25 Pa. Code § 273.213 - Access roads
(a) An access
road shall be designed, constructed and maintained to prevent erosion to the
maximum extent possible and to prevent contributions of sediment to streams or
runoff outside the site.
(b) A
crossing of a perennial or intermittent stream or a wetland shall be made using
bridges, culverts or similar structures. Bridges, culverts or other
encroachments or water obstructions shall meet the requirements of Chapter 105
(relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(c) An access road shall have a drainage
system that is compatible with the natural drainage system, structurally stable
and which will pass safely the peak flow from a 25-year, 24-hour precipitation
event. For roads that are used or in existence for more than 30 days, the
drainage system shall include sloped or crowned road surfaces, cross drains or
culverts, stabilized ditches, erosion resistant surfacing, sediment traps and
other appropriate measures as required by §
273.242 (relating to soil erosion
and sedimentation control).
(d) An
access road shall be paved or surfaced with asphalt, gravel, cinders or other
equivalent material approved by the Department in the permit. An access road
shall be capable of withstanding the load limits projected by the applicant
under §
273.134 (relating to plan for
access roads). The maximum sustained grade of an access road may not exceed
12%.
(e) For roads leading to the
waste disposal area, a landfill shall maintain a minimum cartway width of one
of the following:
(1) Twenty-two feet for
two-way traffic.
(2) Twelve feet
for one-way traffic with pull-off intervals every 100 yards or a greater
distance where there is a clear view of approaching vehicles.
(f) An access road negotiable by
loaded collection vehicles shall be provided from the entrance gate of the
facility to each unloading area. An access road shall also be provided to each
treatment facility, impoundment and groundwater monitoring point. Other
monitoring points shall be readily accessible.
(g) Disturbed areas adjacent to a road shall
be vegetated or otherwise stabilized to prevent erosion.
(h) An access road shall be maintained to
control dust and to prevent or control the tracking of mud on and off the
site.
(i) An access road shall be
designed, constructed and maintained to allow the orderly egress and ingress of
vehicular traffic when the facility is in operation, including during inclement
weather.
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