Reference Environmental Management Documents
Last updated on April 17, 2024Policies, specifications, standards and guidelines to be followed to minimize the effects of roadway development on the surrounding environment.
Standard Specifications
- Standard Specifications for Highway Construction
- See Volume 1
- Section 165 - Protection of the Environment
- See Volume 2
- Section 700 - Wildlife Exclusion Fencing
- Section 751 - Topsoil and Landscape Grading
- Section 754 - Planting of Trees, Shrubs and Ground Covers
- Section 757 - Revegetation Seeding
- Section 766 - Irrigation
- Section 769 - Protection and Retention of Vegetation
- See Volume 1
Best Practices
Manuals
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Environmental Best Practices for Highway Maintenance Activities (Updated November 2023) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Best Practices for Managing Invasive Plants on Roadsides - A Pocket Guide for B.C.’s Maintenance Contractors (2015 Edition) (PDF, 12 MB)
Videos
- Environmental Best Practices for Highway Maintenance Activities
- Working Around Birds and Bats When Washing Bridges
- How to Install a Sediment Fence
- How to Isolate a Work Site
- How to Install a Rolled Erosion Product
- How to Install Impermeable Sheeting on a Slope
Policies and Guidelines
- Addressing Climate Change
- Environmental Regulatory Compliance For British Columbia Highway Development and Operation
- Landscape Design Management
- Noise Policy and Mitigation
- Bridge Drainage Collection and Treatment Environmental, Design and Operational Issues Guidelines (December 2014) (PDF, 838 KB)
- Erosion and Sediment Control Manual (November-2022) (PDF, 12 MB)
- Guidelines for Environmental Design of Highway Drainage (May 2009) (PDF, 5.7 MB)
- Guidelines for Use of Treated Wood In and Around Aquatic Environments and Disposal of Treated Wood (October 2013) (PDF, 5.2 MB)
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