Maintenance of Road Employed by the Contractor;
(a) If the Contractor wishes to use the Employer’s existing roads such as road along the conveyor lines or main roads for entrance to the main pit and dump , the Contractor shall receive prior written consent from the Employer and any necessary Authorizations from any Authority. The Contractor, at all times, shall be responsible for maintaining such roads in good condition.
(b) The Contractor shall strictly follow the Laws and Regulations in relation to traffic and transportation. The Contractor shall install traffic signs at important locations or at locations as instructed by the Employer to improve safety at the Contractor’s expense.
(c) The Contractor shall use every reasonable means to prevent any road or bridge from being damaged or injured by any traffic of the Contractor or any of its Subcontractors and, in particular, shall select routes, choose and use vehicles and restrict and distribute loads so that any extraordinary traffic from and to the Site shall be limited as far as reasonably possible, and so that no unnecessary damage or injury may be occasioned to roads and bridges. If any damage occurs to any road or bridge or the Employer's Facility from any activity connected to the Contractor’s (or its Subcontractor’s) performance of the Operation and Maintenance Services, the Contractor shall notify the Employer as soon as the Contractor becomes aware of such damage or when the Contractor receives any claim from the Authority entitled to make such claim.
(d) Except as this Agreement otherwise provides, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost of strengthening, altering or improving any bridge and road connecting to the Site to facilitate the movement of Contractor's Facility. The Contractor shall indemnify the Employer against all claims for damage to any road or bridge caused by such movement, including such claims made directly against the Employer.