New publication – NZ Forest Road Engineering Manual

The legendary LIRA (Logging Industry Research Association) roading manual released in 1999 has been fully revised. The 2012 edition is published by the Forest Owners Association (FOA) of New Zealand. The review team consisted of Brett Gilmore, Glen Mackie and Kelvin Meredith. The manual has a modern look to it, and follows current trends of integrating reader-friendly text with images and sketches to improve the reading experience. The manual contains the following sections:

• Planning for roads and landings
• Consents and approvals
• Locating, designing, and laying out of the roadline
• Road and landing construction
• Pavement design, subgrade preparation, and pavement construction
• Water, erosion and sediment control
• Waterway crossings
• Road maintenance

All sections are technically detailed, but still written in a language that foresters and contractors will understand. Logging predicts that this very useful handbook will be a hit with forest roading managers around the globe. The manual can be downloaded from the FOA website at www.nzfoa.org.nz.

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