Tibbit Lake, Koala Camp, Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, Highway 1, Highway 3, Highway 4, Edmonton, Hay River, Yellowknife, Rae/Edzo, Fort Providence, Gordon Lake, Lupin Mine, Dettah Ice Road, Alaska, Prudhoe Bay, Northern Saskatchewan
- Parameters
- traffic volume, vehicle accidents, wildlife mortality, wood bison, caribou, Bathurst Caribou herd, vegetation damage, public safety, winter road operation, truck traffic, vehicle-wildlife collisions, road deterioration
- Pages
- 19
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