Spirit Energy Draft Road Impact Study

The study was conducted to estimate the impacts to county roadways due to expansions of the
Spiritwood Energy Park approximately 10 miles East of Jamestown, North Dakota. The analysis
indicated that 326 of the 2,988 miles of county roadways within the seventy-five mile radius
study area would experience significant enough impacts to quantify additional costs for roadway
upkeep during the next twenty years. Following is a summary of the findings for the study area.
�� 2,988 total miles of county roadway studied
�� 326 total miles of county roadway with an annual increase of greater than 200 trucks, which
is 11% of the total miles.
The study concluded that the additional traffic loads would require an investment from the five
affected counties: Cass, Barnes, Ransom, Stutsman, and Traill, in excess of $8,000,000 over
the next twenty years. Barnes and Stutsman counties are estimated to need approximately
$3,500,000 dollars each, Cass and Ransom approximately $500,000, and Traill county
approximately $100,000.
Following is a more detailed discussion of the study findings. A copy

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