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In 1997 the State Legislature established the Dirt and Gravel Road Program. This program uses funds from the motor vehicle license and registration fund to provide monies to municipalities to stabliize dirt and gravel roads. The purpose is to reduce the amount of sediment generated from dirt and gravel roads that enters Pennsylvania waters. The funds are provided to the State Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) which then allocated the funds to Conservation Districts based on the miles of dirt roads in the county. Our District continues to support this innovative program. The Board of Directors appointed a Quality Assurance Board to make decisions regarding the program on a county basis. The Quality Assurance Board is composed of representatives from the Conservation District, NRCS, Gateway Engineers, the County Planning Commission, and the PA Fish and Boat Commission. In 2009 our District did process new project applications. New projects were approved for West Bethlehem Township and California Borough. Independence Township and West Bethlehem Township completed projects in 2009. New
Contracts in 2009
Hainer Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation: Total project value: $78,870 ($3,870 in-kind, $75,000 grant funding). Hufford Run Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation: Total project value: $34,005.86 ($2,896 in-kind, $31,109.86 grant funding). California Borough Cross Ridge Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation: Total project value: $31,165 ($5,850 in-kind, $25,315 grant funding). Projects Completed in 2009 West Bethlehem Township Hainer Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation: Total project value: $74,264 ($3,108 in-kind, $71,156 grant funding). A total of 71,672 sq. feet of road was stabilized using 1,327 cubic yards of material and 73,780 sq. feet of fabric. Hufford Run Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation: Total project value: $35,523.86 ($2,896 in-kind, $32,627.86 grant funding). A total of 19,680 sq. feet of road was stabilized. There were 21,525 sq. feet of fabric used and 2 cross pipes added equaling 80 ft. of additional pipe. Over 1,200 ft. of road ditch was stabilized and 364 cubic yards of road base was added. Independence Township
Narigan Run Road - drainage improvements and surface mix installation. Total project value: $76,116.86 ($4,552 in-kind, $71,564.86 grant funding). A total of 44,850 sq. feet of road was stabilized with 991.8 cubic yards of material. Additionally 90 feet of cross pipes were added or replaced and 30 feet of stream culvert was replaced. |
More Information Dirt and Gravel Roads Info (pdf) Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance of Dirt and Gravel Roads |
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