Forest Road Engineering Guidebook - Ministry of Forests

Foreword
This guidebook provides forest road practitioners with advice on road design
and field practices to assist them to achieve the statutory and regulatory
requirements in the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, the
Forest Road Regulation, and the Operational Planning Regulation.
The practices contained in this document are not mandatory and are not to be
interpreted as the only acceptable options. However, as the Chief Engineer
for the Ministry of Forests, I believe that by using the suggested procedures,
a proponent will more likely be successful in addressing his or her legal
responsibilities, at least where the actual site situation matches the conditions
contemplated by the documented practices. The practices described in the
document have been prepared and reviewed by experts in their field, including
both public and private sector technicians and professionals. Accordingly,
I believe this guidebook is a reasonable reflection of acceptable standards of
practice in the forest sector of British Columbia.
Where a range of options or outcomes apply, such ranges have been given.
Where these are not provided, some flexibility may be required in applying
the guidebook practices, particularly where the proponent believes that such
variance is warranted based on site-specific conditions.
Ron Davis, P.Eng.
Ministry of Forests
Chief Engineer - Senior Policy and Standards Engineer
Forest Road Engineering Guidebook
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