SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS Clause Samples

SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. 1. The specifications in Table 1 must be adhered to when undertaking road planning and construction activities within the FMA. 2. Any merchantable timber used for brush mat construction in roads or in harvest areas shall be reported on to the Area Forester, and include location of brush mat and volume estimate or true scale, for the payment of dues and fees. This information must also be included with the monthly volume and scale returns to the Forest Service. This will be submitted 20 days after the month in which the volume is being measured. Individual stratum will be used for payment. Table 1. FMA Road Construction Standards Road Class Licensee Name Examples Weyerhaeuser - Major Improved ▇▇▇▇ Road Mistik/L&M - Forest Resource Road Weyerhaeuser - Minor Improved ▇▇▇▇ Road Mistik/L&M - Improved ▇▇▇▇ Road ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - ▇▇▇▇ Road & ▇▇▇▇ Winter Road 4 Mistik/L&M - ▇▇▇▇ Road Access All Weather Primary access roads to multiple operating areas containing long-term timber supplies Winter or Summer Typically accessing one or more operating areas Winter or Summer Typically accessing one or more harvest blocks in an operating area Life Expectancy Permanent 5 -20 years 1-15 years Maximum Right-of-Way Width 1 40 m 30 m 20 – 30 m 2 Road Driving Surface Width (Grade) 8.0m – 10.0 m 7.0 – 8.0 m ≤ 7.0 m Travel Surface Gravel Gravel Winter Road – Existing Soil Option - Gravel/Clay/Sand capping 3 Existing Soil Option - Gravel/Clay/Sand capping 3 Minimum Road Side Slope 2:1 2:1 Licencee to provide adequate erosion control methods. Minimum Ditch Back Slope 2:1 2:1 2:1 1 To achieve cut and fill requirements necessary to meet the specified road and ditch slopes, right-of-way widths may be widened at the licensee’s discretion. Right-of-way widths may be widened to address site-specific environmental and safety concerns on a case- by-case basis, as approved by the Area Forester. Application of this standard for the Weyerhaeuser Pasquia Porcupine FMA is approved on an interim basis subject to compliance with the Environmental Assessment Approval.