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An efficient system of survey and design for low-volume roads was needed for the Six Rivers National Forest to meet increased production and enviornmental demands. New road standards based on measurement of existing roads were formulated, and a system of survey and design was developed that accomplished all quality and quantity goals. The survey-design system requires a highly qualified reconnaissance engineer and geologist for road location in steep, unstable topography. A six-man crew obtains field data by using a compass and cloth tape. Seventy-five percent of the road is staked by use of tables. The remainder of the road is designed by using simple manual or shortcut computer design methods. The cost is 10 to 15 percent of the conventional P-line, L-line procedure. Work accomplished to date indicates that this field design system meets all necessary requirements for survey and design of low-volume roads. Research and development in progress will further improve this method.

Proceedings of a work shop held June 16-19, 1975, in Boise, Idaho by the Transportation Research Board.

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pp 186-197

1975

Transportation Research Board Special Report

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Field studies; Forest roads; Highway design; Highways; Location; Low volume roads; Surveys

Field data; Highway location

Highways; Pavements

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 1 1977 12:00AM

• A NEW APPROACH TO HIGHWAY DRAINAGE DESIGN
• A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT CONCEPT FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• A PROPOSED APPROACH TO SETTING ROAD MAINTENANCE LEVELS FOR FOREST ROADS
• AN INVESTIGATION INTO ROAD DETERIORATION IN KENYA
• ANALYTICAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES FOR NATIONAL FOREST ROADS
• CRITERIA FOR SEALING OR OTHER SURFACE MAINTENANCE ON BITUMINOUS ROADS
• DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF A FOREST SERVICE ASPHALT-STABILIZED SAND TEST ROAD
• DILEMMAS IN THE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• Economical Structures for Low-Volume Roads
• EXPERIENCE WITH THE BENKELMAN BEAM ON CANADIAN FOREST ROADS
• FOREST ROAD CLASSIFICATION IN EASTERN CANADA
• HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARDS STUDY
• IMPACTS OF HIGH-INTENSITY RAINSTORMS ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS AND ADJACENT LAND
• INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL REPORT LOW VOLUME ROADS
• INVESTIGATION OF PRECAST AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• INVESTIGATION OF VEHICLE OPERATION COSTS IN KENYA
• LOAD-SUPPORTING CAPABILITY OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• LOW-VOLUME ROAD PAVEMENTS
• MANAGING A 200,000-MILE ROAD SYSTEM: OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE
• METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LOW- VOLUME ROADS
• METHODS FOR ESTIMATING TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND COMPOSITION ON NATIONAL FOREST ROADS
• MILITARY INTEREST IN LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• MINUTEMAN ACCESS ROADS
• MODERN COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS
• NEW DESIGN METHOD FOR SECONDARY AND SUBDIVISION ROADS IN VIRGINIA BASED ON THICKNESS EQUIVALENCY VALUES
• OPTIMAL POLICIES FOR TRANSPORTING ROCK AGGREGATE TO LOW- VOLUME ROADS
• PAVEMENT DESIGN ON LATERITIC CLAYS: IFE-BENIN CITY NIGERIA, TRUNK ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT
• RETAINING WALL PRACTICE AND SELECTION FOR LOW-VOLUME FOREST ROADS
• ROADS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• SIMPLIFIED SLOPE DESIGN FOR LOW-STANDARD ROADS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
• SOIL-LIME MIXTURES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FINE-GRAINED SOIL PAVEMENTS
• STATE OF THE ART OF EMULSION PAVEMENTS IN REGION G OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
• TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING VEHICLE OPERATING COST AND ROAD DETERIORATION PARAMETERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• THE FOREST SERVICE'S COMPUTER-AIDED ROAD DESIGN SYSTEM
• THE KENYA ROAD TRANSPORT INVESTMENT MODEL
• TIMBER CRIB RETAINING STRUCTURES
• TOPOMETRICS: A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING ROUTE ALTERNATIVES
• USE OF ASPHALT RUBBER ON LOW-COST, LOW-VOLUME STREETS