TOWN OF RUTLAND
POLICY FOR TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS
The Select Board of the Town of Rutland, County of Rutland
State of Vermont hereby adopts the following policy: Ordinance for
Transportation Construction and Improvements
(1) Road and road related improvements shall be constructed or installed in accordance with sound engineering practice and this policy.
(2)
The construction guidelines and standards contained as part
of this policy are considered minimum and may be exceeded to meet traffic or
other conditions.
(3)
All new culverts shall be a minimum of eighteen inches (18”)
in diameter with the exception of drive culverts, which will be a minimum of
fifteen inches (15”). New and replacement bridges and culverts will meet the 25
year event or “Q-25” standard.
(4)
Roadside ditches shall be treated to minimum erosion and to
remove sediments and other pollutants from runoff water by:
a.
seeding and mulching ditches having a slope of less than 0-5
%;
b.
placing biodegradable matting and seed in ditches with slopes
between 5-10 %;
c.
stone lining ditches having a slope of 10 % or greater.
(5)
All bridges shall have a minimum two-lane width.
(6)
The Select Board hereby adopts and will enforce the
following construction guidelines and/or standards from the Vermont Agency of
Transportation which are considered integral to this policy (ADT = Average
Daily Total):
a.
A-21 Class 3 Town Highway guidelines for ADT 0 – 250 and
designated scenic roads
b.
A-76 Design Standard for Town and Development Roads
c.
B-11 Design Standards for Under drain
d.
B-71 Design Standard for Residential and Commercial Drives
e.
D-2 Design Standard for Headwalls and other reinforcement
f.
D-3 Design Standard for Treated Gutters
Where these guidelines exceed the Vermont State Standards,
the geometric requirements in the Vermont State Standards will govern.
(7)
Plans for construction showing deviations from these
policies may be approved by the Select Board or its designee if it can be shown
that strict adherence will cause undue hardship because of unusual site
conditions. However, every effort shall be made to meet the general objectives
of these policies.
(8)
Any new road, whether or not that road is proposed to be
conveyed to the town, shall be constructed according to the minimums of this
policy.
(9)
The Select Board or its designee shall make final decisions
over all questions arising during construction of new roads.
(10)
The Select Board or its designee shall be provided with
verification of compliance with these policies for all road construction and
road related improvement installations. A final inspection report certifying
whether the construction has been installed as approved shall be submitted by
the project engineer.
This Ordinance is effective upon passage
Dated at Center Rutland, Vermont this ________ day of
November, 2001