Forest Road Engineering Guidebook - Ministry of Forests

although it is more costly. It is the most effective method of obtaining
growth on steep or difficult sites.
In some locations, natural revegetation may be appropriate. Note that this
option requires the district manager’s approval, but the proponent is still
responsible to ensure that the area is completely revegetated within 2 years.
Road works shutdown indicators and procedures
This section describes the visible weather and soil-related conditions that
proponents can use on site to help them determine when forest road operations
should be shut down because works are causing, or may imminently
cause environmental damage.
The objective is to reduce potential adverse impacts on forest resources such
as:
• slope failure originating within the limits of the construction site or in the
adjacent terrain
• surface erosion of exposed soils
• sediment transport to fish streams.
When a qualified registered professional develops a prescription for a roadrelated
activity in areas of moderate or high likelihood of landslides, that prescription
should contain site-specific, weather-related shutdown indicators,
and start-up requirements.
Activities in saturated soils
Forest Road Engineering Guidebook
Listed below are activities that may normally be conducted in areas of saturated
soils:
Roadway construction:
• hand falling
• blasting in low landslide hazard terrain units
• installation of clear span stream culverts where sedimentation will not
reach fish streams, fish lakes, marine-sensitive zones, or community
water supply intakes
• installation of cross-drain culverts where sedimentation will not reach
fish streams, fish lakes, marine-sensitive zones, or community water supply
intakes
• placement of shot rock surfacing
• bridge construction (excluding instream works).
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