The constructed road will be 6,766 ft in length and consist of an elevated gravel surface capable of accommodating summer travel of vehicles up to 25,000 lbs, and winter travel of mining equipment up to and including a Caterpillar D10. The path will be flagged and cleared of vegetation 10ft on either side of centerline (total width 20ft) by hydro ax during the winter. Any material layed down during clearing activies will be pushed to the center of the new alignment and used as fill. Road construction will consist of an average of two feet of gravel fill on geotextile placed over the existing ground and vegetation. Organic soil and vegetation will be left in place to provide insulation and prevent thawing of existing permafrost. Gravel will be transported from a nearby material site and staged near the construction site during the winter for spring or summer placement. The road will be constructed to have a travel surface width of 15ft capable of accommodating one-way travel of mining equipment. Seven vehicle pullouts, 40 ft deep and 20 ft wide, will placed at approximately equal distances along the length of the new alignment. To facilitate continued down slope water flow, sides will be sloped to a grade of 2:1 and seeded, and approximately seven culverts of 18 inch HPDE pipe will be placed in appropriate locations.