Drainage, Pavements, Supervision and Management, Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Gravel and Unimproved Roads, Pavement Inspection and Ratings, Erosion Control; Culverts, Ditches, Environmental Permits and Regulations, Environmental Impacts 

USDA Rural Gravel and Dirt Road Maintenance 

This six-part program provides information on rural gravel and dirt road maintenance. The settings are in federal forests, but the basic information is helpful for all rural low-volume roads. Each segment is also available individually – five in VHS and one in DVD format (see item# following each segment title below).

Part 1 “Forest Roads and the Environment” (#18554) covers the general environmental impact of a road on the surrounding environment – 18 minutes.

Part 2 “Reading the Traveled Way” (#18560) shows how to understand defects in the traveled way – 16 minutes.

Part 3 “Reading Beyond the Traveled Way” (#18559) describes problems off the traveled way including erosion and slides – 17 minutes.

Part 4 “Smoothing and Reshaping the Traveled Way” (#18561) covers road grading techniques – 18 minutes.

Part 5 “Maintaining the Ditch and Surface Cross Drains” (#18556) shows ditch and culvert maintenance – 16 minutes.

Part 6 “Dangerous Travelers” (#18818) discusses problems and maintenance of roadside plants – 26 minutes."