Up to 500 km of permit roads will be deactivated in BC Timber Sales operating areas beginning June 1, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development announced this morning (April 30).
The deactivated roads are located throughout the Quesnel Natural Resource District.
The Province retires permit roads that are no longer in use or are no longer maintained, under the Forestry Revitalization Act. The Ministry release said the affected roads came to be in the BC Timber Sales operating areas as a result of the 2003 tenure redistribution.
The deactivation will be ongoing through to Dec. 31, 2018. It will include:
- Removing all crossing structures and stream culverts.
- Installing water bars and cross ditches to control erosion.
- Seeding grass on ditches and road surfaces to control erosion.
- Implementing access-control measures.
Stakeholders can provide input by calling engineering specialist Steve Lemke at 250-992-4432 or emailing steve.lemke@gov.bc.ca before 4:30 p.m. on Friday June 1, 2018.
Find out more at the Quesnel Natural Resource District Road Safety Information page.