Show s Sm By Charles R. R Allred District Ranger Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest It would be a very desirable thing to be able to maintain all forest system roads to a high standard Unfortunately this Is not possible and for this reason The Manti LaSal Na National Na- Na Forest receives only limited amount of road maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- money The amount re received received re- re Is not constant but fluctuates fluctuates fluctuates from year to year There of oC are many hundreds of miles roads on the forest requiring varying degrees of maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- which will vary in costs per mile Priorities therefore have to be set and financing distributed accordingly In the past the maintenance n li c nf of th the forest nr t wa was i scrap scrap- Clr n- n Im Iming JAI Y 6 ing of main canyon roads Costs per mile for this type of maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- was less than the more intensive programs presently adopted Examples of present policy are the road around the tho Heliotrope Mountain the recent realignment and pit run gravel surfacing of Twelve Mile Canyon the reconstructed portion of oC Six Mile Canyon and the new road leading to Twin Lak Lakes s and Town Reservoir Itis It ItIs Itis Is believed that major reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction recon recon- and gravel surfacing of a few miles of forest road each year is a better and longer lasting Investment than minor shaping and surface scraping This Is not to imply that the forest no longer scrapes or the surfaces of roads not under major repair only that financing for this type of work has decreased Each district distrIct district dis dis- on the forest maintains a maintenance plan for the system system system tem roads under their tion Ea Each h year financing is re requested requested requested re- re quested for these known mown problems problems problems lems and each year the districts receive ve their proportionate share Unfortunately there Is never enough to cure all bad situations Manti Canyon from the forest forest forest for for- est boundary to Community Campground requires re reshaping reshaping reshaping re- re shaping and Installation of erosion erosion erosion ero ero- sion control structures From Community to the Skyline major reshaping realignment erosion control structures and gravel surfacing Is required These needs are known and corrective measures have been requested Cost per mile mUe for this work will run high Until financing Is available for this work the Manti ManU District will maintain the surface of oC all system system system tem roads to the highest standard standard standard stand stand- ard possible with the money received for this purpose If U you have any further questions questions questions ques ques- concerning road maintenance ance please call at the Rangers Office anytime |