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1853 NC Hwy 141, Murphy, NC 28906  •  Phone/Fax: (828) 837-5414

 BUILDING WATERSHED-FRIENDLY

PRIVATE ACCESS ROADS IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN

 

Dates TBD - Brasstown Community Center

 

HRWC is again offering this workshop in cooperation with Natural Resources Conservation Service, Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District and the NC Division of Water Quality. Participation is free thanks to grant funding provided by the NC Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Program. Participants will receive a free copy of The Layman's Guide to Private Access Road Construction In The Southern Appalachian Mountains, Second Edition (2005).  Lunch is also provided.

 

To be notified when the next date is set, email the workshop participant's name, business name (if applicable), address and phone number to lgray@hrwc.net.  Or, call Leslie Gray at 837-5414. Space is limited to 25 participants. The registration deadline is TBD.

 

---Click here for pictures from the Road-Building Workshop held on March 12, 2008.---

 

 

WORKSHOP AGENDA

 

Printable Brochure with Registration Form (pdf)

 

Directions to Brasstown Community Center

 

INTRODUCTION

 

8:30 - 9:00

 

THE PROBLEM

  • Why bad roads deteriorate water quality

    • Erosion/sedimentation during construction

    • Long-term maintenance problems

    • Problems associated with increased impervious surfaces

    • Safety concerns associated with bad roads

  • Extent of the road problem in the Hiwassee River watershed

    • Estimated miles of eroding road grades

    • Percent imperviousness

9:00 - 9:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DESIGNING A GOOD ROAD

  • Evaluation of property to determine best road location

  • Design guidelines

    • Road Grade

    • Width

    • Side slopes

    • Intersection with public highways

9:45 - 10:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREAK

 

10:30 - 10:45

 

DESIGNING A GOOD ROAD

  • Design guidelines (continued)

    • Surface drainage

    • Subsurface drainage

    • Curves and switchbacks

    • Surfacing

10:45 - 11:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUNCH (Provided)

 

11:30 - 12:00

 

PERMITTING & MITIGATION

 

12:00 - 1:00

 

CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS

  • Erosion & sediment control

  • Stream crossings

  • Getting vegetation established

1:00 - 2:00

 

 

 

 

 

Q & A SESSION / WRAP-UP

 

2:00 - 2:30

 

BREAK & DRIVE TO FIELD SITE

 

2:30 - 3:00

 

FIELD SESSION

  • How to lay out a stable road (on the ground)

3:00 - 4:30

 

 

 

 

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