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Bud

10-10-2003 17:51:57

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I searched the archives and have read some road building tips. I need to construct a road about 1/2 mile to my house building spot. It is across well compacted sandy loam pasture land. Anyone know of any useful weblinks to road building tips etc.? Thanks in advance!
Bud

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Bud

10-11-2003 18:13:19

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

Thanks for all the good information folks! I live in Texas near Houston, so frost isn't an issue down here thankfully. I will be doing the work myself as I have a fair amount of equipment. I just never built a road before. Thanks again!

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KURT(mi)

10-11-2003 11:33:24

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

I dont know of any books but I can tell you what my excavator did. He removed the top six inches of soil. then layed in about 4-6 inches of fill sand then put down 5" or so of 1X3 limestone gravel and then let the concrete trucks and dumptrucks push that down and then I capped it with 3 inches of 21AA limestone. My driveway holds up great in winter, and the mushy spring rains.

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John

10-11-2003 05:04:38

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

Bud,
The 2 most important things in building a road:
A good base and GOOD drainage. If you have these 2 you will have a good road.

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10-11-2003 04:37:31

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

two comments to save you money and problems in the end. As Rod said use geotextile fabric. We put in a 1500 feet drive in 2001 after 2 years we have put only 1 load of 10 ton on it. This stuff is slick-it keeps the rock where it belongs and seperates the dirt from the rock. Our drive has no pot holes or ruts. The best money you could ever spend GEOTEXTILE FABRIC probably about 50 cents a linear foot. Second make sure the constructor understands the basics of drainage, topsoil removal, compaction, etc. Not all builders are created equal-water does not run up hill and it will erode any barrier placed in its way over a period of time.

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Joyce (KY)

10-11-2003 08:14:39

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Re: Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to jf, 10-11-2003 04:37:31

It would be worth your time to contact the local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offic or local Conservation District. You can find them on the internet. (www.nrcs.usda.gov)and look up your local office.
THey have guidelines for building farm roads like JF was saying. Once they're in, you're on easy street.

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ShepFL

10-10-2003 23:35:08

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

Hi Ya Bud!

That link Rod provided is the best one I have found and as VaTom says it is a handy book. I have one now (finally). You can print most of the materials straight from that site.

Here are a few more links. Also do a search on google.com for forest roads or forest road construction.

M2CW

Here are a couple links for DIY

Link

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R. Marg

10-10-2003 19:21:48

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

here in Missouri to get a good road we put 2 inch crushed rock down and then what is called dirty base and then sometimes creek rock it depends on what you can get and what you can pay I worked in the dumping trucking buss. for a few years and that is how the state does there rodes minus the creek rock

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Rod (NH)

10-10-2003 18:42:55

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

Hi Bud,

Here's one source of road building info. My road is also about 1/2 mile long between the main road and my house. It is through woods and fields with a hardpan layer beneath the topsoil. When the frost comes out of the ground in the springtime, the hardpan layer turns to mush and makes things real difficult. It is mostly through the field area that this exists. I resolved the problem rather inexpensively by using a geotextile fabric over the hardpan and covered with about 4" of 1-1/2" crushed stone plus about 2-4" of crushed bank run gravel on top of that. That spreads out the wheel loads and prevents the stone from mixing and working down into the pan layer. Worked slick. These fabrics are covered in the link.

Rod

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VaTom

10-10-2003 18:51:47

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Re: Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Rod (NH), 10-10-2003 18:42:55

This is a great booklet. Gotta be patient though, took several weeks to get it.

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bob

10-10-2003 18:27:06

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Re: OT...Need roadbuilding links in reply to Bud, 10-10-2003 17:51:57

Forest Service will have some. they supervise a lot of log road building. Under us govt. State Forestry Divisions may also.

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