Rural Roads
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Other Internet and Print Resources
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- Best Management Practices-General
- Planning Issues and Special Applications
- Basic Engineering Considerations for Low-Volume Roads
- Culvert Use, Installation, and Sizing
- Bridge Location and Design Factors
- Slope Stabilization and Stability of Cuts and Fill
- Roadway Materials
- HIV/AIDS Prevention
| Keller, G., and James Sherar. Forthcoming. Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Best Management Practices and Field Guide. Washington, DC: USAID, USDA, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. This report is expected to be published in 2003. Draft digital copy available at http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24600/24650/Index_BMP_Field_Guide.htm [DRAFT] The guide also has an extended bibliography for readers in need of more depth or detail regarding specific issues and applications. In addition to the topics listed below, the extended bibliography offers references for hydrology for drainage crossing design; tools for hydraulic and road design including Manning's Formula, riprap, filters, and the use of geosynthetics; general considerations for drainage of low-volume roads; fords and low-water crossings; physical, vegetative and biotechnical methods of erosion control; and stabilization of gullies. The extended bibliography can be found at http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/24000/24600/24650/Chapters/Q_Selected_References.pdf. |
- Best Management Practices-General
- Environmental Protection Agency (2005). National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Forestry. EPA Contract No. 68-c7-0014, Work Assignment #2-20. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water by Tetra Tech, Fairfax, Virginia. http://www.epa.gov/nps/forestrymgmt/
- Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (1987). Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont. http://www.gwriters.com/saf/documents/AcceptableManagementPractices31.pdf
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (1995). Wisconsin's Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality: Field Manual for Loggers, Landowners and Land Managers. Publication No. FR093. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/forestry/usesof/bmp/bmpfieldmanual.htm
- World Bank, Transport Division of the Environmentally Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency and Transportation, Water & Urban Development Department. Washington, D.C. http://www.worldbank.org/transport/r&h_over.htm
- World Bank (1997). Roads and the Environment: A Handbook. World Bank Technical Report TWU 13, and update WB Technical Paper No. 376. World Bank, Washington, D.C. (Part II details specific environmental, social, and other impacts). Online: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTRANSPORT/Resources/336291-1107880869673/covertoc.pdf
- Dykstra, D. and R. Heinrich (1996). FAO Model Code of Forest Harvesting Practice. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/V6530E/V6530E00.htm
- Keller, G., G. Bauer and M. Aldana (1995). Minimum Impact Rural Roads (Caminos Rurales Con Impactos Minimos). Training manual written in Spanish for the USDA Forest Service International Programs, USAID, and Programa de Caminos Rurales, Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Manual is currently being rewritten in English.)
- Oregon Department of Forestry (2000). Forest Roads Manual. Forest Engineering Coordinator, State Forests Program, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Salem, OR (503-945-7371). http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/Roads_Manual.shtml
- Tanzania National Parks, et al. (2001) TANAPA Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Road Improvements in Tanzania National Parks. Four volumes, including Environmental Management Guidelines for Road Improvements. September. Available at http://www.encapafrica.org/docs/tanapa-pdf.zip [10MB download]
- Australian Road Research Board Limited (1993). Unsealed Roads Manual: Guidelines to Good Practice. Vermont, South Victoria, Australia. Available to order at http://www.arrb.com.au/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=328&Itemid=294
- Casaday, E. and B. Merrill (2001). Field Techniques for Forest and Range Road Removal. Eureka, California. California State Parks, North Coast Redwoods District. 63p. http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23071
- Normann, J.M., R.J. Houghtalen and W.J. Johnston (1985) (Reprinted 1998). Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts. Hydraulic Design Series No. 5. Tech. Rep. No. FHWA-IP-86-15 HDS 5. September. McLean, VA: Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Implementation. 265 p. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/pubs/hds5si.pdf
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (2002). Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges (17th Edition). ISBN Number: 1-56051-171-0 Available for purchase at: https://bookstore.transportation.org/item_details.aspx?ID=51
- Mohney, J. (1994). Retaining Wall Design Guide. 2d ed. Tech. Rep. No. EM-7170-14. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Engineering Staff. Also, Pub. No. FHWA-FLP-94-006. September. Washington, D.C.: Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Lands Highway Program. 537 p. http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?abbr=PB97194401
- ARRB Transport Research Ltd. (1996). Road Dust Control Techniques: Evaluation of Chemical Dust Suppressants' Performance. Spec. Rep. 54. Victoria, Australia. Available to order from
http://www.arrb.com.au/ - HEARD - Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, Durban, RSA. http://www.heard.org.za/
- Rau, B. 2002. Workplace HIV/AIDS Programs: An Action Guide for Managers. Family Health International. 85 p. http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/pub/guide/Workplace_HIV_program_guide.htm
A comprehensive guide to measures for reducing water pollution from roads and logging activities.
Links to tools and literature covering many dimensions of road construction, including planning, financing, institutional management, safety, construction and maintenance, environment, and tolls, among others.
Planning Issues and Special Applications
This manual provides basic information about logging road design, construction and maintenance.
Basic Engineering Considerations for Low-Volume Roads
A useful manual for gravel road design and maintenance, particularly in semi-arid regions.
A useful field guide to road closure and obliteration, with great photos and figures.
Culvert Use, Installation, and Sizing
Includes a comprehensive design for both conventional culverts and culverts with inlet improvements.
Bridge Location and Design Factors
Covers the design of wood, steel, and concrete bridges, as well as structural plate structures.
Slope Stabilization and Stability of Cuts and Fill
Covers the analysis and design of a wide variety of retaining walls.
Covers the products available, how they work, selecting the product, and the product's environmental impacts.
Provides toolkits, presentations, publications, links, statistics and more.