Engineering manual

The Ministry of Forests Engineering Manual provides information related to the administration, design, construction, maintenance and deactivation of resource roads in the province.

Within the manual, ministry staff will find:

• Mandatory procedures
• Business and technical best practices
• Policy direction and due diligence
• Safety protocols 

The manual is regularly reviewed and continually improved as policies and practices evolve.

Engineering Manual (PDF, 4.64MB)

Engineering Manual appendices

A complete list of Engineering Manual appendices is provided below. It is organized using the same chapter headings as the manual. Each appendix is located in the chapter that it's most closely associated with in the manual. Note: Some appendices are discussed in various chapters of the manual.

1. General Information and Administration
2. Road Planning and Layout
3. Road survey and Design
4. Major Structure Design and Construction
5. Road Construction
6. Road Maintenance
7. Road Deactivation

1. General Information and Administration

• Road Guidelines Framework (PDF, 154KB)
• RR Channel Assignment Limitations (PDF, 205KB)
• Catalogue of Forest Service Road Signs (PDF, 3.5MB)
• Utility Projects - Planning, Design and Construction Requirements for Forest Roads (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Project Information Flyer (DOCX, 210KB)
• Declaration of Forest Service Road, FS302 (PDF, 136KB)
• FSR Discontinue and Close Form, FS301 (PDF, 30KB)
• CRP Road Oversight Assurance Statement, FS1366 (PDF, 144KB)
• CRP Transfer of Professional Responsibility Statement, FS1366TRAN (PDF, 235KB)
• Road Use Permit, FS102 (PDF, 266KB)
• Forest Service Road Maintenance Order, FS102M (DOCX, 75KB)
• DM Guidance for Road Use Permit Holders, FS109D (PDF, 201KB)
• Guidelines for Applying for Significant Road Works on a FSR (DOCX, 278KB)
• Special Event Temporary Authorization, FSXXX (DOCX, 38KB)
• Forest Service Road Maintenance Agreement, FS1205 (DOCX, 174KB)
• Road Permit Major Licensee, FS582 (DOCX, 59KB)
• Road Permit - BCTS (FS582 - BCTS) (DOCX, 71KB)
• Technical Competencies:

1. P01 - Forest Road Layout (PDF, 92KB)
2. P02 - Forest Road Survey and Geometric Design (PDF, 93KB)
3. P03 - Terrain Mapping and Terrain Stability Mapping (PDF, 93KB)
4. P04 - Terrain Stability Assessment (PDF, 93KB)
5. P05 - Flood Hydrology & Open Channel Hydraulics Design (PDF, 86KB)
6. P06 - Major Crossing General Arrangement Design (PDF, 93KB)
7. P07 - Earthworks Investigation and Design (PDF, 91KB)
8. P08 - Rockworks Investigation and Design (PDF, 86KB)
9. P09 - Foundation Investigation and Design (PDF, 85KB)
10. P10 - Retaining Wall Design (PDF, 85KB)
11. P11 - Professional Environmental Monitoring (PDF, 99KB)
12. P12 - Technical Environmental Monitoring (PDF, 90KB)
13. P13 - Routine Crossing Inspection (PDF, 92KB)
14. P14 - Detailed Crossing Inspection (PDF, 87KB)
15. P15 - Crossing Structural Analysis (PDF, 68KB)
16. P16 - Road Deactivation Prescription (PDF, 90KB)
17. P17 - Road Inspection (PDF, 87KB)
18. T01 - Equipment Supervision (PDF, 92KB)
19. T02 - Road Contract Compliance Monitoring (PDF, 92KB)
20. T03 - Structure Contract Compliance Monitoring (PDF, 92KB)

2. Road Planning and Layout

• Project Planning Tool Checklist (XLSX, 20KB)

3. Road Survey and Design

• Vertical Curve Details from Forest Road Engineering Guidebook (PDF, 610KB)
• FOR Engineering Program Road Design Template v1.1 (ZIP, 2.85 MB)
•  Gully Assessment Card (PDF, 2.15MB)
•  Minor Retaining Walls:

1. Design Aid Drawings STD-RW-010 (PDF, 3.1MB)
2. Design Aid Report (PDF, 1.3MB)

•  Road Closure Gates:

1. Standard Road Closure Gate Drawings FULL SET STD-G-010 (PDF, 981KB)
2. Guidance for Ordering Road Closure Gates (PDF, 226KB)
3. Gate Material Requisition Template (DOCX, 66.8KB)

•  Cattleguards:

1. Cattleguard Requirements and Specifications (DOCX, 48KB)
2. Standard Cattleguard Drawings (PDF, 1.8MB) 
3. Installation Guidelines for Cattleguards with Ground Sills, Dec 2019 (PDF, 791KB)
4. In-plant QA contract: Schedule A-Services (PDF, 461KB)
5. Fabrication Quality Assurance Statement - Cattleguards (DOCX, 53.6KB)
6. Notice of last QA inspection - Cattleguards (DOCX, 54.2KB)

4. Major Structure Design and Construction

• Specialist POR Implementation Assurance Statement, FS1481 (PDF, 140KB)

5. Road Construction

• Road Construction Plan Template, (docx, 119 KB)
• Commitment for Field Reviews, FS137 (PDF, 159KB)
• RAPOR Road Activity Assurance Statement, FS1365 (PDF, 134KB)

6. Road Maintenance

•  Developing an Annual FSR Maintenance Plan ​(PDF, 109KB)
•  Sample Road Maintenance Plan (PDF, 786KB)
•  Sample Record Road Maintenance Plan (PDF, 975KB)
•  Template Maintenance Plan (DOCX, 97KB)
•  Standard Operating Procedures for Surface Maintenance:

1. SOP-01 - Brushing and Vegetation Maintenance (PDF, 104KB)
2. SOP-02 - Culvert Maintenance (PDF, 107KB)
3. SOP-03 - Cross Drain Culvert Repair or Replacement (PDF, 106KB)
4. SOP-04 - Beaver Management (PDF, 106KB)
5. SOP-05 - Ditch Maintenance (PDF, 107KB)
6. SOP-06 - Road Grading (PDF, 103KB)
7. SOP-07 - Sign Installation and Maintenance (PDF, 83KB)
8. SOP-08 - Bridge Maintenance (PDF, 108KB)
9. SOP-09 - Snow Plowing and Winter Maintenance (PDF, 105KB)
10. SOP-10 - Dust Control (PDF, 105KB)
11. SOP-11 - Danger Tree Removal (PDF, 103KB)

7. Road Deactivation

• Example Data Form for Deactivation Field Assessments (PDF, 268KB)
• Example prescription content requirements (PDF, 324KB)