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Low-volume road engineering : Best Management Practices : Field Guide
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2003-07-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00970436
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NTL Classification:NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Construction and Maintenance;AGR-INFRASTRUCTURE-Rural Roads;
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Abstract:Improperly constructed roads can negatively impact everything from terrestrial plant populations and soil conservation efforts to water quality and populations of aquatic organisms in receiving waters. This Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide is intended to provide an overview of the key planning, location, design, construction, and maintenance aspects of roads that can cause adverse environmental impacts and to list key ways to prevent those impacts. Best Management Practices are general techniques or design practices that, when applied and adapted to fit site-specific conditions, will prevent or reduce pollution and maintain water quality. Fortunately, most of these ?Best Management Practices? are also sound engineering practices and ones that are cost-effective by preventing failures and reducing maintenance needs and repair costs. Also keep in mind that ?best? is relative and so appropriate practices depend to some degree upon the location or country, degree of need for improvements, and upon local laws and regulations. Best practices are also constantly evolving with time. This guide tries to address most basic roads issues in as simple a manner as possible. Additional information on how to do the work is found in other Selected References, such as the ?Minimum Impact Low-Volume Roads Manual?. xxiv, 158 p. : ill.
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