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Agency of Natural Resources Road Type Definitions for Road Erosion Inventory and GIS data development. "Type I Road" means a road that provides recreational and management access to Vermont State Parks and developed Alpine Ski Areas. A “Type I Road” has a paved or gravel surface. The term "Type I Road" includes associated easements and rights-of-way.
"Type II Road" means a road used for the long-term management of lands owned by or under the control of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the Department of Environmental Conservation. “Type II Roads” typically have a gravel surface, may be paved, and are wide enough for a motorgrader to grade. “Type II roads” have a travel lane(s) greater than 12 feet wide, are crowned and sloped so water sheds off the surface into ditches or in a distributed manner. “Type II Roads” are typically grass-free, but can have grass in the middle of the travel lane(s). A “Type II Road” has ditching with cross-drain culverts and permanent stream crossings to manage water outside of the roadway. The term "Type II Road" includes associated easements and rights-of-way. "Type III Road" means a road used for the long-term management of lands owned by or under the control of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the Department of Environmental Conservation. A “Type III Road” has a gravel surface, not easily graded or accessed by a motorgrader. A “Type III Road” has a travel lane(s) 12 feet or less. A "Type III Road" has a combination of practices to shed water including broad based dips, waterbars and ditches with cross-drain culverts and permanent stream crossings. A “Type III Road” surface can range from being heavily covered in grass to grass-free. The term "Type III Road" includes associated easements and rights-of-way.
"Type IV Road" means a road used for the long-term management of lands owned by or under the control of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the Department of Environmental Conservation. A "Type IV Road" surface consists of native material and generally utilized during frozen conditions as a winter harvest road and/or designated VAST (Vermont Association of Snow Travelers) trail. A "Type IV Road" is not graded by a motorgrader and has broad based dips and waterbars to shed water from the roadway. A “Type IV Road” may have permanent stream crossings removed. When used as a VAST trail, stream crossings occur with more frequency and occasional ford crossings. A “Type IV Road” includes historic truck roads that will be discontinued, closed-out or put-to-bed to ensure work is completed to stabilize any erosion. The term "Type IV Road" includes associated easements and rights-of-way.
Notes on Road Categories: Town Highways categorized as "Type I-IV Roads" are "highways" or "town highways" as defined 19 V.S.A. § 1. The Agency of Natural Resources have typed those roads for road erosion inventory purposes and have a shared interest, authority or obligation to determine if roads meet forest road standards. Private roads categorized as "Type I-IV Roads" have been typed for road erosion inventory because the Agency of Natural Resources has a shared interest, authority or obligation to determine if roads meet forest road standards. "Type I-IV Roads" under Agency of Natural Resources jurisdiction are not "highways" or a "town highways" as defined 19 V.S.A. § 1, are not a public roads, and the public has no common law or statutory right of access or use of such a roads. A "Type I-IV Roads" may be open for temporary, seasonal uses by the public or may be closed temporarily or seasonally at the discretion of the Agency of Natural Resources, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the Department of Environmental Conservation. Designation of a road as a Type I, Type II, Type III or Type IV shall not diminish any deeded rights-of-way or easements of private landowners on lands owned or controlled by the Agency of Natural Resources, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the Department of Environmental Conservation. |