Industrial
Use Forest Service Roads
These are roads that are owned and operated by the ministry but
maintenance is delegated to an industrial user.
Public Use
Forest Service Roads
These are roads which access a year-round residential area with its own
Post Office, or either a school located within it or school bus route to or
from it. Populated reserves are included in this definition. They do not
include roads that provide access to seasonal cabins, isolated residences,
commercial operations, parks or recreation sites.
Public Use Forest Service Road Maintenance Standards include user safety
maintenance activities such as road surface maintenance and sight line
brushing as well as those activities required for the protection of the
environment. User safety maintenance activities will be commensurate with
the types of vehicles and pattern of use.
Wilderness Forest Service Roads
These are roads that are not defined as public or industrial use and
where the responsibility for maintenance is not transferred or funded on a
user-maintained basis. Provision of access is not a ministry priority on
wilderness roads.
Wilderness Forest Service Roads Maintenance Standards include those
activities required for the protection of the environment, activities do not
include surface maintenance or site line brushing. As such, only bridge
repair and those maintenance projects required to mitigate environmental
problems, like mass wasting or washouts which may impact residential or
worker safety, improvements, or natural resources will be carried out.
Wilderness maintenance activities will include culvert and bridge removal,
water bars, partial or full pullback of side slopes and cross ditches.
Washouts or road slumps may not be repaired.
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