OPERATIONS PLAN for the Construction of the Amherst Island Wind Project

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1 OPERATIONS PLAN for the Construction of the Amherst Island Wind Project

2 Table of Contents 1 lntroduction Traffic and Construction Management Plan Traffic Routes Closures and Delays Waste Management and Hazardous Materials Navigable Waters Road Maintenance Impact Mitigation Bicycle Traffic School Functions Student Transportation Agricultural traffic... 8 Vehicular Traffic to and From the Public Docks... 9 Staging Evaluation...: Employee Training and Enforcement Hours of Operation Emergency Circumstances Turbine Foundation Pours Turbine Erection Main Transformer Fill Construction Noise Mitigation Dust Control Impacts to Trees and Vegetation Cultural Heritage Features Drainage, Grading and Fencing Village of Stella Ferry Operations Communications Plan Municipality and Resident Notice

3 3.2 Complaint Response Protocol On-site Staff Public Safety Plan Emergency Services Health and Safety Plan Emergency Response and Communications Plan SCHEDULE 01- WTG Component Delivery Vehicle Dimensions SCHEDULE 02 - Traffic Management Plan SCHEDULE 03 - Heavy Load Traffic by Road SCHEDULE 04-Site Safety Orientation SCHEDULE 05- Renewable Energy Approval Condition M SCHEDULE 06 - Renewable Energy Approval Condition H SCHEDULE 07- Erosion and Sediment Control - Typical Details SCHEDULE 08 - Site Safety Plan Table of Contents SCHEDULE 09 - Emergency Response Plan... 33

4 1 Introduction This Operations Plan is being provided to Loyalist Township as prescribed by the Road Use Agreement, and commitments in the Renewable Energy Approval application, for the Amherst Island Wind Project (the "Project"). The intention of the Operations Plan is to provide details to Loyalist Township and the public about the methods of construction, and mitigations to be implemented in order to reduce the potential impacts and inconveniences to local residents. 2 Traffic and Construction Management Plan 2. 1 Traffic Routes Oversized truck load deliveries on the island will include the delivery of approximately 78 turbine blades, 26 turbine pods ("nacelles"), 26 turbine rotor hubs and 130 turbine tower sections as well as the main power transformer, construction crane components and 3 utility pole delivery trucks for the transmission line. Approximate dimensions of the turbine component delivery trucks are provided in Schedule 01. The detailed Traffic Management Plan is provided in Schedule 02. Turbine Truck Delivery Rout es: The roads which will be utilized and the direction of travel for the delivery of oversized and heavy loads are identified in the figures included in Schedule 02. Turbine components will arrive at the project island dock and turn onto Front Road eastbound passing through the Village of Stella to Turbine no.'s 30, 26, 18, and 13, or cross Front Road onto a private access road south to 2nd Concession. Components for Turbine no.'s 31, 34, 20, 05, 22, 16, 04, 29, and 01 will travel westbound on 2nd Concession to the appropriate private land access road entrance driveway. Components for Turbine no.'s 11, 03 and 09 will travel eastbound on 2nd Concession, turn onto Stella Forty Foot Road southbound and then onto 3rd Concession westbound. The remaining components will travel eastbound on 2nd Concession and turn onto Stella Forty Foot Road southbound and enter the appropriate private access road either on the west for turbines 19, 21, and 36 or east for 37, 27, 02, 14, 07, 12, 33, and 28. In the case of Turbine no.'s 14, 07, 12, 33 and 28, components will continue on the access road and turn onto South Shore Road eastbound before turning north onto the appropriate private access road. Heavy Loads: component deliveries. Heavy loads include all material and equipment trucks which are not turbine 11Page

5 All trucks not used for personnel transport will be classified as "heavy load" trucks in the Traffic Plan. Examples of these vehicles include (but are not limited to) delivery of aggregate crushed limestone and rock, concrete trucks, cranes and trucks containing crane parts, tool containers, direct boring drill rigs, water trucks, trucks containing tankers with dry cement powder, re-inforcing steel bars, medium-voltage pad-mount transformers, batch plant equipment, substation equipment, spools of electrical cable and turbine components. These heavy load truck deliveries will start their daily delivery route from either the project island dock or the central staging and laydown area located on a private land access road between Front Road and 2nd Concession. They will follow the same routes described above to the turbine locations, access roads or municipal roads with the exception of Turbines no.'s 30, 26, 18 and 13. Heavy loads for those four turbines will take the same route as for turbine 33 but will continue along South Shore Road to Lower Forty Foot Road, travel north to Front Road and then west to the private land access road. Therefore heavy load delivery trucks will not pass in front of the school or through the Village of Stella. A table containing a breakdown of the different heavy load truck types is provided in Schedule 03. Many of these trucks will be transported to the island by barge. It is currently estimated that there will be two barges transporting personnel and materials for the Project throughout the construction period, and that each barge will make 5-6 trips each day. This number, however, could vary depending on weather conditions and other unplanned events. Some of the island-based heavy load truck trips will not require a corresponding barge trip because of the following: Water trucks will be filled from Lake Ontario, so these are included in the count of island based traffic, but not in the barge trip count. Concrete delivery trucks will run between the island batch plant and turbine foundations. Schedule 03 displays the estimated quantity of heavy load delivery trucks on each road. At each access road a new entrance will be constructed including a large turning radius to allow turbine component deliveries, the large radius turn onto the access roads will be removed following construction leaving an approximately 6m wide entrance for operation. Some sections of the public roads will require widening for delivery of the turbine components; specifically along Dump Road, South Shore Road and on 3rd Concession. Detailed engineering of the upgrades required to support the volume of heavy loads will be provided for Loyalist Township approval as part of the Pre Construction Study outlined in the Road Use Agreement. Four turning radius increases will be required at one corner of the intersections of: 2nd Concession and Stella Forty Foot Road 3rd Concession and Stella Forty Foot Road South Shore Road and Lower Forty Foot Road Lower Forty Foot Road and Front Road 21Page

6 2.2 Closures a nd De la ys Throughout construction activities, public roads will generally remain open for regular residential traffic and any necessary road closures are not expected to be long-term. To communicate the construction activities and necessary short-term road closures, residents will be provided advanced notice of any activities as further outlined in Section 3 "Communications Plan". While trenching alongside public roads for the installation of underground electrical cables, traffic control flag persons will be used, in compliance with Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Ontario Book 7 traffic safety requirements. This will allow single lane traffic flow in alternating directions as necessary to mitigate residential traffic delays. Flag persons will be aware of the MTO ferry schedule and will give priority to traffic bound for the MTO/Township dock. Construction activities which may result in temporary road closures or delays include the following: Roadside trenching for the collection system in some very narrow stretches of road and trenching directly within the travelled road may result in a short term temporary complete blockage of the road: o Where driveways will be temporarily cut-off or affected, steel plates will be used to allow temporary access if required. Affected driveways will be restored to original or improved condition upon completion. o The section of South Shore Road 1200m east of Stella Forty Foot road to 3100m east of Stella Forty Foot Road has several locations which are narrow and where the trenching may need to be in the travelled road which may result in short term temporary closures. Signage will warn traffic of the delays and advise alternate routes. The trenching operation on South Shore road may result in closure of a short section (approximately 500m) of the road progressing sequentially each day as trenching progresses. The duration of trenching on South Shore Road is expected to be approximately three weeks. o Trenching operations are planned to progress at an average of approximately 300m per day (pending weather and geo-technical conditions). Trenching of the collection system across a road: o These instances are expected to be at some private access road entrances on 2nd Concession, Stella Forty Foot Road, Lower Forty Foot Road and Front Road; although not all locations have been defined at this time and additional locations may be required. o The duration of these temporary closures are expected to be under two hours. o Steel plates may be used to keep at least one lane width of the road passable. o Further means and methods including boring will be dependent upon soil conditions and will be investigated prior to construction. Where possible, boring of collection system cables underneath a public road would negate the need for trenching across the road. Stella Forty Foot Road will be temporarily closed at the site access road between Turbine no.'s S19 and S37 for approximately 1 hour to allow the main crane to cross. Other equipment will be able to cross Stella Forty Foot Road with assistance of a traffic control marshal and flag-persons, but without closing the road. 3IPage

7 Public traffic may be temporarily halted on 2nd Concession to allow the main erection crane to travel between private access road entrances. There will be approximately 6 such crane walks involving the large main erection crane between Dump Road and Emerald Forty Foot Road and each will last from one to two hours. Appropriate road signage, traffic marshals and flag-persons will be deployed. Advanced coordination with residents and emergency services will be completed to minimize potential impacts. The Windlectric on-site construction management team will ensure the two alternate detour routes (Front Road and 3rd Concession) are identified as per MTO regulations and are clear of construction traffic during the times when 2nd Concession is restricted. In addition to temporary road closures as described above, there will also be areas of restricted traffic flow which may cause some minor delays in regular residential island traffic movement. The primary cause of these restrictions will be due to partial blockage of a public roadway from movement of equipment, culvert installation, collector line installation and slow moving oversized vehicles. Partial blockages of the road may cause delays in some areas; signage will be used to inform road users of areas of activity in the immediate area, and flag persons will be deployed to control traffic and minimize delays to the extent possible. The public will be advised of expected delays to traffic in accordance with Section 3 - Communications Plan in this document. Activities which may result in partial constraints of a public roadway include: Trenching along the roadside for the collection system: o The road will remain open to single lane traffic during roadside trenching, except where temporary blockages are anticipated as described above. Laying, grading and compacting gravel on public roads to improve the strength and bearing capacity: o Final assessment of the extent and design of these upgrades will be completed as part of the Pre-Construction Study. o It is expected that the road upgrades will be completed while maintaining use by local residential traffic. This will include single lane closures with traffic control allowing for alternating traffic flow as described above. Culvert installation at access road entrances will also require partial blockage of the public road way. Slow moving oversized load vehicles will be mainly for the transportation of main crane components between sites and for wind turbine components from the barge dock directly to the installation site. Turbine component delivery vehicles are expected to take approximately 20 minutes to reach their destination and will travel at speeds between 10 km/h and 40 km/h. The turbine components are expected to be delivered Monday through Friday over an approximate eight week period. Note there may be special conditions which require turbine component movements to occur on a Saturday. 41Page

8 Oversized loads may move slower through intersections and when entering or exiting a public road. The pilot vehicle and driver of the oversized load will wait for a sufficient gap in traffic to make the turn or proceed through the intersection. A traffic spotter will be deployed for areas where sightlines are not sufficient. A regularly scheduled time for transporting oversized vehicles will be established and communicated to the public as per Section 3 - Communications Plan below in order to allow local traffic to plan accordingly. The schedule for turbine component deliveries will be planned to coordinate with the ferry schedule, for example, by keeping clear of the ferry access road 5-10 minutes before each ferry departure. This would depend on expected ferry traffic and could be increased or decreased accordingly. Oversized load transport will be managed by a contractor site management representative designated as the traffic coordinator to ensure that vehicles adhere to the ferry related restrictions outlined above. For safety purposes, the movement of oversized load vehicles must follow the prescribed routes. These vehicles will follow a pilot vehicle which may be an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser or other private escort vehicle. Construction trucks carrying aggregate materials or concrete or other heavy loads will also reduce speeds as determined by road conditions and the specific vehicle but at all times will adhere to the posted speed limits on all Township roads. Vehicle speeds on private site roads will be restricted. 2,3 Waste Management and Hazardous Materials All waste will be promptly removed from the island in accordance with appropriate provincial legislation such as Ontario Regulation 347, the General- Waste Management Regulation and the Construction Environmental Management Plan {CEMP). The CEMP will be developed with the Pre Construction Study and will be provided to the township for review prior to the start the construction work. Non-hazardous waste will be deposited in appropriately labeled and controlled receptacles located at the site laydown area. These waste receptacles will be provided and maintained by a licensed third party contractor who will also be responsible for the transport and reuse, recycling and/or disposal at an approved Ministry of Environment and Climate Change {MOECC) off-site facility on a weekly basis or as necessary. Sanitary waste generated during the construction phase will be collected via portable toilets and wash stations supplied and maintained by a licensed third party contractor which will be retained prior to the start of construction activities. A dedicated receptacle meeting appropriate regulations and standards will be maintained at the central staging and laydown area for any hazardous waste. Hazardous waste materials will be transported to the mainland regularly for recycling or disposal at a licensed facility so that these SI Page

9 materials are not being stored on the island. Transport and disposal of all hazardous waste will be by a licensed third party contractor. All contractor personnel and subcontractors working at the site will be properly trained on the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) prior to the commencement of the work. There will be no long-term storage of waste during the construction of the project and final disposal of waste will be conducted by a third-party contractor at an MOECC-approved facility. No waste will be deposited at the Amherst Island waste disposal facility and all third party contractors involved in waste management will be prohibited from using the public ferry for their activities related to the project and will be required to use project barges. 2.4 Navigable Waters The primary factor resulting in impacts on navigation in the North Channel between Amherst Island and the mainland is increased vessel traffic (which includes the transport barges, associated tug boats and personnel vessels): Vessel traffic will be governed by the Collision Regulations of chapter 1416 of the Canada Shipping Act. All marine equipment, whether anchored, at a dock, or under way, will comply with these regulations. During emergency situations (eg. A 911 call) all project marine traffic will yield to the public ferry. Dedicated project docks will be constructed on the mainland (temporary) and the island (permanent) so there will be no impact to the existing MTO ferry docks. There will be continuous communication between the project marine vessels and the Frontenac II ferry (or any temporary replacement) in accordance with the marine protocol and Collision Regulations. It may be necessary to have the outer mooring dolphins lit at night; this determination will be made by Transport Canada. All project marine vehicles and project docks must adhere to Transport Canada requirements. 2.5 Road Maintenance The contractor's Construction Superintendent will be in close communication with the township's Transportation and Solid Waste Manager (or other Township designated representative) allowing them to address any concerns directly. The contractor will inspect each site entrance being used at the end of the day and any excess mud, stone and debris will be cleared after the final vehicles have left the site road. Inspection sheets will be completed by contractor personnel to ensure that each entrance is clear before closing the site. GI Page

10 Complaints from all sources will be addressed via the Complaint Resolution Protocol in accordance with the requirements of the REA. A dedicated road sweeper and dust control water truck will be maintained on site and will sweep Front road at the barge dock access road twice per day and will move around the island to clean roads at private access road entrances as necessary. The mainland construction barge dock will be maintained in a similar manner. There will be a road maintenance crew with a grader deployed on roads being used for construction. The contractor will have a grader on site to maintain existing roads throughout heavy load deliveries. The grader will plan efforts based on the traffic plan but will also be dispatched to take care of reasonable road problem complaints. Construction personnel will frequently monitor the condition of the roads and report any issues for coordination of remedial work to the contractor's Roads Superintendent or designee. 2.6 Impact Mitigation The following outlines mitigation measures which will be employed as necessary in order to reduce the potential impacts from project activities Bicycle Traffic Informational materials with maps identifying construction road traffic routes will be provided at various locations in the community including the post office, museum, ferry terminal and others as described in Section 3 - Communications Plan below. All site personnel will be warned to pay particular attention to cyclists during their mandatory safety site orientation prior to commencing work and will be reminded at daily morning meetings held with site personnel. Daily morning site meetings are mandatory and will be used to disseminate new information and to re-enforce existing site rules. Sample representative content of the mandatory site safety orientations meeting is provided in Schedule 04. All construction traffic will be courteous to cyclists and will provide them the right of way as per highway traffic law and the site construction rules. Areas of active construction activity on private land will be off-limits to bicycle traffic and will be clearly indicated as such. Bicycle traffic on public roadways will be treated as vehicular traffic and directed accordingly through active construction sites School Functions Prior to the start of civil construction, a coordination meeting will be scheduled with the school principle to review traffic management and safety plans. Regular meetings will be organized with the school liaison such as the principal or other designated representatives to provide advance notice of traffic routing and schedules. These meetings will be scheduled by mutual agreement and will be as frequent as requested by the school representative. 71Page

11 Construction work will be planned in order to mitigate the impact on special school functions and these mitigation plans will be communicated to the site personnel via the daily morning meetings leading up to the school functions. The school representative will be invited to attend the daily coordination meeting to communicate directly with site staff if they wish. School staff will have access to the site construction planning map referred to in Section 3 - Communications Plan. A calendar of scheduled school functions including but not limited to bus times, PD days, parent nights, and theatrical productions will be posted in a location of high visibility at the health and safety site trailer and reviewed regularly. Site management will bring attention to special dates as required. In the event of an unplanned school event such as school closure due to mechanical/electrical problems at the school or snow day, the school will have the direct cell phone numbers of the senior site management team who will immediately review construction planning for the day and respond reasonably, in relation to traffic management and safety. During transportation of oversized loads in front of the school, a traffic safety monitor will be situated near the school entrance to ensure traffic flow is maintained and safety is regulated at all times. This traffic safety monitor may include uniformed OPP and/ or pilot cars as necessary and will be in constant contact with the site manager. 2,6.3 Student Transportation The site team, and in particular the Safety Supervisor, will coordinate with school officials to ensure appropriate safety precautions are set in place for any construction activities which may impact student transportation. Transportation of oversized loads in front of the school and through Stella will not take place during the 30 minute periods at the start and end of the school day. In the event that a child will be walking or riding to school at a non-standard time, i.e. running late or leaving early, the parents or the school may contact the Windlectric Site Manager directly who will then take the appropriate action, which may include escorting the child to school Agricultural traffic Information regarding the time of year, roads and vehicles used will be gathered from the agricultural community as per the Communications Plan. This information will then be added to the construction planning map for analysis in order to determine the times and locations of concern and evaluate potential mitigation measures such as construction timing and sequencing. Types of traffic expected are transporters with animals, herds or flocks on foot, feed, crop and farming equipment. Some of this will be seasonal and other traffic will be unplanned. o Seasonal agricultural traffic will be taken into consideration in the construction planning. The site team will communicate closely with farmers as per the Communications Plan, and will thus be aware of the agricultural traffic to be expected. Bl Page

12 This information will then be coordinated with the construction management team during POD (plan of day) meetings and with the general site personnel during mandatory daily morning meetings. Concerns and information regarding agricultural traffic will also be addressed with each individual during their mandatory pre-work site orientation meeting. The site Safety Supervisor will coordinate with local farmers to understand their individual needs and work to mitigate the impact. This will include providing farmers with phone numbers to call in advance of particular equipment movements as well as regular meetings. If a large piece of agricultural equipment such as a tractor or combine does encounter a construction transport vehicle, the construction vehicle will pull over as far as possible onto the shoulder and come to a complete stop to allow the farmer to pass. If there is still not enough room the construction vehicle will summon a pilot vehicle and back up to a suitable location where the farmer can pass Ve hicular Traffic to and From the Public Docks Mainland Public Dock: o A traffic coordinator will be located on the mainland to ensure construction traffic does not impede commuter traffic to and from the MTO ferry on Highway 33. The traffic coordinator will marshal traffic between project parking areas and the construction barge. o The mainland construction barge terminal, to be called the 'lnvista dock' will be located off Bath road at the lnvista site approximately 2,300 metres east of the MTO/ Township public ferry dock. Island Public Dock: The section of Stella Forty Foot road north from Front road to the ferry entrance dock is the pre-boarding area and is referred to below as the ferry access road. This section is approximately 200m in length, sufficient area for an entire ferry load of vehicles to assemble. o A traffic coordinator at the intersection of Front Road and Stella Forty Foot Road will be used to control traffic to and from the MTO/ Township ferry when necessary to ensure that construction traffic does not impact ferry traffic. The traffic coordinator could be a uniformed OPP officer and/or road sign operators. o The traffic coordinator will ensure disembarking vehicles are able to do so and then continue through the intersection without delay. o Project traffic at the intersection will be stopped in advance of the ferry arrival with enough time to allow public pedestrian and vehicle traffic to cross the intersection safely and wait for the ferry on the ferry access road and to ensure the flow of disembarking vehicles is not impeded. o The ferry runs on an hourly schedule but the traffic coordinator will go by actual docking times rather than a clock to optimize the process. An additional coordinator may be located at the ferry dock to communicate with those controlling the intersection if necessary during peak traffic times. All construction vehicles will be clearly identified with the company name. 9IPage

13 All personnel will be directed to follow the site speed limits and public speed limits during their initial site orientation meeting. Regular reminders of the site vehicle and safety rules will be given during daily morning meetings and strictly enforced. The quantity of vehicles will be minimized with the use of multi person vehicles Staging There will be sufficient parking areas at the lnvista dock for construction traffic preparing to board the construction barge to avoid traffic congestion on Highway 33. With the exception of the initial island dock construction, no construction vehicles will be permitted to use the MTO ferry or to park at the MTO ferry terminal parking area. Generally, site personnel except for management will park on the mainland and be bussed to the crew ferry and from the island construction barge terminal to the laydown area. Crew trucks and vans will be used on the island for those carrying tools and other equipment. Work vehicles which are brought to the island for crew and equipment transport will be parked at the site trailer offices, the construction laydown areas and turbine work areas during the construction period. Construction equipment will also be left at turbine sites and on private access roads during the construction period Evaluation The mitigation measures employed will be determined based on the project team evaluation of potential impacts. Stakeholder feedback on potential impacts and the most appropriate reasonable mitigation measures will be obtained through a public meeting and meetings directly with individuals and groups. This evaluation process will be used on a continuing basis during construction. Once the data has been collected and the evaluation is completed, the potential reasonable mitigation measures outlined in this plan may be augmented. 2.7 Employee Training and Enforcement Every person who works at the site must attend a mandatory site orientation training session.. These site orientation training sessions will be conducted in small groups and will be led by the site Safety Supervisor. These orientation sessions will include a presentation of the rules along with a question and answer period to address any questions and to ensure complete understanding. o Included in this orientation will be the safety, environmental and traffic rules for the site in accordance with the Construction Environmental Management Plan and as committed to in the Road Use Agreement, Renewable Energy Approval (REA) and the Construction Contract Agreements. 101Page

14 o At the end of each session there will be a test to confirm understanding of the material. If an individual is unsuccessful at the test, the Safety Supervisor will have the discretion to provide additional resources to assist the individual with the material, or remove the worker from the site. o On completion of the session the individual and the trainer will sign a certificate to confirm completion of the orientation and recognition of all the site rules; a hard hat sticker will be issued. o All personnel must have a valid and site-specific orientation sticker affixed to their hard hat in order to work on the site. There will also be a mandatory daily morning safety meeting attended by all site personnel which gives the Safety Supervisor and project management the opportunity to convey any reports from the Township or public regarding traffic or other issues and to re-enforce the safety and traffic site training. Individuals in violation of any site safety or traffic rules may be removed from site depending on severity of the infraction or a repeated offence. By signing the orientation, each worker will have agreed to such disciplinary measures. Each vehicle will have a site map with relevant information and reminders of specific site safety rules. Each worker will carry a copy of the site specific safety rules card with them at all times. Included on this card will be the emergency phone numbers and other relevant information. 2.8 Hours of Operation Construction activity will take place within the periods outlined in township noise bylaws of 6am to 9pm for delivery operations and 7am to 8pm for construction work Monday to Saturday. There are exceptional circumstances however when work could occur outside of these hours: Emergency Circumstances As is recognized by the noise bylaw, certain health and welfare related incidences which require emergency equipment which may include ambulance, fire trucks, helicopter ambulance. 2,8.2 Turbine Foundation Pours Each wind turbine foundation is poured in a continuous process which cannot be interrupted. These pours will begin in the morning and will be completed within the normal working day. However, in the exceptional circumstance of an interruption due to mechanical or weather related event, the pour may need to be continued beyond the normal working day until it is completed Turbine Erection During the erection of a given turbine there are certain specific erection milestones which have to be completed once the lift has begun. Daily lift work will be planned to allow completion by end of normal daily working hours but in the event of weather or mechanical delay there is a possibility that the work will need to proceed beyond normal working hours. 11 I Page

15 2.8.4 Main Transformer Fill The main power transformer (MPT) is located at the island substation and transforms the power from 34.SkV to llskv. The MPT is typically shipped empty of oil and will be filled on site during the commissioning process. This process may take longer than a single work day and must be completed once it has commenced. This is a one-time task which will be limited to the substation location. 2, 9 Construction Noise Mitigation Prior to trenching work start on the side of public roads near households, the crew foreman will personally visit residences to make sure they are aware ofthe pending activity and to provide a description of the anticipated noise level and duration. Notice will have been given weeks in advance; this will be a day-of-the-work courtesy notice. Noise will be unavoidable but the contractor will take measures and implement best practices in order to mitigate impacts. This includes optimizing efficiency to reduce equipment run times, eliminating re-work by employing quality controls and ensuring all regulatory compliance noise suppressing equipment is installed and functional by performing regular equipment inspections and audits. The construction sequence schedule will be planned to reduce noise during the annual Emerald Island Music Festival. This Festival is located at Front Road and is generally scheduled for the first weekend following the August long weekend. This location is on the west end of the north shore of the island 1800 metres from the nearest construction activity. At this distance the construction work will be barely audible but to reduce general disturbance the contractor will avoid particularly noisy activities at the nearest turbines 1, 29 and 4 during these days. Most noise will be generated by diesel engines powering various portable construction equipment. Sources of equipment noise include but are not limited to: o Foundation construction - excavators, possibly blasting if necessary, loaders, steel transport on flatbed trucks, concrete trucks, concrete tele-belt or pump trucks, dewatering pumps, rubber tire crane, compaction equipment, mechanical rock breakers o Road construction - bulldozers, loaders, gravel trucks, smooth drum and sheep's foot rollers. o Trench construction- excavation by trencher or excavator, trucks for cable delivery and placement, loader and compaction equipment for backfilling, direct boring drill machines and materials delivery. o Wind turbine generator erection - multiple cranes, impact ratchet equipment, hydraulic pumps for tower bolting equipment, generators. All equipment will be inspected before being put into service to ensure that all regulatory compliant safety and noise suppression equipment (such as mufflers) are in place and functional. Most of the equipment listed above will move from site to site so that the time period of impact for any one area will be brief. 12 I Page

16 2.10 Dust Control A water truck will be on site full time once road construction begins until completion of major construction works. This truck will spray the road with water in advance of the transport vehicles in order to keep the dust down. The water truck will plan its route around the site based on the conditions and the work planned for the day. The water truck will also be dispatched to locations where additional dust control is required. All water for construction purposes will be drawn from Lake Ontario at approved locations. The concrete batch plant will be equipped with Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to control fugitive dust from normal operations and meet all applicable law and permit requirements. Conveyors used for stockpiling aggregate materials will employ dust collection systems including discharge chutes to mitigate fugitive dust. Water will also be used at the batch plant operation and on stockpiles to suppress dust. The Contractor will make routine inspections and prepare an audit including dust mitigation measures being employed on the Project. This audit of environmental controls will identify if a control measure is in place and functioning and if corrections identified from previous inspections have been completed. This audit will be included with the inspections of Erosion and Sediment Controls and shared with the township Engineer. The township's Engineer will have the inspection schedule and may witness any and all inspections at his or her discretion Impacts to Trees and Vegetation Road allowances will be reviewed specifically for the purpose of identifying tree clearance requirements for delivery and collector placement.. A survey will be done in advance of construction to determine which trees need to be trimmed or removed and by how much. This work will be done in conjunction with the Pre-Construction Study and detailed engineering. The anticipated blade delivery trucks require 5.7 meters of height over a narrow span near the truck's centerline and the anticipated a nacelle delivery trucks require 5 meters of height and 4 meters of width. In addition to the trees adjacent to the access road entrances, the following locations have tree cover which will be measured for transport clearance to assess the potential need for tree trimming: Front Road approximately: m west of Stella Forty Foot road m west of Stella Forty Foot road m east of Stella Forty Foot road m east of Stella Forty Foot road m east of Stella Forty Foot road 0 Foot of Preston Cove m west of Lower Forty Foot road o Intersection with Lower Forty Foot road South Shore Road approximately: o 230 m east of Stella Forty Foot road o 450 m east of Stella Forty Foot road o 550 m east of Stella Forty Foot road 13IPage

17 o 700 m east of Stella Forty Foot road o 1450 m east of Stella Forty Foot road 3rd Concession Road approximately: o 600 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 840 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 3750 m west of Stella Forty Foot road 2nd Concession Road approximately: o 850 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 1150 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 2400 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 2700 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 4540 m west of Stella Forty Foot road o 5450 m west of Stella Forty Foot road 2.12 Cultural Heritage Features All site personnel will be educated on the specific heritage features found on the island (as described in the REA Heritage and Protected Properties Assessment Reports and the Renewable Energy Approval) during the initial Site Orientation and will understand how important it is to protect them as well as the systems put in place to protect them. The mitigation measures implemented will be based upon the recommendations found in Section 6.0 Study Results and Recommendations of the Heritage and Protected Properties Assessment Reports. This document is available on the Project website. The locations of historically significant sites identified in this Heritage Assessment will be identified on the site map issued to all site personal and appropriate signage or warning flagging will be installed at the sites to bring them to the attention of site personnel working in the area. The site quality representative will audit these sites on a regular basis to ensure all required signage is in place. The contractor will arrange for a qualified consultant to give an informational presentation, periodically to all site personnel in order to provide context to the heritage features of concern and thereby deepen the understanding of the construction personnel. In the event that project activities within a SO meter buffer zone around Cultural Heritage Resources cannot be avoided, the maximum acceptable vibrations will be determined by a qualified engineer prior to the start of project activities within the 50 meter buffer. Cultural Heritage Resources as identified in the Heritage Assessment will be photographically recorded prior to any work in the area. These sites, as prescribed in the Heritage Assessment include, for example, stone walls along Front road, at the Pentland Cemetery and at the intersection of Emerald Forty Foot road and Second Concession road, the Trinity United Church and Neilson's Store. The qualified engineer will also develop a protocol to test the anticipated vibrations levels caused by various construction activities in advance at a non-historically sensitive location with similar ground conditions. 14 I Page

18 These vibration levels, measured as Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) will be monitored and logged during project activity by a qualified vibration analyst to ensure the thresholds are not exceeded. The contractor will cease construction activities if PPV levels are exceeded and will reassess the solution to ensure compliance with PPV levels. The contractor will also visually monitor the structures during the initial work to ensure no damage is occurring. A qualified mason or engineer with appropriate expertise will visually evaluate the stone structures before and after the work to ensure that no damage has occurred. All Cultural Heritage Resources listed in the Heritage Assessment report including the burial vault at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church will be inspected, evaluated and photographed during the construction process to ensure no damage is occurring as a part of the ongoing Project Quality Control program. The requirements of condition M of the REA issued for the Project, attached as Schedule 05 will be complied with Drainage, Grading and Fencing Best management practices will be utilized as per the Condition H of the REA, attached as Schedule 06 and the project Storm Water Management Plan to control erosion and sediment runoff while maintaining drainage. Typical erosion and sediment control details for the project are attached in Schedule 07; however, final details of the location specific measures to be used will be defined during detailed engineering and provided to the Township for review as a component of the Pre-Construction Study. The Contractor's environmental representative will track drainage, erosion and sediment controls put in place and ensure they are constructed per the engineered plans. In addition they will inspect these works on a regular basis as a component of the project quality control, and in accordance with Condition Hof the REA to ensure that they are intact and functioning properly. A weekly audit of all drainage, erosion and sediment controls will be conducted by the environmental representative to ensure they are installed per the plans and are maintained continuously. The township engineer may choose to witness these inspections and provide reasonable direction for improvements. These directions will be forwarded to the Contractor's engineers for review and approval. Once approved, the site management team will implement them. Any fencing located within the road allowance will be avoided to the extent possible. Where the fencing cannot be avoided, it will be moved temporarily to the boundary of the road allowance to maintain continuity in securing the property it surrounds and may be replaced at the discretion of the Township Village of Stella Heritage features within the village of Stella as defined in the Heritage Assessment Report as CHL 1 will be monitored in manner consistent with the other Cultural Heritage Resources described above in section 2.12 as per the Heritage Assessment Report, available on the Project website. Accelerometers will be installed at appropriate points as identified by a qualified engineer. Test runs will be conducted to ensure the acceleration limits are not exceeded with the planned loads. The acceleration data will 15 I Page

19 also be logged for review to confirm that corrective actions were taken when necessary and were effective. Turbine components will be trucked through the village with pilot vehicles and traffic control as previously described to mitigate impacts. After construction, damage to the road, if any, will be repaired in consultation with the Township staff Ferry Operations The barge operator's mandate will be to avoid impact to the Frontenac II ferry (or any alternate ferry) operation. Open communication and coordination between the captains will ensure that there is no impact to the ferry schedule. The Collision Regulations chapter 1416 of the Canada Transport Act will govern the communication and sharing of the waterway between the various vessels. A coordinator will be positioned on the mainland side to marshal traffic for the barge and to ensure that project traffic use of the ferry is restricted as outlined in Section This exclusion does not apply to the island dock construction. When the island dock construction activities commence, usage of the MTO/Township ferry will be during non-peak hours. Visitors to the site including non-site based managers and executives and consulting engineers may use the ferry in their vehicles. All project vehicles will have the company identification on the outside of the vehicle and a Site Pass will be displayed in the windshield to use the project barge. The contractor will take all reasonable efforts to minimize the impact to the ferry. This includes keeping project traffic off the MTO/Township ferry so that none of the islanders miss the ferry due to lack of space. Every reasonable effort will be made to minimize the impact on the public ferry at all points of its operation, loading, traversing and unloading. The construction barges and tug boats will maintain close communication and will be under the control of licensed captains at all times to ensure safety for all users of the water. 3 Communications Plan The Communications Plan will be a document describing the means and methods to be used by the various stakeholders to communicate with each other. Efficient and prompt communications will be a fundamental requirement for good relations between the various parties. The plan is also intended to provide back-up means of communicating and in this era of widespread electronic communication it is expected that social media will be a primary communication tool for the project. 3,1 Munici pality and Resident No tice The construction schedule will be linked to a map output which displays a simple visual description of which roads will be impacted on which weeks or days. The map will identify trenching, aggregate deliveries, concrete deliveries and component deliveries with separate colours. The map display will be synchronized as the schedule is updated, creating a 'live' document which will be publicly available through a project website. 16 I Page

20 Daily reminders of expected congestion or road closures will be issued via a social media site and any changes will be communicated as they happen. The project team will ensure the school and EMS personnel have the latest information and website updates. In addition to the social media feed, the local radio station could also be provided with communication from the site construction management if they wish in order to relay it to listeners. A general photographic information brochure on the nature of each type of construction activity will be available. The brochure can be distributed through the school, at a newspaper box at the ferry terminal or as a flyer with newspaper delivery and/or through direct mail delivery. Windlectric will assemble a committee of representatives from the island and surrounding community to act as a community liaison committee. The intention will be to have a broad spectrum of input and the committee will include representatives from as many groups as possible. This committee will review the log of all complaints and the resolution of these complaints. This committee will convene on a monthly basis during construction and at least 2 meetings per year will be open to observation by the public. For special topics additional individuals may be requested but the regular committee will ideally be comprised of at least possibly one individual from the following groups [note: this list is only an example]: o o o o o o Windlectric, Project Constructor, the agricultural community, full-time resident, Loyalist Township roads/engineering staff Township emergency services representative 3,2 Complaint Response Protocol Written complaints will be accepted via a dedicated address to the construction contractor and Windlectric or by telephone. All telephone complaints will be transferred to in order to create a log. Information will include complainant name, time, location and description of complaint. The log will also record the contractor's explanation of why this occurred, and what will be done, if appropriate, to mitigate the issue. The contractor will respond to the complaint within a reasonable time period (but not longer than 48 hours). The construction team will make every effort to resolve all complaints in a timely manner. 3,3 On site Sta ff There will be a dedicated site execution team comprised of construction contractor and Windlectric representatives located on the island on a daily basis. 17 I Page

21 ,1 ' I The site team will establish a regular time slot for meeting with the Township. This will be a scheduled meeting at the construction site office or another suitable location with at least two members of the construction management team in attendance. These meetings will be documented and minutes will be issued. Urgent or emergency issues will be received by the construction management team at any time. 4 Public Safety Plan 4.1 Emergency Services The contractor and Windlectric will work closely with island Emergency Services (ES) providers during the Pre-Construction Study period in order to ensure they are fully aware of all aspects of construction. The contractor will present the Safety Plan and Emergency Response Plan in advance of work and will ensure ES personnel have had opportunity to review the plans. The contractor will work with the local ES to ensure any road can be opened up to emergency service within the time frame required by ES or to identify alternate routes. For example, if an ambulance is called to a particular residence, the ES team will be able to contact one individual on the construction team who will be able to ensure all trucks and other equipment are moved off the roads along the route immediately. The contractor's safety supervisor will schedule weekly meetings with ES personnel to discuss any ongoing activities or concerns. ES will be advised of the construction activities scheduled for the following week and ES will have the opportunity to propose revisions or additions to the Safety Plan and the Emergency Response Plan. ES will have access to the emergency radio frequency used by the contractor and will have the authority to cut in at any time in order to direct traffic in an emergency situation. ES personnel will be invited to speak at the plan of day coordination meeting to ensure all project personnel fully understand the emergency response plans and systems in place on the island. This information will also be presented to each site personal during the mandatory site orientation. All contractor vehicles will be equipped with fire extinguishers and all operators will be trained in the use of this equipment. All Contractor vehicles will be equipped with a first aid kit. The contractor's safety supervisor or their designee will be on site and available at all times during construction activities and in the event of an emergency he/she will be able to communicate with all site personnel via a dedicated safety channel on radio communication. Each work site will be equipped with at least one radio. 18 I Page

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23 SCHEDULE 01 - WTG Component Delivery Vehicle Dimensions ~HATCH Appendix A Amherst Island Wind Project. Tractor Trailer Dimensions for Turbine Component Transportation Turbine Number Component Component Component of items Length [m) Width[m) Tower base 33 11,1 4.2 Tower mid ,9 3.5 Tower mid Tower mid ,1 4.0 Tower top Nacelle Option A' Nacelle Oplion B' Nacelle Oplion c' ,6 4.2 Blades Hub Power Unil ,9 Container. 20' 33 Component Component Truck Truck Width Truck Total Weight' Height[m) Welght[Mn Length [m) [m) Height [m) [Mn , ,9 4, ,2 4, ,0 4,2 102, , , ,5 5, Total Weight includes tractor trailer and turbine component 3 Either Oplion A, B. or C will be used for the nacele. Page 9 20 I Page

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25 Amherst Island Wind Project-Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, 2016 Comment From Comment# Comment Algonquin/ Staniec Responses Sec Hon (II applicable) I The report lacks details to complete the review, and accordingly, the following comments are This table provides itemized responses to the extensive comments provided on the Township's not being provided under Section 36 of the RUA. The report does not meet the requirements behalf earlier this year. We disagree that the draft report is not sufficiently detailed for its purpose. for a Traffic and Construction Management Plan as set out in Condition 40 (a) of the Rood Use Based on Stantec's traffic engineer and management experience, over multiple projects in Agreement (RUA). Specifically, of the 15 items identified to be addressed, in our view only two Ontario (urban and rural) it is believed the report contains sufficient detail for the purposes of have been satisfactorily addressed (40.a.ii - Proposed Haul Routes; 40.a.xv - plan to mitigate traffic management during construction and is typical of such documents, however we have impacts on ferry operations - not required), and only three others ore partially addressed added additional detail for further clarification. Where minor concerns exist with respect to road (40.a.vi, 40.a.vii, and 40.a,x). geometry, these have been addressed through the proposed widenings and improvements. 1. 1: 1.l.l 1.a J The report is lacking in detail. Specifically: a. The description of existing roads is too broad - only sight distances on Stella Road are Tdentified as an issue. Consultant needs to provide more detail regarding haul routes. For example: j. Front Road through Stella is narrow and sight lines are marginal. l.a.1 'South Shore Road is "winding and narrow." Based on Stantec's traffic management experience the purpose of the Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is to provide information on safety management of key road areas, and not to provide 1.3.2: 1.1.l [new engineering details of the existing conditions. Nevertheless, the TMP has been revised to illustrate drawings are in 3.2.3] key road locations and types of traffic impacts. La.Iii Durru::, Road riarth of 2nd Con.cession is sinoje lone width. l.a.!v Is Marshall 40 Foot Road a public road? If so, is Algonquin Power assuming ownership of this Marshall 40 Foot Road is a pubfic road use For "Use at own Risk" - the Township owns this road. As road? Will it be gated? Will the public no longer have access? There is a Conservation Area stipulated for several years, the project will not be using this road during construction. n/a here that needs public access. l.a.v The report should identify any horizontal curvature concerns for lwo-way traffic on the narrow There are preexisting sight line concerns on the island and additional text has been added to the roads. TMP to reflect mitigation through safety sigrjage as a mitigation technique I.a.vi Widths of the roads and ri.qht-of-ways should be indicated. The width of roads and riqht of way will be identified on the construction drawinos nja l.b The phrase "there will be some relatively minor road and intersection improvements required'' Based on Stantec's traffic management experience the request to review engineering specifics is js too vague. More detail regarding location and extent of improvements is required before not necessary for a Traffic Management Plan. Specific details of the proposed road we can judge adequacy of Traffic Management Plan, including depths of removals, new improvements, including pavement structure, grading and drainage can be provided as part of granular and restoration details, drainage details, cross sections, temporary fence placements, the detailed engineering drawings, and will be submitted to the Township in the near future. etc. Furthermore, the report mentions that improvements will be removed after the The drawings will be prepared and sealed by a Professional Engineer,directing the Constructor construction period. It may not be desirable to remove all of these improvements following that the road improvements are to be removed, and the original condition reinstated following construction. These should be reviewed with the Municipality prior to removal. construction. The Constructor will follow through on this removal requirement unless advised by I.I.I the Township, in writing, that the Township wishes to take responsibility and accept the liability for leaving the widenings in place. It should also be noted that discussion on leaving the temporary improvements (or not) is not the purview of the TMP. Le More detail regarding the location, design and construction procedures for the underground Based on Stantec's traffic management experience the request to review engineering specifics is collection system is required. Is this construction reflected in the traffic management plans? not necessary for a Traffic Management Plan. Nevertheless, the revised TMP has included drawings to illustrate typical traffic impacts: traffic interruptions, lane closures, and road closures : l.d Detail regarding the Public Information Strategy is required. A communication plan has been included.in the draft Operation Plan, with the apprpriate and reasonable level of detail, and the preference is not 1o replicate the communication plan in the l.l.1, fmp. l.e Statements are made regarding the size of turbine components and the need for escort There will be a need, during turbine component deliveries, for oncoming vehicles to share the vehicles, but there is no detail regarding how the delivery of turbine components will impact available roadway surface. This may require drivers to pull over to the side of the road at the other traffic - please clarify. Will one lane of traffic be maintained? How long should traffic, direction of the escort vehicle until the delivery vehicle has passed. This procedure is standard including school buses or farm equipment, expect to be delayed? How will bus routes be practices throughout Ontario. Delays will be minimal due to the relatively small number of addressed? Have pedes1rians and persons walking to the school in Stella been considered? turbine component deliveries, and the low traffic volumes on the island, however, we cannot predict the average or total delay with any reliability). The Operation Plan provides a Communication Plan for delay scenarios, should this become necessary, and stipulates that 3.2.2: transportation of oversized loads in front of the school, and through Stella, will not take place in a 30 minute period prior to, and Following, the school day. In the event that a child is walking/riding to school at a non-standard time (i.e.- running late or leaving early), the parents or the school may contact the Windlectric Site Manager directly, who will then take appropriate action by notifying delivery drivers to be aware of the child's presence. 2 Text in the Traffic Management Plan (TMP), and the Wildlife Management Plan (WMP) (as well 27 turbines are permitted. Only 26 are to be constructed. as the Road Use Agreement), refer to a total of 26 turbines, but the figures show 27 - which is correct? 3.a Section 1.0 Introduction and 2.0 Local Context and Key Transportation Issues Noted. We can remove this statement. a. Last paragraph- page 1.1 {changed since] -The routes use sections of every public road on the island wiih the exception of... - not every public road is used - proponent should commit to use of roads highlighted on Figures 2 & 3 only. This text should be revised. 3.b Comment regarding pedestrian activity near school is too vague: consultant should have.higher-volume school-related pedestrian and cycfist activity near the school will not be a major observed pedestrian and cyclist activity at beginning and end of day. concern since there will be no deliveries of oversized loads in front of the school and through Stella in a 30 minute period prior to and Following the school day. Page 1

26 Amherst Island Wind Project-Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, c Potential for impact during special events noted but offers no mitigation. It is recommended Please advise on timing and duration of Township or other "special events" and the project will try that the Proponent confirm the special events that are to occur on the Island during the to work to minimize impacts and and activities to avoid conflicts. The Operation Plan has a proposed construction, and identify in the report with proposed mitigation measures. section related to Impacts Mitigation as described in the Road Use Agreement d In the description of the highest hourly volumes, there should be some indication of how many The highest hourly volumes are still relatively low because all construction-related traffic will arrive hours in a day these volumes are expected and over how many days. and leave by barge, therefore no high-volume construciton traffic can occur due to the capacity 3.2.l limits of the barge. Why is section of Stella Road from 3rd Concession to South Shore Road left off list of "active" Text amended. routes? l (not used) l{not usedj 5.a Why is section of Stella Road from 3rd Concession to South Shore Road left off list of "active" Text has been amended. routes? b More detail is required regarding traffic communication plan. Signs will be erected not less One week is the proper amount of advance notice. Motorists used to signage that is up too early, than one week before any lane closures or detours- perhaps there should be a limit such as and will tend to ignore it. In addition, the Operation Plan will have more information with respect not more than three weeks? to the communication olan. 5.c Section 5.3 references Figure 2- location plan, and truck routes on Figures 3 & 4- these should Noted. Stantec will correct the references. reference FiQures 1. 2 and 3 respectively. Figures 5.d This statement appears at the top of page The improvements do not include upgrading The detailed engineering drawings including pavement structure will be provided to the Township the existing road structure, nor doing extensive road repairs along the delivery routes. - Is this for review. Pavement structure de1ails and geotechnical reports, as part of the RUA, are not true, has the capacity of existing roads been confirmed by geotechnical study? required for a TMP and will be submitted separately from the Traffic Management Plan e On Page 5.10 [page# changed since], if indicates that fllumination will be provided at "key The initial text was referencing lighting of the work area for workers (i.e. the area barricarded off points" - what are these key points? from regular traffic), not road lighting for traffic. Lane closures and road closures will not last overnight, therefore additional illumination is not warranted. 5.f On Page 5.10 [page# changed since], under fhe discussion of informing drivers of Signage will be installed as per OTM Book 7 as appropriate and where it can mitigate hazards conflicts/considerations along route specific basis- should hazard signage also be provided related to construction activities, with care to avoid negative effects from oversignage along the routes for any such conflicts/considerations'? 5.g Page 5.11 /page# changed since), 1st paragraph, clarify how the Traffic Logix SafePace Deployment details have not been finalized at this stage, however, we will communicate these Cruiser will be used? Can it provide speed data? details as soon as they have been established. This device will not log speeds or keep any data; it only displays speed information. 5.h Page /page# changed since], 2nd paragraph - how frequently will traffic be.after deliveries to the Island commence, traffic patterns shall be monitored at key conflict points monitored. Proponent should commit to submission of weekly reports. The report should also to observe for collision potential. The key conflict areas would be major intersections as well as indicate that the proponent shall make adjustments if identified as required based on the intersection of the dock access road and Front Road. Adherence to all road regulatory and proponent and municipality review of these reports. warning signage by construction vehicles will come under the responsibility of the contractors site safety personnel who will regularly monitor and investigate traffic relayed complaints. An lnciden1 Reporting form will be developed for the project and will include all pertinent details of any traffic incident observed/reported to contactor. These will be submitted, within 24 hours, to the Township with details of the incident and corrective actions. 5.1 Section 5.4 on Page 5.11 [page# changed since} identifies timing restrictions for construction fhe construction activity will take place within the periods outlined in Township noise bylaws of traffic-what are the timing restrictions proposed? These should be detailed in the report. 6am to 9pm for delivery operations and 7am to 8pm for construction work Monday to Saturday. There are exceptional circumstances however when work could occur outside of these hours: Emergency circumstances - As is recognized by the bylaw, certain health and welfare related incidences which require emergency equipment which may include ambulance, fire trucks, helicopter ambulance. Bulk concrete pours~ The wind turbine foundations are poured in a continuous pour which cannot be interrupted. These pours will begin in the morning and will be completed within the normal 2.3 working day, however, in the exceptional circumstance of an interruption due to mechanical or weather related issues the pour may need to be continued after the normal working day. Turbine Erection - During the erection of the turbine there are certain specific erection milestones which have to be completed once the lift is begun. Daily lift work will be planned to allow completion by end of the normal daily working hours, but in the even1 of weather or mechanical delay, there is a possibility the work will need to proceed beyond normal working hours. 5.j Section 5.7 discusses erecting temporary signage, however, it should also clearly state that the We will amend the text to indicate that monitoring and maintaining of signage will be in proponent will be responsible for maintaining this signage in accordance with Book 7 (e.g. any accordance with OTM Book 7 and that signage and all traffic control devices will generally be signage that is moved, falls, or becomes worn and no longer conforms to Book 7 requirements kept in good condition. should be replaced, and accordingly, the proponent should be required to monitor and maintain the signage - this section only states that the proponent will monitor for "ineffective" or "damaged" signs). 5.k Section 5.9 on page 5.13 indicates that vehicles related to construction will be parked on Construction vehicles will not park on municipal roadways outside of work zones except for access roads or at sites "where possible" - this suggests that there may be some construction survey and maintenance work, if there is an alternative, however, where road improvements are personnel parking vehicles in the municipal ROW. Typically, construction management reports being constructed, or turbine site access roads are being started, it will be necessary to use the indicate, if this is to occur, where it will be permitted to occur, for the municipality's review. lt is edges of the roadway and the outside of the roadway rights-of-way to temporarily park vehicles recommended that the proponent clarify if any construction personnel will be parking any Wherever possible, temporary parking areas off the road right-of-way will be provided for vehicles within any of the Municipal ROW, and if so, where this is proposed to occur. construction vehicles. Page 2

27 5.\ Amherst Island Wind Project -Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, 2016 Section 5.10 on page 5.13 suggests limited efforts on the part of the proponent to implement This is not really a TMP issue, however, we will add text stating that dust control protocols will be in dust control measures. It is suggested that this section be revised to clarify that the proponent accordance with the Renewable Energy Approval Construction Plan Report. will be responsible for monitoring and implementing measures to control dust on a continuous basis, and particularly at the end of each work week, and in advance of festivals/events on the island. The 2013 Construction Plan Report clearly indicated that dust control would include "maintain adequate control of dust on sites in close proximity to residences", "ensure dust generation is monitored and controlled in areas of sensitive land use" and "consult with local authorities prior to application of dust suppressants on public access roads". More details of the commitments for dust control is desired in this section, including the previous commitments from the 2013 report mitigations. The proponent should also include confirmation of the particular dust suppressants to be used Loyalist February 4, m 5.n 5.o B.a B.b B.c B.d B.e B.f B.g It's recommended that Figure 1 include a legend, particularly identifying the line types used We will add a legend to Figure 1 clarifying these symbols, as requested and the annotation with the letters "J" and "S." In Figure 2, it's shown that S13, S18, S26 and S30 are accessed using Marshall 40 Foot Road. Are access to turbines S30, S26, S18 and S13 is from access roads on private lands and vehicles will the construction vehicles expected to backtrack on their path to return to the dock? What backtrack via the same route to return to the dock. Access to S02 is from South Shore Road or happens at South Shore Road and the access road to S02? Do the vehicles not use South Stella 40 Foot Road. Heavy load and oversized vehicles will not use this section of South Shore Shore Road to Stella 40 Foot Road? This should be clarified. Road immediately east of Stella 40 Foot Road. All of this is indicated on Figures 1 and 2. What constitutes a heavy load that will follow the paths on Figure 2 as compared to the paths "Heavy loads" are delivery of bulk materials such as, but not limited to, asphalt, gravel, concrete provided on Figure 3? and fuel, i.e. - those that would be typically delivered by dump truck or trailer. Figure 3 is for large turbine comoonents only. It is recommended that all drawings identify the location of the school {as was done with the We will identify the school location on all Appendix B drawings where it is present. cemetery on Drawing No. C0033J. Alex- We can make that chani:,e. It is recommended that additional drawings be developed showing the proposed TMP Refer to figures. signage in the vicinity of the school on Front Road (which would include all of the proposed signage from C0033, C0034 and C0035 on one drawing, with details showing the driveway locations, existing regulatory signage, etc.) to appropriately coordinate the extent of signage in the vicinity of the school. The signage on drawings C0033, 0034 and 0035 are likely to overlap - it is recommended that Refer to figures. additional drawings be developed for typical TMP signage to be implemented in the vicinity ol one of the access roads, which would include all of the proposed signage from these drawings, to coordinate how this signage will integrate in a typical implementation scenario. How have pedestrian traffic controls been considered for the proposed intersection/roadway improvements as well as other proposed construction works within the Township right-of-ways {e.g. collector system), and at the proposed access road entrances?. On Drawing No. C the access road line type used on the drawing does not appear to match that in th.e leaend - it is recommerid.ed thot th.is be confirmed. Drawing No. C0034-will the speed reduction and advisory signage be long term or short term? This should be indicated on the drawing. Additionally, the use of "Keep Right" WB-6 should be considered for sharp horizontal curves in the road. The Operation Plan describes the method of communicating construction activity to the public. Pedestrians and cyclists will be accommodated through work zones as long as it is safe to do so. We can clarify the symbol so that it looks consistent with the legend at reduced scale. All speed reduction and keep right signs are intended to be temporary for the duration of the work. In fact, all drawings in the TMP are intended to represent temporary conditions. Pre-existing conditions such as tight horizontal curvalure will not be signed unless the Constructor's traffic control personnel decide to implement such signage to ensure construction-related traffic operates safely. Drawing No. C0035- a lo1 of lane closures are shown. The anticipated Sequencing of construcfion activity for roadworks is typically determined by the Constructor in implementation/sequencing and durations of the proposed Tl-6 and Tl-20A arrangements consideration of the traffic, weather, and logistical considerations at the time therefore highly should be clarified and indicated on the drawing (e.g. are Tl-6 anticipated to be short term or detailed sequencing cannot be prescribed for all scenarios at this time. Traffic control devices long term?). If Tl-6 are to be long term duration, TC-1 s should be coordinated (e.g. so as not to will conform to the guidelines in OTM Book 7. Closures will be implemented in consideration of occur every block). Will the closures be implemented on/off, together, or separately? On what construction requirements and of maintaining traffic flow on the island. lane closures may occur side of the road will lane closures be, will they alternate? The plan for shoulder and lane on either side of the road and may alternate (e.g~ between north and south sides of the road) as closures is not clear. The implemen1ation should be clearly indicated on the drawing. necessary to complete construction. Figures Figures Figures : 3.3.2: B.h BJ All maps should clearly indicate that all signage locations are to conform to OTM Book 7, and should note that signage placement should be coordinated with driveway/accesses and other existing signage.. laydown areas, and site office/parking areas should be indicated on all drawings We can add this note to the plans. This is not traffic mangement related. The REA documentation shows the location of the laydown areas. n/a Page 3

28 Amherst Island Wind Project -Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, 2016 C (Gene<ol, Wildlife mitigation for the Amherst Island Wind Energy Project is addressed In part through Conditions H, Kand L of the REA. Condition H include the mitigation requirements related to waterbodies and watercrossings, including mitigation from the Water Body Report (See Section 6) and requirements under the Conservation Authorities Act. Condition K includes comprehensive wildlife mitigation as included in the Natural Heritage Assessment and Environmen1al Impact Study (NHA/EIS) (See Section 5.3.3) and the Environmental Effect Monitoring Pion (EEMPJ (See Section 2, Table I). These reports include specific mitigation for different wildlife and wildlife habitats on Amherst Island. Condition L requires mitigation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are implemented, including commitments in the Species at Risk Report (See Section 6) and the ESA Permit (See Conditions 2 and 3). Together, the various documents for the Amherst Island Wind Energy Project provide a very comprehensive and robust wildlife mitigation program; one of the most robust of any wind farm in Ontario. A precautionary approach was taken to include mitigation specific to the use of public roads, which strengths the already robust wildlife mitigation for the project. It would not be appropriate to repeat in the Traffic Management Plan all of the other mitigation requirements of the Amherst Island Wind Energy Project. C.o There is no mention of mitigation related to migratory birds or breeding birds from a The NHA/EIS includes very extensive mitigation measure for birds during construction of the project transportation perspective. Some species can be affected by motor-vehicle collisions (i.e. {See Sections 5.3.3). Furthermore, Windletric has obtained an ESA permit which includes both crepuscular species such as nighthawk and whip-poor-will as well as rapt ors and owls). This grassland species (Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark) as well as crepuscular birds (Eastern Whipshould be considered, and identified in the report with timing restrictions. Mitigation for raptors poor-will). As conditions of the ESA permit, the project has comprehensive mitigation to minimize and crepuscular species should include limiting construction to daylight hours (i.e. 7am to any impacts to these species (See Conditions 2 and 3), as well as provide compensation measure 7pm) to reduce chances of collision. These species can be frequently encountered hunting on Amherst Island to provide an overall benefit to the local populations (See Conditions 4 and 5). along roadsides or preening C.b As noted in Section 3.2, time of day restrictions for construction or construction related activities The mitigation of limited construction traffic during dusk and night-time hours, as presented in the should be articulated in the morning and in the evening. For example, a timing restriction of Wildlife Mitigation Plan, is consider appropriate mitigation. 7am to 7pm avoids the sensitive morning and dusk periods for protected sensitive species. C.c The wildlife mitigation plan needs to be compared against Natural Heritage Assessment and It would not be appropriate to summarize In the Traffic Management Plan the very extensive and Environmental Impact Study. The mitigation report should include SWH or animal movement robust wildlife mitigation provided throughout other project documents (e.g. Conditions H, Kand L corridors identified within the NHA - these should be displayed on the figures along with of the REA; Section of the NHA/EIS; Section 2. Tobie l of the EEMP; Section 6 of the Species at mitigation recommendations. Risk Reporl; Conditions 2 and 3 of the ESA Permit; Section 6 of the Water Body Reporl; Conservation Authorities Act permi1ting). The intent of the Wildlife Management Plan in the Traffic Management Plan was to address a few specific impacts related lo the use of public roads to strengthen the already robust wildlife mitigation for the project. C.d Documentation requirements for on-site inspections and monitoring should be defined in the Environmental inspection and monitoring during construction is a requirement of the REA (See report. Monitoring of installed reptile and amphibian barrier fences and road mortality surveys Conditions Kl and K2), NHA (See Sections and 5.4). EEMP (See Section 2, Table l) and ESA are suggested to ensure recommended mitigation measures as outlined in the Wildlife permit (See Condition 2 and 7). Furthermore, Section of the Wildlife Management Plan Mitigation Plan are effective and reducing risks to wildlife. The Moni1oring reports should specifically requires monitoring of the barrier fencing during construction. Road mortality identify that a record of wildlife encounters be kept to allow for an adaptive management monitoring has not been recommended. With projed mitigation in place, the risk of wildlife approach. collisions from construction traffic are anticipated to be very low. Furthermore, the Traffic Management Plan covers public roads, which are not used solely by the project. Wildlife collisions, if they occur on public road, are more likely to result from public use of the roads, for whom mitigation (e.g. driving training) are no1 in place. C.e.l The following applies for construction between Oct 31st and May 1st in areas near I. With respect to mapping "Environmentally Sensitive Areas", please see the response to the item Environmentally Sensitive features, especially those containing wetlands which may contain below. With respect to the timing windows from October 31st to May 1st; this window is intended amphibian and reptile breeding/hibernation habitat: to avoid several wildlife groups, including reptiles, as well as breeding birds and breeding amphibians mainly in close proximity to the wetland complex (associated with turbines S03. S09, S 11 and S36, as well as, construction traffic on third concession road). Work in November through April avoids the reptile active season; in particular avoids the timing window in which reptiles would be expected to be making overland movements and potentially crossing roads. This timing window also avoids the majority of the breeding season for other amphibians. C.e.i Restricting works to outside of the May 1st to October 31st window does not avoid all sensitive II. The timing restriction covers the majority to active season for amphibians and reptiles. While timing windows for many amphibian species, some of which are active and can be found turtles and snakes may emerge in April, they typically stay in close proximity to their hibernacula crossing roads (between upland and wetland habitat) as early as mid-to-late March. Reptiles (or in the case of turtles within the overwintering waterbody). Encounters of reptiles on roads in such as snakes and turtles can also be found emerging in April. April are anticipated to be very rare, as would the risk of wildlife collisions. The mitigation that has been put in place (to avoid construction between May and October mainly in close proximity to the wetland complex for those turbines listed above) significantly reduces the risk to reptiles from construction and goes well above and beyond most construction projects in Ontario. Page4

29 Amherst Island Wind Project -Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, 2016 C.e.1i S03, S09, SI I & S36 and 3rd Concession are identified to be within proximity to wetland features Construction of access roads and turbines will occur on private property and is outside of the as per Section of the Wildlife Mitigation Plan. Identify within the Wildlife Mitigation Plan scope of the Traffic Management Plan. Construction mitigation for S03, S09, SI I, S36, S07 and SI 4, that these Turbine locations and their associated access roads are near the Nut Island Duck is addressed in the REA (See Conditions H, Kand L), NHA (See Section 5.3.3), EEMP (See Section 2. Club Marsh Provincially Significant Wetland (as per Figure 2 of the NHAJ. In addition. S36, S07 Table 1 ), Species at Risk Report (See Section 6), ESA permit (See Conditions 2 and 3), Waler Body and S 14 appear to be near Amherst to long Point Bay Costal Provincially Significant Wetland Report (See Section 6) and Conservation Authorities Act permitting. as well as unevaluated wetland identified by MNRF as well as delineated by Stantec (as per Figure 2 of the NHA). Within Section 3.2.1, outline specific mitigation measures required for the protection of these wetland features and their associated wildlife. C.e.iv The report did not mention in-water works. Are there culvert crossings which require widenings Mitigation for in-water works is outside the scope of the Traffic Management Plan. Mitigation for or modifications, which will require dewatering? This should be identified, along with water crosses has been addressed by the REA. Water Body Report and Conservation Authorities appropriate mitigation measures. Ad permitting. C.f A map showing locations for temporary speed limit signs and wild life crossing signs, along with The Wildlife Management Plan commiis to speed limits and signs in proximity to wa1ercrossings, natural heritage features, should be included. ponds or seasonally flooded areas. The exact location and extent of the fencing will be determined by the Environmental and Biologist Wildlife Inspectors at the time of construction based on current site conditions {e.g. locations of seasonally ponding/ flooding). C.g A map showing locations for barrier fencing should be included Similar to above, the exact location and extent of the fencing will be determined by the Environmental and Biologist Wildlife Inspectors at the time of construction based on current site conditions (e.g. locations of seasonally ponding/ floodingj. C.h As per comment above, Figures 2 and 3 should be revised to show all the wetlands known on Mapping of significant natural heritage features is provided in the NHA/EIS. Specifically, see the island (i.e. Nut Island Duck Club Marsh is not shown on the figures). This community is close Figures 5 and 6. Please note that S09, S03 and Sl 1 are all on private property and not within the to proposed Turbines S09, S03 and Sl 1. scope of the Traffic Management Plan. Impacts from construction of these project components have been addressed through the REA, NHA. EEMP, Species at Risk Report, ESA permit, Water Body Report and Conservation Authorities Act permitting. CJJ The following commen1s pertain to Species at Risk as there is no mention of SAR within the MNRF has been consulted with regard to species at risk. For species which may be impacted by Wildlife Mitigation Plan: the project, an ESA permit has been obtained. This permit does not include species at risk bats. As discussed above, the intent of the Traffic Management Plan is not to summarize the very I. Were SAR bats investigated within the study area? Was MNRF consulted regarding SAR bats? extensive and robust wildlife mitigation provided throughout other project documents. Mitigation specific to species at risk has been addressed through the Species at Risk Report (See Section 6) and the ESA Permit (See Conditions 2 and 3). C.i.i II. Vegetation removal along access roads/existing roads could be in contravention of the MNRF has been consulted with regard to species at risk. For species which may be impacted by Endangered Species Act should cavity trees be removed within the maternity roosting season the project, an ESA permit has been obtained. This permit does no1 include species al risk bats. (June 1st to July 31st) as they may contain SAR bat species. This timing window is within the As discussed above, the inten1 of the Traffic Management Plan is nol to summarize the very breeding bird timing window of April 1st to July 31st as recommended within Section 3.1 of the ex1ensive and robust wildlife mitigation provided throughout other project documents. Mitigation Wildlife Mitigation Plan. With respect to bats, should vegetation removal be kept outside the specific to species at risk has been addressed through the Species at Risk Report (See Section 6) period of June 1st to July 31st, no further measures would be required. However, should a tree and the ESA Permit (See Conditions 2 and 3). need to be removed within this period, a qualified Biologist should assess the tree for cavities as per MNRF's Bat and Bat Habitat Guidelines. Should a cavity tree be identified for removal within 1he roosting season, an exit survey will be required to confirm bat absence. Tree removal would then need to occur the following day. C.I.;;\ The training session as described in Section of the Wildlife Mitigation Plan should be MNRF has been consulted with regard to species at risk. For species which may be impacted by updated to include identifying potential SAR and steps to follow in the event that SAR are the project, an ESA permit has been obtained. Training the construction s1aff and steps to take in encountered during activities. the event of a species encounter have been addressed through the ESA permit. In particualr, see Condition 2 on Awareness and Training and Condition 6 on Species Encounters. C.k The Wildlife Mitigation Plan does not speak to impact mitigation rela1ed to construction of access roads. These impacts may not be as minor as road widenings, etc. associated with access on existing roads. Construction of the access roads on private property is outside the scope of the Traffic Management Plan. The REA (See Conditions H, Kand L), NHA (See Section 5.3.3), EEMP (See Section 2, Table I), Species at Risk Report (See Section 6), ESA permit (See Conditions 2 and 3), Water Body Report (See Section 6) and Conservation Authorities Act permitting contain comprehensive and robust mitigation for access roads. C.j Owl woods is a known sanctuary for many owl species during the winter months. Depending Comprehensive mitigation for the Owl Woods is addressed in the NHA (See Section ) and on the species, these birds can be sensitive to noise- mitigation measures to reduce impacts EEMP (See Section 2. Table 1 ). With respect to the Traffic Management Plan, the ciosest public on wintering Owls in Owl Woods should be outlined. For example, limiting construction to road that will be used during construction is > 500 m from the Owl Woods. Potential disturbance daylight hours outside of the winter months when Owls are present (i.e. late Odober to mid- impacts from the use of this road are not anticipated. March). Page 5

30 Amherst Island Wind Project-Traffic Management Plan Responses to Township and County comments Oct 12, 2016 Reference The Traffic Management Plan makes reference to several other reports and these will need to Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Construction Plan Report, Revised December 2013, Stantec documents be reviewed before we can sign off on Traffic Management Pian: Consulting Ltd. - This document has already been reviewed by Township and AECOM. We Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Construction Plan Report, Revised December 2013, provided feedback into the municipal consultation form. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Construction plans for "minor improvements''. These should identify improvements that are to Construction plans for "minor improvements". All minor improvemen1s are to be removed at the be removed on completion of wind turbine construction. completion of construction unless a specific written request to leave them in place is received Construction plans for underground cables. from the Township Public Information Strategy Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Natural Heritage Assessment & Environmental Impact Construction plans for underground cables. - This can be provided during the detailed design Study, 2012, Staniec Consulting Ltd. phase Grading and Stormwater Management Plan and Sedimentation and Erosion Control Plan Public Information Strategy - See comment above. Section 5.2 has outlined this strategy. In addition, Operation Plan has more information. Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Natural Heritage Assessment & Environmental Impact Study, 2012, Stantec Consulting Ltd. - This document has already been reviewed by Township and AECOM. We provided feedback in1o the municipal consultation form. Neith the Grading and Stormwater Management Plan and Sedimentation and Erosion Control Plan are relevant to the TMP. 6 There does not appear to be a mapped location or information on The mainland doddng We can add a label to the Rey Plan on Figure I showing the locafton of the mainiand dock. Facility. It is not shown on any maps, however we believe it is planned to be across from the former lnvista property in the area of Jim Snow Drive. This is an important component of the traffic management plan and should be clearly identified. Figures 7 There is no information provided to identify the source of aggregate and subsequent haul Source of aggrega1es, concrete and other bulk materials is not known yet, however, it is assumed routes. that the delivery routes will generally be County Road 4 and County Road 6, as indicted in Section 5.5 of the TMP. 8 There is no information provided regarding the batch plant/concrete source and the See response above. subsequent haul routes There is no information on the source of turbine components and related materials {i.e. arriving Turbine component deliveries will generally be from the west along Highway 401 to either County from the east or west on Hwy 40ll. Road 4 or There is no definitive roufing identified for haufing materials and components from Hwy 401 to The recommended routing is vfa County Road 4 and County Road 6. The village of Odessa County of the docking Facility. Both County Rd 4 and County Rd 6 are briefly mentioned with minimal would no1 be avoided if Co. Rd. 6 were chosen. Lennox & review comments. The report indicates that only a desktop review was carried out for these Addington- routes. There is no commentary regarding traffic routing through or avoiding the Village of March Odessa (County Rd 6 route). 11 There is limited information on traffic volumes/vehicle types for material deliveries, construction Estimated hourly construction traffic and vehicle types are provided in Section 3.2. eauicment deliveries. work.er transportation.:. etc There is no information regarding shipment of components difectly via ship/barge from the St An estimate of turbine components to be delivered to the island via ship/barge is provided in Lawrence Seaway to the island. Section 32 of the TMP There is limited commentary on oversize moves and associated permitting. Section 5.6 should We acknowledge that oversize permits will be required for transport of turbine components on indicate that oversize permits and escort requirements will be in accordance with the Highway County Roads and Township Roads. Thank you for providing us with your guidelines. We will Traffic Act. Further, oversize permits will be required from the applicable road authority review the specific requirements for the Roundabout.We acknowledge that oversize permits will (MTO/County/Township) for all oversize loads, not just from MTO. We have attached our Excess be required for transport of turbine components on County Roads and Township Roads, We will Load Permitting Guidelines for your reference. Note that there are some specific requirements review the specific requirements for the roundabout. for oversize moves through the roundabout at County Rd 4 and County Rd There is very little commentary on mainland traffic management and/or traffic impacts. We are contracting a competent consultant to complete this task. n/a Page 6

31 Stantec Stantec Consulting Ltd. 300W-675 Cochrane Drive, Markham ON L3R OB8 October 11, 2016 File: Attention: Sean Fairfield, Director, Project Planning and Permitting Algonquin Power 354 Davis Road. Suite 100 Oakville. Ontario L6J 2Xl Dear Sean. Reference: Final Draft of Traffic Management Plan for Amherst Island Wind Project Please find attached the final draft of the Amherst Island Wind Project Traffic Management Plan. Based on the extensive traffic management experience of our staff, Stantec considers this document sufficient to comply with the requirements of this project, and to address the projectrelated traffic impacts. Please contact the undersigned should you have any questions or comments. Regards, STANTEC CONSULTING LTD. Gord Murray, P.Eng., PTOE Manager, Transportation GT A Phone: (905) Gordon.Murray@stantec.com Attachment: Traffic Management Plan, Final Draft Design with community in mind

32 Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Traffic Management Plan Final Draft Stantec Prepared for: Algonquin Power Services Canada October 2016

33 Sign-off Sheet This document entitled Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Traffic Management Plan was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. for the account of Windlectric Inc. The material in it reflects Stantec's best judgment in light of the information available to it at the time of preparation. Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions made based on it, are the responsibilities of such third parties. Stantec Consulting Ltd. accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. Approved by (signature) Gordon Murray, P.Eng., P.T.O.E. Principal, Transportation Prepared by (signature) Clayton Rudy, P.Eng. Transportation Engineer Stantec Consulting Ltd Cochrane Drive West Tower Markham, ON L3R ob8 Stantec

34 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES & SCOPE Items Unrelated to the Scope of a Traffic Management Plan LOCAL CONTEXT AND KEY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OBSERVED ROAD CHARACTERISTICS & TRAFFIC Site Visit Description Description of Roads Speed Limits Intersection Control Traffic & Pedestrian Volumes Main Traffic Routes OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IMPACTING THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Access Road Construction on Private Lands Modifications to the Public Road to Accommodate Turbine Delivery Construction of Underground Collector System Turbine Component Deliveries CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Turbine Foundations Construction of Temporary Laydown Areas and Office Trailers Construction of Transformer Station CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN MAINLAND ACCESS CONSTRUCTION-RELATED TRAFFIC IMPACTS Impacts to Ferry Traffic O General Impacts & Details from Construction Plan Report Specific Types of Traffic Impacts Estimation of Construction-related Vehicle Delays and Collisions TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Construction-related Traffic Routes Traffic-related Schedule Management Illumination Signage Escort/Warning Vehicles for Oversize Loads Flag Persons Parking and Moving Equipment/Vehicles on-site Specialty Vehicles Pedestrian and Cyclist Accommodation Stantec cbr v:\01650\aclive\ amhersl island 1ranspor1a1ion\amherst_island_wf_1mp_final_draf1_aqn_oc1ober docx

35 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Public Information Strategy Wildlife Mitigation Construction Vehicle Driver Instructions & Supervision Oversight of Traffic Management Strategies Dust Control and Snow Removal LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Figure 2: Figure 3: Figure 4: Figure 5: Figure 6 APPENDICES Site Location, Amherst Island, ON Delivery Routes for Turbines Delivery Routes for Heavy Loads Example Full Road Closure on South Shore Road Example Lane Closure on 2nd Concession Road Example Traffic Interruption for Turbine Delivery APPENDIX A - SIGNAGE PLACEMENT MAPS APPENDIX B - WORK ZONE SIGNAGE PLANS APPENDIX C - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ l amherst island transportation\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx ii

36 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 1.0 Introduction & Background A Wind Energy Project located on Amherst Island located in Lake Ontario south of the Village of Bath has been proposed by Windlectric Inc. (Algonquin Power). The project was approved by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change through Renewable Energy Approval issued in August 24, The project involves the construction and operation of 26 wind turbines (27 are permitted), which will be situated on Amherst Island as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1 also shows the location of the proposed wind turbine sites and the permanent access roads that lead from the public road to the individual sites. 1.1 OBJECTIVES & SCOPE In order to create an environment that minimizes the likelihood of collisions during the construction period, it is important to minimize the potential interaction of construction vehicles/equipment with local resident/tourist traffic and local wildlife. A Traffic Management Plan will be implemented on Amherst Island during construction, to address the safety requirements of the project. This report reflects the assessment conducted to define the plan as well as the details of the plan itself. It includes: A consideration of the existing traffic, pedestrian, and cycling activity on the island as well as the related road/intersection operations; Identified and considered potential safety concerns related to the design of the existing roadways and/ or intersections, given the addition of construction vehicles to the mix of traffic on Amherst Island; Determination of the routes from a nominal safety perspective between the Island laydown areas (dock) and proposed wind turbine sites; An articulation of the plan to manage construction traffic in a manner that minimizes the potential impact on local wildlife; and The specific measures to be implemented during the construction phase of the project, which incorporate the principles and guidelines of "Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7 Temporary Conditions". The Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is intended to provide general guidance for the interaction between construction-related traffic and regular traffic, and between regular traffic and temporary constructionrelated road conditions. Some traffic and road conditions can change significantly over time, therefore the general guidance provided must be revisited, adapted, and field-fitted to the local conditions at that time. Some specific scenarios are elaborated within the TMP for additional clarity. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amhersl island transportation\amherst_lsland_wf_tmp_final_drafl_aqn_october docx 1.1

37 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Items Unrelated to the Scope of a Traffic Management Plan Items that do not substantially affect traffic safety and/or mobility, such as construction methods, depths of granular material for widenings, buried or elevated utilities, ditch drainage, an existing conditions assessment of the road structure, etc., do not fall within the scope of a TMP. The proposed roadway widenings are specific to areas where the turbine delivery vehicles would have difficulty navigating the existing roads. These improvements do not include upgrading the existing road structure, nor doing extensive road repairs along the delivery routes C unless such repairs have been made necessary by damage caused by construction/ delivery vehicles). The Township may decide that it is desirable that some of the temporary road modifications be left in place permanently rather than returned to the original condition, such as minor road widening of a relatively narrow road. However, temporary road modifications are designed and constructed for nonpermanent implementation, therefore if the Township wishes to retain any specific road modifications then the Township must instruct the Constructor to do so in writing, and accept responsibility and longterm liability for these modifications. 1.2 LOCAL CONTEXT AND KEY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES Amherst Island is part of Loyalist Township within the County of Lennox and Addington. It has a population of approximately 400 people, which approximately doubles during the summer months. There are two hamlets on the island, Stella and Emerald, and rural residential development is generally located along the shoreline, and along 3rd Concession Road. There are many small businesses located on the island as well as farm lands that occupy most of the interior. The Amherst Island Public School is located at 5955 Front Road. This school provides programs from junior kindergarten to grade 8 (approximately 30 pupils), and is served by a school bus operating on the island. Class times are from 8:35 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. The school also functions as a community centre; occasional small traffic spikes may occur related to community events. There are also several churches located on the island. Transportation between the mainland (Millhaven) and the island (Stella) is provided by a ferry service for cars (approximate capacity of 30 vehicles) and passengers. The ferry runs on an hourly schedule between 6:oo a.m. and 1:30 a.m. and a one-way trip takes approximately 20 minutes. Ferry log information for 2014 indicates that, during an average month, approximately 11,000 cars and trucks are transported to and from the island. This translates into 370 average daily vehicle trips by ferry, and an average hourly volume of approximately 30 vehicles (15 vehicles to or from the island in an average hour). The seasonal variation of the ferry traffic was examined to determine how much the summer, seasonal peak traffic would vary from the annual average traffic. It was found that the peak traffic for 2014 occurred in August with 13,576 car and truck trips. The seasonal peak trips were found to be approximately 23% greater than the annual average trips. Given the low traffic volumes, the increase in the peak season versus the annual average can be considered to be a nominal increase in traffic. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportation\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 1.2

38 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan The key transportation considerations related to the existing Amherst Island community and the planned construction of wind turbines are: Potential conflicts between construction-related traffic and the day-to-day activities associated with the local community, including local travel by car, school bus, bicycle, or on foot as well as the movement of farm machinery; The need to ensure that local residents are aware of the temporary conditions during construction that could affect traffic safety on various parts of the island depending on the location of the work sites; and The need to ensure that local wildlife and its habitat are not adversely impacted by the construction traffic associated with the project. 1.3 OBSERVED ROAD CHARACTERISTICS & TRAFFIC Site Visit Description A site visit was conducted by Stantec senior transportation staff (Garry Pappin and Gordon Murray) on Thursday, September 24, 2015 during ideal weather conditions (i.e. sunny and clear with a typical seasonal temperature) Description of Roads The majority of the island roads can be characterized as having rural cross sections (i.e. gravel or grass shoulders and open drainage), relatively narrow travel widths (approximately 4-5m), and gravel surfaces. The exceptions include sections of Front Road along the north shore and Stella Road that have paved surfaces and travel widths of approximately 6-7m. The island roads are relatively flat (so sight lines are not limited) with the exception of the central section of Stella Road where there is a minor crest in the vicinity of the Glenwood Cemetery that limits north-south sight lines to some extent, along with a section of South Shore Road where it winds along the lakeshore Speed Limits There are some sections of Front Road with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h, while most of the other roads have no posted speed limits (statutory maximum speeds would apply, i.e. 50 km/h in urban settings and 80 km/h in rural settings). The physical characteristics and limitations of the island roads create a natural limit to vehicle speed Intersection Control Most intersections lack stop or yield signs and are therefore "uncontrolled", and approaching drivers are required to a vehicle approaching from the right under the normal rules of the road. Several intersections have stop-controlled approaches such as Front Road/Stella Road (all-way stop) and Emerald Road/Second Concession (stop control on westbound approach), while several other intersections have ()) Stantec cbr v:\01650\aclive\ amhers1 island 1ransporta1ion\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draf1_aqn_october docx 1.3

39 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan yield signs on the minor street approach (e.g. Emerald Road/Front Road and Stella Road/South Shore Road) Traffic & Pedestrian Volumes Traffic volumes on the island roads are relatively low. Based on the field observations and the limited capacity of the ferry, it is estimated that the hourly volumes on sections of the main roads such as Front Road and Stella Road would likely be in the order of 20 to 30 vehicles. The traffic on the remaining island roads is estimated to be 10 or less vehicle trips during a typical hour including movement of large farm machinery. Similar to vehicular traffic, cycling and pedestrian traffic was also observed to be low. Some cyclist activity was observed, and regular cycling activity is likely common during the summer months. Some pedestrian activity was also observed over the course of site visit, however, it could be expected that there may be greater pedestrian activity in proximity to the public school around the beginning or end of classes and during any community or special events. Pedestrians and cyclists generally share the travelled section of the island roads since there are no separate facilities such as sidewalks or bike lanes provided for these modes of transportations. Given these traffic volumes there are no road traffic capacity issues or significant operational issues, with the possible exception of short duration traffic activity during festivals or other special events Main Traffic Routes The most "active" routes with respect to local resident/ tourist traffic would appear to be: 1. Front Road, from Kerr Point Road to the east end of the island 2. Stella 40 Foot Road (Stella Road), from the public ferry dock to South Shore Road (with the busiest section being form the dock to 3rd Concession Road) 3. South Shore Road, from Stella Road to Lower 40 Foot Road 4. 3rd Concession Road South Shore Road is a winding, narrow, gravel road that hugs the lake shore closely in some locations, allowing limited space for passing oncoming vehicles. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportation\amhersl_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 1.4

40 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 2.0 Overview of Construction Activities The following text outlines anticipated construction activities that affect the public roads and lists the principal steps that will be involved in the completion of each activity. 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IMPACTING THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Access Road Construction on Private Lands Access road construction on private lands will include the following steps: Staking out the right of way (ROW), Construction Limits and road centre line; Stripping and stockpiling of topsoil; Culvert and drainage work installation; Ditch and road construction with earthworks grading and geotextile as needed; Placement and compaction of sub-base road material and compaction testing; Placement of base course road material and compaction testing; and Installation of gates to restrict access. Reclamation around, and related to, the access roads will occur once the Project is operational and will reduce the size of the access roads required for maintenance vehicles to access the turbines. Reclamation will involve: decompaction, restoration of topsoil, site leveling beauty ring installation around tower and any required seeding in accordance with the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) application supporting documents Modifications to the Public Road to Accommodate Turbine Delivery The relatively minor road modification construction for this purpose will include the following steps: Meet and discuss with Township to review future engineering package Staking out the right-of-way, construction limits and road centre line; Stripping and stockpiling of topsoil; Drainage work; Ditch construction with grading as necessaiy; Placement of geo textile; Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island lransportotion\omherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_oqn_october docx 2.5

41 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Placement and compaction of sub-base road material and testing; and Placement of base course road material. The temporary road modifications will be reversed after construction is completed unless alternative direction is received from the Township Construction of Underground Collector System The underground collector system construction will include: Meet and discuss with Township to review future engineering package; Stake property lines and centre line; Install cable (plow, trench and bore as required); Backfill and compact trench; Install and connect splices and junction boxes; Install pad-mounted transformers at turbines; Terminate cable at substation and pad mounts; and Test collector system. Reclamation work required as part of the collector line installation will occur once the line is fully installed and weather permits Turbine Component Deliveries Component delivery work includes the following steps: Typically two cranes ( ton capacity) will be brought to a turbine site to offload turbine componentstower components; Flag-persons to spot delivery vehicles arriving at turbine access road Escort vehicles will be used to guide turbine component delivery vehicles to each turbine site; Turbine components will be inspected and offloaded; and Cranes will be moved to the next delivery location Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island lransportation\amherst_lsland_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 2.6

42 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 2.2 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Turbine Foundations Foundation construction will include the following steps: Stripping and stockpiling of topsoil and vegetation/tree removal (if required, and in accordance with REA documents) for each turbine foundation and erection laydown area; Staking of laydown area perimeter ; Excavation of foundation; Pouring of concrete leveling mat; Installation of reinforcing bars and bolt cage; Pouring of concrete; Backfill foundation; Construction of crane pad; and Restoration oflaydown area following turbine commissioning Construction of Temporary Laydown Areas and Office Trailers Construction of the temporary laydown areas and the office trailers will include the following steps: Stakeout oflqydown area limits; Strip and stockpile topsoil; Site grading; Run services, electricity, communications cable; Place material and compact; Deliver construction trailers; and Install signage. Upon completion of construction, temporary structures will be removed and the related disturbed areas will be restored to pre-disturbance conditions Construction of Transformer Station The Transformer Station construction will include the following steps: Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amhersl island lransportalion\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 2.7

43 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Stake ronstrucl:lblelimits; Strip and stockpile topsoil; Begin earthwork grading and excavations for foundations; Install reinforcing bars for strip foundations and piers; Pour concrete; Install grounding grid; Backfill ground grid and install material; Begin steel erection including equipment, switch gear and bus work; Main transformer delivery; Pull cables, connect and commission transformer; Deliver and commission control building; and Testing. 2.3 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Construction activities will take place within the periods outlined in Township noise bylaws of 6am to 9pm for delivery operations and 7am to 8pm for construction work Monday to Saturday. There are exceptional circumstances however when work could occur outside of these hours. Emergency circumstances: As is recognized by the bylaw, certain health and welfare related incidences which require emergency equipment which may include ambulance, fire trucks, helicopter ambulance. Bulk concrete pours: The wind turbine foundations are poured in a continuous pour which cannot be interrupted. These pours will begin in the morning and are planned to be completed within the normal working day. However, in an exceptional circumstance of an interruption due to mechanical or weather related issues the pour may need to be continued after the normal working day. Turbine Erection: During the erection of the turbine there are certain specific erection milestones which have to be completed once the lift is begun. Daily lift work will be planned to allow completion by end of the normal daily working hours, but in the event of weather or mechanical delay, there is a possibility the work will need to proceed beyond normal working hours. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportalion\amherst_island_wf_lmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 2.8

44 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 2.4 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES For the purposes of this Traffic Management Plan, there are three primary classes of construction-related vehicles: 1. Heavy loads such as the delivery of bulk materials such as aggregate and concrete; 2. Oversize loads such as wind turbine components as well as large construction vehicles such as backhoes; and 3. General-purpose construction vehicles, typically pickup trucks and crew vans. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst Island transportalion\amherst_island_wf_fmp_final_draft_aqn_october 13 all 6.docx 2.9

45 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 3.0 Traffic Management Plan 3.1 MAINLAND ACCESS Access to the temporary mainland project dock will generally follow one of the two following routes: 1. From Highway 401; south along Lennox and Addington County Road 4, and east along Bath Road to the mainland construction dock and staging area. 2. From Highway 401; south along County Road 6; west along Taylor Kidd Boulevard; south along County Road 4, to the mainland construction dock and staging area. A review of each route reveals no areas where there is a significantly elevated potential for collisions with local traffic. There are no sight distance restrictions or obstructions, terrain is relatively flat, and the few entrances along these routes are clearly visible on approach. The roundabout intersection at RR2/Co. Rd. 4 provides an effective means of traffic/speed control, and should accommodate turbine delivery vehicles, with some over-tracking on the central island. Only those deliveries that cannot successfully navigate the roundabout will be transported along County Road 6. Temporary construction signage should not be required, with the possible exception of "truck turning" signs on Bath Road, on the east and west approaches to the entrance to the staging area and dock. For large turbine components, escort vehicles will be employed to protect traffic. Vehicles arriving at the mainland construction site will either turn directly south into the dock access or may turn north to the Invista property to queue for the barge or for overnight staging as required. Traffic management requirements on the mainland are minimal due to the relatively low number of construction vehicles and adequate road widths. Oversize loads will follow normal piloting procedures per Applicable Law. 3.2 CONSTRUCTION-RELATED TRAFFIC IMPACTS Impacts to Ferry Traffic Construction related movement of materials and people will be by special purpose barges travelling between newly constructed, special purpose docks on the mainland and on the island. Therefore, the construction-related transportation will not impact the existing ferry operation or public docks on the mainland and the island General Impacts & Details from Construction Plan Report The Construction Plan Report provides information regarding the approximate construction time frame (18 to 24 months), construction activities ranging from surveying to testing/commissioning, the volume of materials to be delivered, including wind turbine components, construction equipment, and materials (including a large volume of aggregate), and the number of daily worker and related passenger car trips to/from the island. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amhersl island 1ransparta1ion\amhers1_island_wf_1mp_final_draf1_aqn_actaber dacx 3.10

46 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan As noted in the Construction Plan Report, the delivery of wind turbine components and construction equipment will be staged such that the volume of additional traffic created on the island will be relatively low during any given hour. For example, the expectation is that the components for only one turbine would be delivered during any given day, which means 10 turbine component loads being transported in a single day. The key issue to address with the transportation of these construction-related materials will be to provide routes that accommodate oversize and slow moving trucks (typically flatbed tractor-trailers). Regarding traffic interruptions, there will be a need during turbine component deliveries for oncoming vehicles to share the available roadway surface. This may require drivers to pull over or stop at the direction of the escort vehicle until the delivery vehicle has passed. This procedure is standard practice and common throughout Ontario. Delays will be minimal due to the relatively small number of turbine component deliveries, and the relatively low traffic volumes on the island, however, we cannot predict the average or total delay with any reliability. The Operation Plan provides a Communication Plan for delay scenarios, should this become necessary, and stipulates that transportation of oversized loads in front of the school, and through Stella, will not take place in a 30 minute period prior to, and following, the school day. In the event that a child is walking/riding to school at a non-standard time (i.e.- running late or leaving early), the parents or the school may contact the Windlectric Site Manager directly, who will then take appropriate action by notifying delivery drivers to be aware of the child's presence. The construction-related traffic associated with the more regular delivery of aggregate and other day-today construction equipment and materials, as well as daily worker traffic, will generate additional traffic. Based on the amount of materials to be delivered and the capacity limitations of the two special-purpose barges, it is estimated that the highest hourly traffic coming off the barge would include the following types and volume of traffic: 25 loaded aggregate trucks arriving and 25 empty aggregate trucks departing; 24 pickup trucks and 3-4 buses arriving (worker-related) and no pickup trucks leaving (for the morning peak period, with the reverse flow of traffic later in the day during the afternoon peak period); and 6 construction-related trucks arriving and 6 construction-related trucks departing. All construction-related traffic will arrive and leave by barge, which limits the ability for significant volumes (relative to the road capacity) of construction-related traffic to arrive at the same time. Given the low existing traffic volumes on any of the island roads, the increase in traffic due to construction activities can easily be accommodated from a capacity perspective, especially during off-peak hours (peakhour traffic would only be expected for two to three hours a day, mostly during weekdays and summer weekends). Notwithstanding, there will be some relatively minor road and intersection improvements (i.e. road widening) required due to the physical limitations of the existing island road network Specific Types of Traffic Impacts There are three types of traffic impacts expected for this project: Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportalion\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_ocfober docx 3.11

47 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan 1. Traffic interruptions: very short duration (typically between approximately 5 and approximately 30 minutes) typically for moving oversized loads such as turbine components; 2. Lane closures: short duration (only during normal construction hours and not remaining overnight) typically for construction of temporary road widenings, trenching of electrical collectors, etc. where there is adequate and reasonable amount of space for traffic to pass beside the work area. Lane closures may occur on one or both sides of the road and may alternate between sides as necessary for construction activities and traffic management; and 3. Road closures: short duration (only during normal construction hours and not remaining overnight) typically for construction of temporary road widenings, trenching of electrical collectors, etc. where there is insufficient space for traffic to pass beside the work area. These three types of traffic impacts are illustrated in Figure 4 through Figure Estimation of Construction-related Vehicle Delays and Collisions Because of the ever-changing and temporary nature of construction activities, estimations of expected vehicle delays or collision rates cannot be calculated with any degree of reliability. This is normal and acceptable based on Stantec's experience and standard industry practice. Transportation of oversized loads in front of the school and through Stella will not take place in a 30 minute period prior to, and following, the school day in order to reduce the chance of delays. Emergency vehicles will be given priority in all circumstances. 3.3 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Construction-related Traffic Routes Attached Figure 1 shows the location of the proposed wind turbine sites and the permanent access roads on private lands that lead from the public road to each of the individual turbine sites. The truck routing is shown on Figures 2 and 3. According to the report, ''Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Construction Plan Report, Revised December 2013, Stantec Consulting Ltd." (the Construction Plan Report), all turbine components and required construction equipment and materials are to be transported between mainland and island laydown areas by barge. Similarly, the construction workforce will also be transported to and from the island by barge. The existing road system on the island will be used for the transportation of construction materials and personnel between the laydown areas and the wind turbine sites. Construction vehicles (including gravel trucks and deliveries of turbine components) and equipment will reach the 26 turbine sites (27 are permitted) based on the Delivery Routes for Heavy Loads Drawing AMST-207, Rev. 1 dated Sept. 15, 2015, and Delivery Routes for Turbines Drawings AMHST-206, Rev. 2 dated Sept. 15, 2015 (see Figures 2 and 3). Several public roads on the island are used for constructionrelated traffic with the exception of Emerald 40 Foot Road (which has been excluded because it passes through a large wetland complex), the section of Front Road west of the construction dock, and the Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportation\amherst_lsland_wf_lmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 3.12

48 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan section of South Shore Road west of Stella 40 Foot Road. These drawings have been made available to the public for review and comment through a posting on the Loyalist Township website. This report assumes that the truck routes outlined in these two Figures will not be changed and provides traffic management processes and procedures which will result in an appropriate level of nominal safety for the transport of materials and equipment. Furthermore, larger construction vehicles will not use the intersection of Stella Road and South Shore Road due geometric constraints Traffic-related Schedule Management To mitigate potential conflicts with the public, roadway modifications/widenings, where necessary for turbine and oversized load deliveries widenings, shall be completed prior to oversized turbine delivery vehicles using the public roads on the island. No deliveries of oversized loads will occur in front of the school and through Steel in a 30 minute period prior to and following the school day. Construction-related traffic will also endeavor to avoid the school area when community events are occurring. Sequencing of construction activity for roadworks is typically determined by the Constructor in consideration of the traffic, weather, and logistical considerations at the time therefore highly detailed sequencing cannot be prescribed for all scenarios at this time. Closures will be implemented in consideration of construction requirements and of maintaining traffic flow on the island Illumination The need for illumination outside the dock area and turbine sites is not currently anticipated since deliveries and construction will be generally restricted to daylight working hours. Any use of public roads after dusk/night hours will be minimized when practicable. Where that is not possible, temporary illumination shall be provided at key points where it is deemed necessary to provide increased level of safety and as per guidelines in OTM Book Signage All signage in the TMP is intended for temporary conditions and pre-existing conditions such as tight horizontal curvature will not be signed unless the Constructor's traffic control personnel decide to implement such signage to ensure construction-related traffic operates safely. "Keep Right" signs will be posted advising the public of approaching construction vehicles on both approaches to the sharp crest curve on Stella Road at the cemetery, in addition to the reduced posted speed ( 6okm/h) in this section. Access Roads shall be marked clearly to allow orderly entrance and egress from the Project Site, and also direct travel away from environmentally or socially sensitive areas, as determined in consultation with Windlectric. Signs should be legible and of sufficient durability to last the duration of construction activities. Windlectric shall obtain permits or permission from the County and Township authorities for the temporary placement of signs in public rights of way. Stantec c br v:\01650\active\ amherst island transportation\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 3.13

49 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Road signs shall clearly identify access points where construction vehicles will be entering and existing public roads. Signage will be placed to identify private access roads where public traffic is prohibited. Each Turbine site shall be identified by a sign located at the entrance points to access roads to be installed during road construction. Stop signs will be provided at the end of all access roads where they intersect with public roads (do not place new stop signs on existing public roads). "Truck exiting" signs will be provided on the public roads in both directions each side of the construction site access points, see Appendix A for typical sign details and Appendix B for sign placement. OTM Book 7 traffic control measures (barriers, barrels, signage, etc.) will be used for working on the "shoulder" and for temporary lane closures. See Appendix A for typical sign details and Appendix B for sign placement. Where restriction to a single lane of traffic is required, single lane restrictions will be permitted during daylight hours only. Traffic will be controlled by flag-persons in continual radio communication with each other. Temporary signage will be required for construction of the minor road improvements. All temporary signage must conform to the specifications of shape, colour, reflectivity, message, and size, as specified by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) in the Ontario Traffic Manuals ( OTM). Sign placement shall adhere to OTM Book 7, Figure 14 - Typical Sign Placement, provided in Appendix A. All signage shall be covered when not in use. All temporary lanes shall be clearly delineated and comply with the minimum lane width specified, per the typical layout (TL) drawings in OTM Book 7. Typical signage and sign placement can be found Appendix A. These sign placements are based upon Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) Book 7 - Temporary Conditions. Typical sign placements for the following scenarios have been included: Providing warning of an approaching work zone and reducing the posted speed (OTM Book 7 - TL-3); Typical signage for shoulder work (OTM Book 7-TL- 6); Typical signage for on-road work requiring a lane closure (OTM Book 7- TL19 and TL 20A); and, Typical signage for turbine construction site access, trucks approaching ( OTM Book 7-TC-31L and TC-31R). When placing temporary signs, considerations must be made to accommodate and effectively manage traffic through the work zone. These considerations include: Ensuring the signs are clearly visible and not obstructed by equipment or vegetation; Signs are required in both direction of travel; Stantec cbr v:\01650\aclive\ amherst island transportatian\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 3.14

50 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Signage shall reflect the current condition of the work zone; Signs reducing speed shall be placed to give the users enough time to react and safely slow down; and Monitoring and maintaining effectiveness of signage. Maintenance and monitoring will follow recommendations detailed in OTM Book Escort/Warning Vehicles for Oversize Loads As per the Highway Traffic Act, certain loads require an escort vehicle to accompany them during their transport. All necessary permits from MTO, the County, and the Township will be applied for and received in advance of these oversize loads. It is expected that a minimum of one private escort vehicle will be required for each turbine component delivery. Escort vehicles shall be provided with vehicles destined to the mainland staging area and be available for use on Amherst Island, from the construction dock to the applicable work site. In addition, there are specific instances where an OPP escort is required in lieu of private escort services, due to the large size or unusually slow speed of the delivery vehicle. All OPP escorts will be coordinated with the OPP and any approvals required will be provided to the Ministry of Transportation Flag Persons Where flagging is needed (for example, during a lane closure), appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) meeting the requirements of CSA Z96-02 (High Visibility Safety Appeal) is to be worn at all times. All flag persons shall be certified by an approved course and will have certificates available on-site. Flag persons will be equipped with OTM Book 7- Traffic Control Sign (Stop/Slow Paddle -TC-22) and twoway radios for continuous and uninterrupted communication between pairs of flag persons Parking and Moving Equipment/Vehicles on-site Vehicles working on the wind turbine construction shall park on the access roads to the turbines or at the wind turbine sites whenever possible. Vehicles shall be parked in a manner that does not impede traffic, interfere with visibility of signage, or cause additional potential for collisions Specialty Vehicles Specialty vehicles needing assistance through the work site may include emergency service vehicles, school buses, wide or long load vehicles, and farm vehicles. These vehicles will be accommodated in a safe and timely manner. All emergency and school services will be advised of construction work two weeks prior to commencing. This will provide sufficient time to make any revision to emergency and service routes, and minimize delays. Stantec cbr v:\01650\adive\ amherst island transportation\amhersl_island_wf_lmp_final_draft_aqn_odober docx 3.15

51 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan Pedestrian and Cyclist Accommodation Pedestrian and cyclist accommodation will typically be on-road as this is the current condition, and will be accommodated through work zones as long as it is safe to do so. Installation of temporary traffic control devices (e.g. traffic cones) will provide sufficient width for all road users to pass. Higher-volume school-related pedestrian and cyclist activity near the school and in the village of Stella will not be a major concern since there will be no deliveries of heavy loads (per Section 2.1) at all, and the movement of oversized loads in front of the school and through Stella will not take place in the 30 minute period prior to the start of school, or in the 30 minute period after the completion of the regular school day O Public Information Strategy In order to minimize impacts on island traffic, and ensure the success of the project, a traffic communication plan will be implemented; a full Communication Plan is included in the Operation Plan, submitted separately. The traffic-specific components include providing the residents with a Notice of Construction and installing Road Restriction Notice Signs near all work sites a minimum of one week prior to any lane closures or detours (if installed much more than one week in advance, drivers may begin to be conditioned to ignore the signs). The traffic communication plan will allow residents to effectively plan their routes, and mitigate the overall impact caused by the work and deliveries to the site. An activity forecast report shall be provided to Loyalist Township, outlining construction activity a minimum of two weeks prior to any work commencing. Residents of the island shall be provided with a map of the island outlining the delivery routes to the sites for construction vehicles and deliveries of gravel, concrete, etc., so that they can plan to avoid those routes if desired. At this time, sources of aggregates, concrete, turbine components, and other materials have not been finalized, but it is assumed that County Road 4 and County Road 6 will be the primary delivery routes on the mainland. Local residents and seasonal visitors will be advised of the designated construction routes so that they can avoid these routes if they wish to do so. Flyer delivery, website postings, and sign postings on mainland and island ferry docks will be the primary means of communication (as detailed in the Communication Plan) Wildlife Mitigation As an integral component of the traffic management plan, potential risk of wildlife collisions and disturbance from construction traffic will be addressed through a variety of mitigation measures. The mitigation requirements are further detailed in Appendix C (Traffic Management Plan Wildlife Mitigation). These measures incorporate design elements into the traffic management plan (e.g. considering the potential for wildlife impacts during route selection), as well as a specific traffic control measures, along with measures designed to influence driver behavior. Specific mitigation and avoidance measures include: Avoidance of roads in proximity to the wetland complex or through large woodland features; Stantec cbr v:\01650\aclive\ amherst island transportation\amherst_island_wf_tmp_final_draft_aqn_october docx 3.16

52 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan To the extent possible timing restrictions for construction traffic, specifically that large trucks and bulk material deliveries would be restricted to working hours; Reduced construction vehicle speed limits and signage near wildlife area; Barrier fencing where appropriate; and Wildlife sensitivity and awareness training, with reinforcement designed to encourage a culture of respect for wildlife. The mitigation requirements are further detailed in Appendix C, Traffic Management Plan Wildlife Mitigation Construction Vehicle Driver Instructions & Supervision All construction vehicle drivers shall be made aware of the potential for conflicts with island traffic on a route-specific basis and be advised of potential hazards such as locations with limited sight distance, areas with high entrance density, tight turns, and narrow roadway widths. Signage will be installed as per OTM Book 7 as appropriate and where it can mitigate hazards related to construction activities, with care to avoid negative effects from oversignage. A mobile radar based speed tracking system (Traffic Logue SafePace Cruiser or equivalent) shall be deployed whenever construction activities are taking place. Deployment details have not been finalized at this stage, however, we will communicate these details as soon as they have been established. This device will not log speeds or keep any data; it only displays speed information. After deliveries to the Island commence, traffic patterns shall be monitored at project startup, at key conflict points, where road improvements have been made, and for any major changes to or peaks in construction traffic patterns in order to observe for collision potential. Any safety concerns will be reported as they are observed. Drivers will be reminded, through regular daily meetings, that a failure to comply with the requirements of the Traffic Management Plan will result in disciplinary action, which could include a range of consequences up to, and including, termination Oversight of Traffic Management Strategies The first turbine component deliveries to the island shall be checked and monitored to ensure that the road improvements are working as intended. Regular oversight shall continue as outlined in OTM Book 7 and performed by qualified traffic management personnel, which includes checking for hazards and maintaining signs and traffic control devices in a good condition. After deliveries to the Island commence, traffic patterns shall be monitored at key conflict points to observe for collision potential. The key conflict areas would be major intersections as well as the intersection of the dock access road and Front Road. Adherence to all road regulatory and warning signage by construction vehicles will come under the responsibility of the contractors site safety personnel Stantec cbr v:\ 01650\active\ amherst Island transportation\amherst_island_wump_final_draft_aqn_october t docx 3.17

53 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Traffic Management Plan who will regularly monitor and investigate traffic relayed complaints. An Incident Reporting form will be developed for the project and will include all pertinent details of any traffic incident observed/reported to contactor. These will be submitted, within 24 hours, to the Township with details of the incident and corrective actions Dust Control and Snow Removal In the event that excessive dust is created from a particular event during the construction phase, water tankers and spreader trucks shall be used to suppress the emission of dust from the construction sites. In the winter time, snow removal may be needed both for access to the sites, and maintaining public access through the affected work zone. In order to maintain these two requirements, snowplows will be available on site. These snowplows will be used to clear access to the site for work crews, and to ensure that the affected roads will be accessible by the public in the event that municipal/provincial snow removal services cannot maintain a safe driving condition due to interference by construction activities. Further details will be included in the Construction Plan Report submitted separately and will adhere to the Renewable Energy Approval Construction Plan Report. Stantec cbr v:\01650\active\ amhersl island transportation\amhersusland_wf_tmp_flnal_draft_aqn_october docx 3.18

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55 Legend Turbine Location... Heavy Load Delivery Route -- Access Road -- Public Road Figure 2 - Delivery Routes for Heavy Loads Nole: Arrows indicate direction of travel of ~ d d lruc:~. lrqck, wil,tolum on the same path, in the opposite direction. b, Sources: Esri, HERE Dllorme,lnle.-map. incr.menlp Corp, GEBCO, 500 1,000 2,000 ~... '"'L-n..._, _,i "' ~1,..,. --'--c { 1 Algonquin ALGONQUIN POWER Co. AMHERST ISLAND WIND PROJECT Delivery Routes for Heavy Loads - '41.EaflO" tlac!swtm ZOOE 18N 1: OTHOMPSON SEPT.15, 2015 Sources: Esri, HERE, Dalorme, lnt.miap, ineremenl PCorp, GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, KadaslerNL, C, Ordn;;mceSurvey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri Chin11 (Hong Kong), swisslopo. Mapmy1ndia, COpenSlnielMap conlributors, 1111d the GIS User Community AMHST-207

56 Legend Turbine Location - Turtline Delivery Route - Turtline Delivery Alt. Route -- Public Road --- Access Road Figure 3 - Delivery Routes for Turbines N(ll : ArrOtoYt ln(ik11fr d~-=:llct" of,,... et of loaded trucks Trucks will return on ltle nme patb, tn the oppo.!ha odctlon 11 1,...." Sollfots: Esri, HERE, Delorme, lntermap,!ncr.mentp Corp, GEBCO, ~,,, (, Algonquin ALGONQUIN POWER Co. AMHERST ISLAND WIND PROJECT Delivery Routes for Turbines D,1,-~QJll:T!Oa, N,\OBJ/UTU ZONE!SN DTHOMPSON I ~o.ooo SEPT. 15, 20H5 Sottrtu: Es rl. HERE, Delonne, lnlermap, iner8m11nl P Corp, GEBCO, USG$, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoSir,H, lgn, K9das9r NL, ' Ordnance Surny, ESfi Japan. METI, EwiChlle (Hony Kong), swiutopo. Mapmylnd~. IP OpenSlr1111lMep conljiblaors, end Lhe GIS User Communily AMHST-206 2

57 GENEIALNOTES 1. TEM,OIAltY CONOfTIONS, AU ~tf4q:i RWl WtJfU AllO,au. O!'flP' Tl,UflC M,A#AG"tMl I,.urn c t ~ll t.l UI ACCOIOA.#Ct Wltlt OTMIOOIC7 2 CONSTIUCTION lone AOVISOIY SNiNING 10 If PLAC:10 IN ADVANCE Of THE BEGINNING Of CONSHUCTION IN ACCOROANC! WITH OTM BOOK 1. POltTAIU VAll'IAILE MESSAGE SIGNS (PVMS) AS APPROPRIATE. 3 FLEXIBlf OtuM TC flc: SHALl IE USED TO DEUNlAU A C:lOSIO LANE. SEPAUTEOP,OSING LANES OfTRAFHC:, SEPARATECONffltUCTJON WORK Sfff AND HOW OF TltAFHC Sl'ECIRCAOONS ANO PLACEMENT SHALl IE IN ACCOtDANCf WITH OTM IOQI( 7. 4 USE fflll PLAUS Olt OTHERMETHOOS AS NECESIAtv TO MAIHTAlN ACCESS TO All ADJACENT PROPEmES WITH THE MINIMUM lfasonatl.e DDAY Stantec ~ z:.._ ~~.~':".:: 5. THE toao Cl05Ull'fWlll VA!rt IN LENG?H (TYPICAUY HTWIEN 150 ANO 300 MUHS) ANOWJll PIOGltEUIVUY MOVE DOWN 1Ht toao, t.. ffllu.\m MGJtAOtwa l1at*:anfll,u..oa.oisclouoalllot,o: loc:ail tuoic 0 1'. 7 TC U ltoad C:LOSIN!i NOTICE 51GN WILL BE INffAlLEO WITH THE FOLlOWING TYPICAL ME$$AGl: "ROAD CLOSUIE ON SOUTH SHOIE ROAO IIETWEEN lowh40 POOT ROAO ANO STELlA"' FOOT ROAD FROM (ff ART DATE( 10 (ENO DATE] IETWEEN 7AM ANO 7PM LOCAL TIAfHC ONLr I SIGNAG! PlACIMENrWILl IE COOltDINAUOWITM Dll'IVWAY/ACCESSES ANO OTHH lxisllng SIGNAGE...._ SIGN -USil Slffl,V.Tff ~ tej;ifofoij.fftllfill.-o::(:u ITYPJ I I I -1 ~ WOAKIHGAA1:A ~ I I I l SOUTH SHORE ROAD.v.'#ER'ST ISLAND 'Mt-ID f1i0.ect 75MW wt0 farm _""...,,,.,...'*->ala,d,lla...rwij,qr,fflo 00--= I 11 EXAMPLE FUU ROAD CLOSURE!...,., ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----~ lll$t0101 ~---,---~

58 Stantec (HNHALNOTES 1 UMl'OltAIIY CONDmoNS. AU SIONAGE IIEQUIIIEMENTS AND AU OTHU TltAfffC MANAGEMENT REFERENCE SHAU IE IN ACCOIDANCI WrTH OfM IOOlt 7, t. COlll:IH\ICftolll fc#( AOYUClT SlONJJrilO,0 H ILAC:IG IIN AOVAJK:I ot nu HGINNING OF CONSTIIUCTJON IN.lr,CC1HIUilk? I..,... ol,m IOOIC 7,O,:UUt W"Al!.Allf M.lllAOI U0Jf1 (P'i14J')A.1. AJUOtin.-Jt..S HEltllll DIUM TC 51C SHALL IE USED TO DELINEATE A ClOIED LANf, u,aiiati o,posing LANES Of TRAfflC. SEPARArE CONSJRUCTlON WOtlC ur, AND HOW OF TRAfFJC. SPECIFICATIONS AND PLACEMl:NT SHAU IE IN ACCOIDANCI WITH OTM IOOlt 7 C(Wy'II--- =..::,,_...:.:~";",.: 4 USf nm PLATES 011 OTHEI METHODS AS NECWAtv TO MAINTAIN ACC:US TO ALL ADJACENT l'wol'e.ities WITH THE MINIMUM IIEASONAIU DELAY. 5 WOIIICAIIEA VAl1ESIN IENGTH. TYPICALLY 150AND300Mmu 6 SIONACiE PLACrMENTWILL IE COOltOINATEDWmt Dll'IWAY/ACCEUESAIID OTilfl IXmlNCi SIGNAGE. _...,.,, <\~---irt-...,t-&- ~ ---""i:\,.. ~ JC.1 '-IC.:,, "'" (TVP) flutte STEELP\.Al( TOMAINTAINDRIVEWA.Y ACCESSIBLE r ~!~' =---..JL SIGN m WOIOONGAA<A Tt FLAGPERSOH 2ND CONCESSION ROAD, ' I : #' l ; ~ PENNECO MH:RST &.AND v.1no PROJECI 75MW'MHOFARM :;::.:;.;--- -;;;;.:;:;---...,_u.,ofl,1 """""',Qrr.'Ob EXAMi'lE LANE CLOSURE 001ND CON<::8Sl()N ROAD -~ 5,.,

59 Stantec DOCK... CONCESSIONRD2 1, TEMPOltARY CONORIONS. AU SIGNAGE lfquiwaents AND AU CTHEI TU.FFIC MANAGEMENT IEFEIEHCE SMAll IE IN ACCOIDANCI WITH OTM IOOK 1. 2 TCl'1MUlf IE POSfflONEO, ANDOPEltATE, IN AMANNEIWHICH WIU NOT CONFLICT 'WIJlilOTIILUUmccollll'QIDMCfl. 3 TltAfflC lnteiiul"flonsto 1 COMMUNICATEDAS PEIITHE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN "' UGNAGE PLAC[MENT Will IE COOIDINATED wnh Dl!IVWU/ACCWf.S ANO OTHEI EXISTlNC.SICiNAGE..Jt FLA.G PERSON,, ~...,,lt S27 1 I" [/] j r,lt... lt >M«:ISTISLAHOMOPIK>lECI 7SMW'MN DFARM AIN'llrl'lb><IL"l'Obl~.On'ui:l EXAMf'LETRAFFICINlERRUPTION FOR TUR111NE DfLMRY ~ l nl/,0101 ~ ,----=,-

60 APPENDIX A - TYPICAL SIGNAGE

61 Reduced Speed Zone Signing 0 Two-Lane D Multi-Lane D Undivided Non-freeway D Divided Non-freeway D Freeway t i 30mminimum,......,, D Mobile Operations D Very Short Duration 0 Short Duration 0 Long Duration Advisory Spaad duction i Variable See note i) ~~~-J Redw:ed 51N1ed Zone TC TC m to 250m TC-36:1 Advancll Signing as per work zomi Tl ' r r <:t rt'jurat, 'l -;i/;1<14. For '.l'l Ou irn ag Tw!~B i) Relar to Regulation 615 ofthe Highway Traffic Act and OTM B0-0k5 for distance between regulatory speed limit signs. iii For regulatory speed reduction, a Designated Construction Zone must be established and signed as pertl-1. iii) The same signing is required in die opposite dirnctlon.

62 ,- 0 Two-Lane 0 Multi-Lane Shoulder Work 0 Undivided Non-freeway 0 Divided Non-freeway D Freeway / D Mobile Operations D Very Short Duration 0 Short Long Duration t lb WORK i' AREA. ~! t.','.....,.~ ~ s... l 5..._I TC-t (l<>ng Duration) ii Work on the left shoulder mirror image for multi-lane divided road. iii Termination tal)flr optional. iii) Work area may or may not contain a work vehicle. See General Notes to Typical layouts #4. iv) A work vehicle witn a TC-12 may replace cones for Short Duration work.

63 Lane Closed (Traffic Control Persons) 0 Two-Lane D Multi-Lane {UO!J'Jll(] 1,1()'5] 'lfl JlJO BZ :ll D Undivided Non-freeway D Divided Non-freeway D Freeway +' t I I I D Mobile Operations 0 Very Short Duration 0 Short Duration D Long Duration / TC-4 AREA /,,..:: 1 1 /t { ow,, c;, 1a / I / r ----4\. I& / TC-22 S!:!e TCP ~JJ.!:fle I Ir s ~ ' TC-21 Rb-31!Shott Dur.Jlion 70tan.'h o,greatl'fl TC-2B ortc-2a fshort Dur:Miom Saa i.ib ~A ii For low-volume roads k 3000 vehicies per da I and visibllity moro an 160m beyond the end taper, the TCP and TC-21 may be eliminated for o direction that is not closed. ii) For Very Short duration. woli on low-volume roads with a normal posted speed loss than 70knvh. the cones are not required. iii) On high speed (70 kml or greater) or where lane keepinwcompliance is an issue, consider using TL-208.

64 ., Truck Entrance Signs TC-31L TRUCK ENTRA CE TC-31A TRUCX ENlllANCE (with amber flashers) TC-20At WHEN flashingtab nlmum 8-aekground Reflec tivity: Engma>~ Gr e rtvpe I) Purpose: The TRUCK ENTRANCE signs must be used when trucks are using an entrance from a work zone into a live lane!turn or crossing movement!. The signs may also be used when the temporary condition limits the vision of an existing crossing that is heavily used by trucks (see OTM Book 6-Waming Signs for sight distance criteria}. The TC-31 sign must be installed in advance of the crossing at the distance specified in the appropriate table (Table A. B, or C: 5 )_ h~ ck e ra ee 'gn ill s r es e true enteri ng he roadway, not the work rea. I he tru en trance is on!he left, the TC-31L sign that is shown above must be used. The TC-31R sign which has the reverse symbol must be used when the truck entrance is on the right.

65 le \ lork Zone om r em imen s: Very hort nd Sh Nonnal Posted Regulatory Speed Limit 0 Dimension 50 kmih or lower 60 h 70 kmlh 80 km'h 90 kmih ta Taper length for full lane closure {mj lb" Taper length for roadside work (m) Longitudinal buffer area i.lba) (ml-u 130) (40) Maximum distance b tween markers Jm) 0 " 0 Minimum number of markers for taper at least 4 at least 5 at least 5 a leas 7 at feast 8 markers markers maricers m.:n ars markers 4 Minimum tangent between tapers tm) Distance between construction signs (ml n Table dlsta ru'9s artj tj;;s.9lj on good v s1bility...md shoula bi? me assd i vtsibifi ts poor urato maximum sp9ed pos 9d on high, y apclles undor no ma/ condhlons: thac is, hen r.o co ucrion zone or 1 10ft Jcriv1ty IS p md line t, is1oos :e w rj in O Boo 7 are basad on ndtm;;/ posred gulacory spood. and no on r, mpo ':lriiy ~du1.-ed i:ons vcaon one regulatory or advisory spoods ' ' ' Roadside work include.s shoulder work and roadway sd wo '' BAs are opuonal ar spee s or 60 m h or lowi>. bu shoula bb 11ssd o closed lanes on mu/11-lar.9 roads so~ce permits. ' 1arkE> a chimnefizmg de ic pp//calion uldefrnes :mi slro,vn n Table I=. Con es w11h fie wecorra may b Will fo r d;;yt1ms or nigh:-tjma opsrarions on non-f. 1.iys. " " 5 also Pfe ro /'le 'eoui dis ance fo r ti p/acsmenr of a C Warn in Sign a/11:>ad of c e hazard 1oore ferenced in socrion for the individual signs.

66 ble B W rk Zone omp ent I n erisio _ L,ng ura tt W rk ( ~ freeways) 1a 1b Dimension Taper length for full lane closure {m) Taper length for roadside work (m)""" Longitudinal b (m) er area (LBA) Maximum distance between markers (m).. 0 ' Minimum number of markffs for taper Minimum tangent between tapers (m) Distance benveen construction signs (m) 0 50 kmlh or lower LV: HV: LV: 5-B HV: 9-15 i30l Nonnal Posted Regulatory Speed Limit 0 60 h (40) 70 km/h 80 km/h 90 km/h B B - 10 B at least 5 at leost 7 a I ast 9 at least 11 at least 13 markers markers mar.'ers markers markers ~ 100 1~ ' falj/jj 8 dfslan as a based on good isibifi ;ma should be incroassd if vtsib1llr JS poor The gn fato maximum spood posted on a high,vay applies u do normal c011dilions. rhi11 Is. It.n rw construc1ion zo,ia o~ 10 ~fi,11 y is p e.n. ttfd line provisions eqw in O, Boo. a111 based o norm a posred e.gufatory spood, and no on 1omporarity mduced construction zone mgul12iory o advfso sp oos. ' Roadside, or>. indu es shouldsr ~or ;;md oa,,gy edge wo, uiremeni a speeds of 60 m l'i o ro,e. bur sh ufd be used fo dosoo lanes on muj 1-t ne ads If '' ' 1arlce, a.;hannf!twng di! ic8s. pplica1ion u1 ejmes a e shown n abfe. Con us wilh neaive C()/fa may b!j used for day im& or night 1m oper11cions o non-frsuways. " 5 al.so rer,us co he required cf ;;nee for hep/~ em m of ;ftc Warning Sign me:id of lh 11anrr1 lh re secr,on for the individual signs. fsrencea in LV = Low Volume 1-/V = Hfgh Vo/Umll Vis dalint!d a:; th ave ge daily traffic volume 1it. less 1han 3000 vehicles pllr day /combined tra.ffrc fo bolh direaio11sj.,s ffgu can bll obraine<h m Ile Joc:1/ 1t,ad d!j r or1w o es1fm:ited bycoonr, g h9 number ofve/lic/es Iha pass th wn sire in 3 m,nu,es and mu/tip/,ng this figu by 300. e oount may b111a, en n off.pea o pe;;' trafflc periods. corrl?lipondin 10 rhe period <fur ng which he,vo~ operations wlti be ca 'l!d oor xamp/1r zo cars,n 3 minuies 300 = 0000 ehlcies ~ r day /!his vool<t be an road!

67 APPENDIX B- SIGNAGE PLACEMENT MAP

68 Stantec 1, 1IL AMHEM'I ISt.N() WNO PROJECT 7'!,MW~FARM PRELIMINARY HOT n>r COHSTRIJCTION ~lb,c'(ot(a,l l~onn:li, -OVERALL SITE LA YOOT MUt-lCf'Al ROAD USE TE""f'ORJI RVSIGN,.,GEP~M-1 ~~ ~......:-~- ~ ----~ C0033,,.,, A

69 Stantec =-- ll-3 ~----.,,..== ( PRELIMINARY NOTrORCOkST1nJCllON,,..... ~lnr; AMHERST ISLAND WM> PROJECT 15MWWMl farm Nriltnllb'ldlO'f'Al~Onklic OVERALLSITELAYOUT MUP-ICFAL ROAD USE,;;;;;; ~-.-m--~ ~lṫl~ ;;:;; ~ ,,...,,. - --w""'i C0034 J.4 ~35 A

70 APPENDIX C - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN

71 ', Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Traffic Management Plan Appendix C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Stantec Prepared for: Windlectric Inc. (c/o Algonquin Power Co) Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd. November 23, 2015

72 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION LOCAL CONTEXT AND WILDLIFE HABITATS WILDLIFE MITIGATION MITIGATION DURING MINOR ROADWAY MODIFICATIONS TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION TIMING MITIGATION l Traffic Management Design and Construction Timing Restrictions Traffic Control Driver Behavior Wildlife Movements CLOSING REFERENCES... 1 Stantec

73 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Introduction November 23, INTRODUCTION Windlectric Inc. (Windlectric) is proposing to develop, construct. and operate the 75 megawatt (MW) Amherst Island Wind Energy Project (the Project) within Loyalist Township (the Township) in the County of Lennox and Addington (the County) in eastern Ontario. The basic Project components include the construction of 26 wind turbines with associated access roads. collector lines and temporary construction laydown areas. Natural heritage assessment and environmental impact studies were completed, which identified some natural heritage features in proximity to the Project, assessed the potential impacts to these features and provided required mitigation measures. Project traffic will use existing public roads on Amherst Island. The use of public roads will include some relatively minor modifications to accommodate construction traffic. such as increasing turning radii at some intersections and tight corners. In accordance with the Renewable Energy Approval (REA- No W9NH2. Section P). a Traffic Management Plan was developed in connection with the use of the public roads. The purpose of this Appendix to the Traffic Management Plan is to provide the wildlife mitigation requirements that will form an integral part of the Traffic Management Plan. Stantec 1.1

74 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Local Context and Wildlife Habitats November 23, LOCAL CONTEXT AND WILDLIFE HABITATS The Amherst Island landscape is comprised mostly of agricultural fields, primarily hay and pasture. Scattered woodlands, shrubland habitats and some minor water features occur intermittently within the agricultural setting. Woodlands on the island are typically dominated by ash, red cedar or maple. While smaller woodlands occur throughout the island, some larger woodland patches can be found in the western and central-eastern parts of the island. Portions of the woodland in the western part of the island were identified as old growth. A large coastal wetland complex, comprised of open marsh and swamps, occurs in the southwestern portion of the island, outside of the Project area. This includes the Nut Island Duck Club Marsh (114 ha), Wemps Bay Marsh (43 ha) and the Long Point Marsh (315 ha). The wetland complex provides habitat for a variety of wildlife, including but not limited to amphibians, reptiles and breeding birds. Some ash swamp and wet meadows occur elsewhere on the island. However, these are reflective of poor drainage soils and typically do not hold standing water, making them ill-suited for use by wildlife species associated with wetlands. The NHA/EIS identified certain types of significant wildlife habitat on the island. Breeding bird habitats that were identified as significant included grassland (mostly hay and pasture field), the wetland complex, shrubland / early successional habitat (fallow agricultural lands) and area sensitive woodland habitat. Other significant bird habitats on the island included landbird migratory stopover habitats (larger woodlands) and raptor wintering areas (open fields and woodlands). Stantec 2.1

75 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, WILDLIFE MITIGATION 3.1 MITIGATION DURING MINOR ROADWAY MODIFICATIONS Construction of the Project will include minor modifications within the existing public road rights of way: specifically increasing turning radii at intersections. tight corners and other areas with space restrictions. These modifications will be strictly limited to the existing road right-of-way and will be temporary to the construction period. During road work to construct these modifications. the mitigation measures described below will be taken, which go above and beyond normal construction mitigation best practices. These measures are consistent with mitigation in the NHA/EIS. In areas where the existing road footprint is expanded within the right of way, clearly delineate work area using silt fence to avoid accidental encroachment beyond work area and the right of way; The Project will implement a grading and stormwater management plan which will include a sedimentation and erosion control plan, and will be prepared by an erosion control design expert. The plan will include the following features: o o o o o o o minimizing the duration of soil exposure; retaining or replace any existing vegetation in the right of way: diverting runoff away from exposed soils, keeping runoff velocities low and trapping sediment as close to the source as possible; exposed soil areas will be stabilized and re-vegetated, through the placement of seed and mulching or seed and an erosion control blanket. promptly upon completion of construction activities; sediment and erosion controls should be monitored regularly and properly maintained, as required. Controls are to be removed only after the soils of the construction area have been stabilized and adequately protected until cover is re-established; on site works inspected by a qualified inspector; and post-construction inspection and monitoring (and if necessary further work) will occur to ensure that any necessary re-vegetation has been successful. Stantec 3.1

76 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, 2015 In areas adjacent to water features (including water crossings, ponds and seasonally flooded areas), road construction and site preparation will occur between October 31st and May 1st to avoid sensitive periods for amphibians, fish and reptiles; and Any vegetation clearing required will take place outside of the period from April 1st to July 31st to eliminate the potential for wildlife disturbance during the breeding window. Following construction, the temporary road modifications, such as turning radii, will be removed. During this period, all construction mitigation discussed above will apply. All disturbed areas will be re-seeded to be returned to pre-construction conditions. 3.2 TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION TIMING MITIGATION During construction, Project related vehicles will use public roadways for delivery of construction equipment, materials, project components and aggregate, as well as daily worker traffic. The following sections outline mitigation steps that will be taken to minimize potential risk of wildlife collisions and disturbance from construction traffic. These measures have included incorporating design elements into the traffic management plan (e.g. considering the potential for wildlife impacts during route selection), traffic control mitigation and influencing driver behavior Traffic Management Design and Construction Timing Restrictions The Ontario Ministry of Transportation provides a general approach to wildlife conflict assessment (MTO 2006). The process involves the identification and avoidance of priority wildlife areas. Where roads occur, MTO recommends that potential wildlife conflict zones be identified, the nature of the wildlife using these areas be assessed and appropriate wildlife mitigation measures be developed. During the development of the Traffic Management Plan and in selection of the trucking routes on public roads during construction of the Project this process was applied. The wetland complex on the southern end of the island provides habitat for amphibian and breeding birds, as well as habitat for reptiles. Similarly, sections of existing public roads which pass through large wooded areas may have increased risk of wildlife collisions, in particular if the woodland provides a movement corridor function. Trucking routes were selected to avoid roads in proximity to the wetland complex or through large woodland features. Specifically, no construction related traffic will use Emerald 40 Foot Road, Art McGinns Road or South Shore Road to the west of Stella 40 Foot, which cross through woodlands, and are the only roads on Amherst Island that cross or run adjacent to the wetland complex. These roads will not be used at any time during the construction of the Project. Stantec 3.2

77 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, 2015 Avoidance mitigation will also include the following construction tirfling restrictions. Risk of wildlife / vehicle collisions is typically increased during the evening at dusk when some wildlife species become more active. To reduce the potential risk of wildlife collision, use of any public roads by Project related vehicles during dusk and night hours will be limited to the extent possible. To accomplish this. delivery of Project components, equipment and materials, as well as aggregate delivery, will be scheduled outside of the dusk and nighttime hours. Construction schedules will also avoid carrying out any construction activities between May 1st and October 31st in the areas that are in any proximity to the wetland complex, specifically access roads, turbine foundations and infrastructure associated with turbines S03, S09, S11 and S36, as well as construction traffic on 3,d Concession Road. Thus, no construction activities will be carried out at any of these locations, and there will be no construction traffic on 3rd Concession Road, during the main active season for various species of wildlife that may be using the wetland complex Traffic Control In general, increased awareness and vigilance with respect to wildlife, as well as reduced speeds, assist in the detection and avoidance of wildlife on roads. These measures can be particularly effective when implemented where roads intersect with any wildlife habitats. During construction, the speed limits of Project traffic on existing public roads will be reduced to 30 km/hour in proximity to watercrossings, ponds or seasonally flooded areas. In these areas temporary signage will be installed during construction to remind vehicle drivers where speed restrictions apply and to increase driver vigilance with respect to wildlife. This mitigation will be in place from May 1st to October 31st. The signage will be posted at the beginning of the designated wildlife zones, in both directions. The signs will in general be generic as to the type of wildlife presence and will not be species or group of species specific. If for some locations the on-site wildlife inspector feels it would be beneficial, species-specific signage will also be used. The signage will display wildlife crossing and speed limits to act as a reminder and to reinforce the awareness training. During construction, trained field biologist wildlife inspectors will be on-duty full time to monitor the effectiveness of driver awareness and reduced speed limits, as well as the effectiveness of training and signage to influence driver behavior. As an example, the installed signs and fencing will be checked on a daily basis during construction and maintained or replaced as needed. If in the opinion of the wildlife inspector, additional measures or approaches should be implemented to increase or modify mitigation, or in order to ensure the effectiveness of the mitigation already in place, those measure or approaches will be put in place. Stantec 3.3

78 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, Driver Behavior Driver behavior can influence the risk of wildlife/ vehicle collisions (OREG 2010). The potential risk of vehicle / wildlife collisions can be reduced through the adoption of certain driver behaviors. Education and engagement of the construction team is a critical component of the traffic management mitigation (van der Ree et al., 2015, MNR 2014). As such, a training program and associated training materials to educate construction vehicle drivers about the risk to wildlife, mitigation measures and driver behavior requirements is important and has been included as part of this Plan. All vehicle drivers will be required to complete wildlife awareness training before performing any work on the Project. Formal retraining will be required for any vehicle drivers that are away from the Project site for more than 120 business days. To reinforce training and engage drivers, wildlife sensitivity reminders into the daily Project tailgate sessions or morning workflow planning. Furthermore, pocket handouts will be provided to drivers, and wildlife mitigation materials will be posted around the job site to reinforce training. The specific training materials will be developed by a qualified biologist with experience in construction environmental inspection. The initial wildlife awareness training will be provided in person by the construction environmental biologist; likely provided at the same time as the site orientation and the awareness training requirements under the Endangered Species Act permit. Following this initial training, measures will be taken to reinforce wildlife awareness on the construction site. Materials such as posters and handouts will be posted in communal areas such as construction trailers or washrooms. A record will be kept of all training including who provided and attended the training, the date of certification and the training materials that were covered. Hard hat certification stickers will be a requirement before work of any nature on site may begin. The training session and associated materials will include, at a minimum: background information (designed to be engaging) on wildlife and wildlife habitat on Amherst Island; Identification of what wildlife drivers may encounter; where and when encounters are most likely to occur; the mitigation measures for wildlife that are being put in place; safety and responsible driving guidance (i.e. as recommended in MTO 2013), such as: Stantec 3.4

79 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, 2015 o o o o Watch - Scan the road ahead from shoulder to shoulder. If wildlife is spotted, slow down and pass carefully. Have extra vigilance and obey speed restrictions in signed areas; Steer - Stay in control and adjust speeds to accommodate weather conditions. If driving at dusk or night occurs, reduce speeds. Looks where you want to travel instead of fixation unduly on what you are trying to avoid; Brake - firmly if wildlife is observed on or adjacent to the road. Do not assume the wildlife will move out of your way; and Stop - as safely as possible if wildlife is crossing the road. If one animal crosses the road, others may follow. whom to speak to regarding any questions about the wildlife mitigation; where on the constru~tion site refresher materials on wildlife can be found; and actions to take in the case of a wildlife encounter. The onsite wildlife inspectors will encourage ongoing engagement and discussion with vehicle drivers throughout the construction period. In addition to positive encouragement, and creating a culture of respect for wildlife, drivers will be reminded that compliance with this plan is a mandatory job requirement, and any failure to do so could results in disciplinary action, up to and including termination Wildlife Movements To reduce the risk of any wildlife collisions during construction silt fencing or other appropriate barrier fencing will be used to inhibit movement of wildlife onto the public roadways. Such exclusory fencing will be placed strategically, where there appears to be the greatest possibility for any wildlife crossings to occur (MNR 2014). Within the Project site, such areas have been identified where public roads intersect or run adjacent to water crossings, ponds or seasonally flooded areas. The wildlife inspector will require fencing in additional areas as deemed beneficial based on the circumstances encountered during construction. The barrier fencing will in all cases be temporary, during the construction period. Specifications for barrier fencing will follow best practices, including for example, Best Practices Technical Note - Reptile and Amphibian Exclusion Fencing (MNR 2013). Installation of barrier fencing will occur prior to commencement of construction. The fencing will extend 50m on either side of the feature and both sides of the road, with the ends of the fencing curved to direct wildlife away from the road. The wildlife inspector will be onsite during the installation of barrier fencing to minimize the potential disturbance or destruction of wildlife and/or their Stantec 3.5

80 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Wildlife Mitigation November 23, 2015 habitat during construction. As noted above, the fencing will also be monitored to ensure it remains in place and is working as planned. Stantec 3.6

81 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Closing November 23, CLOSING The Traffic Management Plan and this Wildlife Mitigation Appendix have been completed in accordance with REA No; W9NH2. The application of these mitigation measures. including traffic management. driver behavior and wildlife movement mitigation are expected to address potential negative effects of construction traffic. Stantec Consulting Ltd. prepared this Wildlife Mitigation Appendix to the Traffic Management Plan for Windlectric Inc. for the Amherst Island Wind Energy Project. Windlectric Inc. is committed to implementing the appropriate protection and mitigation measures as they apply to the construction of the proposed Project. Stantec 4.1

82 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION Closing November 23, 2015 This document entitled Amherst Island Wind Energy Project, Traffic Management Plan Appendix C WILDLIFE MITIGATION was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. ("Stantec") for the account of Windlectric Inc. (the "Client"). Any reliance on this document by any third party is strictly prohibited. The material in it reflects Stantec's professional judgment in light of the scope, schedule and other limitations stated in the document and in the contract between Stantec and the Client. The opinions in the document are based on conditions and information existing at the time the document was published and do not take into account any subsequent changes. In preparing the document, Stantec did not verify information supplied to it by others. Any use which a third party makes of this document is the responsibility of such third party. Such third party agrees that Stantec shall not be responsible for costs or damages of any kind, if any, suffered by it or any other third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this document. Andrew Taylor, B.Sc. Senior Terrestrial Ecologist Reviewed by ~_. ~ fl... (signature) Nicole Kopysh Project Manager Stantec 4.1

83 AMHERST ISLAND WIND ENERGY PROJECT. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX C WILDLIFE MITIGATION References November 23, REFERENCES Ontario Road Ecology Group (OREG), Toronto Zoo A Guide to Road Ecology in Ontario, prepared for the Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk. Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Draft Turtle Mitigation for Road and Highway Projects Pembroke District MNR Interim Guidelines. (Version 7 -April 2, 2014) Ministry of Natural Resource (MNR) Reptile and Amphibian Exclusion Fencing: Best Practices, Version 1.0. Species at Risk Branch Technical Note. Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario. 11 pp. Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) Environmental Guide for Wildlife in the Oak Ridges Moraine, October Ministry oftransportation Ontario (MTOJ Safety and Responsible Driving. Animals on Road. /driver /handbook/section2. l 0.7.shtml Stantec Consulting Ltd Amherst Island Wind Energy Project Natural Heritage Assessment & Environmental Impact Study. Van der Ree. R. D.J. Smith, and C. Grilo Handbook of Road Ecology. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Stantec

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85 Legend Turbine Location...,. Heavy Load Delivery Route ~--- Access Road -- Public Road Total anticipated loads crossing Front Road is 24,347 for concrete, earthworks, materials and services combined. This value includes substations, laydon areas, batch plant, ect.. 26 \ 518 i '- 513 ~,,--"'---' ~ 509 \ \ ' 511., Note: Trip counts presented for one way. Empty trucks will pass same property on return trip. ESTIMATED TRUCK TRI PS (One-Way Trip) Aggregates & Misc. Materials/Services Concrete Trucks Road Segment (Cum.) (Cum.) A B C D G H I J K L M 0 0 Front Road Crossings Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, lntermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, " 1 Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, Mapmylndia,@OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community - r,~o _,,.. ~~_......:....i11... ~ f".lll.. J...! 1.,. :1.,,.:,,., t Sources: Esri, HERE, Delorme, lntermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, , ~ I I I I I I I I I M~b!I'$ ~,,,. l,, Algonqum lltlli: ALGONQUIN POWER Co. AMHERST ISLAND WIND PROJECT Delivery Routes for Heavy Loads DATUM/PROJECTION: SCAL..li: NAD83/UTM ZONE 1 BN 1:40,000 DRAWNIIY: DATE: DTHOMPSON OCT. 13, 2016 DIVOJWQ,C,.. REVISION No. AMHST-207 2