Environmental Assessment
Volume C-5.5
Slurry Pipeline
Traffic
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maintaining vehicles in good condition to ensure they are no louder than
other, similar vehicles on the roadways; and
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ensure vehicles travel at reduced speeds to minimize impact and
oscillation loads when homes are adjacent (within 200 m) to a roadway.
5.5.6
Conclusions
The construction of the pipeline will result in short-term traffic increases along
RN2 from Toamasina to slurry pipeline access roads, and the new or existing
access roads to the pipeline. Truck and bus volumes will increase by about 1%
on major roads, during construction. However, the trucks and buses will be large
relative to existing vehicles, so will be noticed by other road users. The extent of
traffic increases along minor roads will be greater on a percentage basis and are
likely to result in larger impacts.
Mitigations toward impact of traffic include strict speed limits, proper
construction and maintenance of roads, maintenance of vehicles, and driver
education.
Increased traffic levels during pipeline construction may affect residences along
roadways, livestock and human safety through impacts on traffic congestion,
noise, air emissions, dust and vibration. Although these effects will be short-
term, they will represent a moderate impact in some areas, such as the pipeline
RoW and the pipeline access routes.
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