Road Construction
For Timber Harvesting Access & All Land Management Needs:
Flag Road Layout; Tree and Stump Removal;
Excavation & Ditch Work; Resurfacing; Seeding
Road Building
From Start to Finish
Right-of-way is flagged and wood harvested.
Fill is brought in to raise the road and maintain grade.
Stumped roadway and base material shaped
Roadway shaped with bulldozer to control water runoff and well defined ditches made with an excavator.
Before
After
Roadway is surfaced with crushed material to create long lasting surface.
Road base material was mined here on site further reducing road costs.
Finished Surfaced Roadway
Any disturbed soil outside of road base such as ditches and slopes are seeded.
When grass is fully grown it becomes time to mow the shoulder. This preserves longevity of road and prevents tree regeneration from over growing the road.
Rebuilding Existing Roadway
Overgrowth
Roadway Rebuilt - Ditched and Sloped
Roadway Resurfaced
Roadway Overgrown and Washed Out
Overgrown Roadway Harvested
Rebuilt Roadway - Shaped, Surfaced and Seeded
Stabilized Road Ditches
Stabilized Banks
Structure Installation
Old Structure removal; Install New Abutments, Bridges & Culverts; Erosion Control Measures
Kinds of Structures:
Concrete Box Culverts
Undersized stream crossing replaced on major logging access road.
Plugged Culvert Resulting in a Washout
Concrete Box Culvert Inserted with Rock Reinforcement
Roadway Resurfaced; Disturbed Soil Seeded & Hayed
Cross Drain Culverts
These are all armored with rocks for stabilization.
Steel Bridges
Steel beams are laid parallel to one another across abutments on either end and are overlaid with premade concrete decking for the roadway.
Replacing an improperly sized wood structure with a bank to bank bridge.
Wooden Bridges
Old wooden abutments are removed and replaced with concrete block abutments. A wood frame is built on top of the abutments with 12”x12”x20’ hemlock stringers, 6”x8”x16’ hemlock crossmembers and finally 4”x6” running boards to make the bridge surface.
Erosion Control Measures
Any new structure installation is seeded with conservation grass seed mix by the use of hand spreaders. Hay is then spread on top of the seed to retain moisture and accelerate grass seed growth.
