{"id":95265,"date":"2018-05-18T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T19:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/chapter-v\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:13:13","slug":"chapter-v","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter V &#8211; Roads, sandpits and forest infrastructures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.3&#8243;]\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1>Chapter V &#8211; Roads, sandpits and forest infrasructures<\/h1>\n<h2>Division I &#8211; Scope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-62\/\">Section 62.<\/a> Types of roads covered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Division II &#8211; Roads<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a71. General<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-63\/\">Section 63.<\/a> Waste and other residual materials, safety devices and road signs<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-64\/\">Section 64.<\/a> Repairs<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-65\/\">Section 65.<\/a> Notice describing repair work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a72. Prohibited construction, improvement or repair<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-66\/\">Section 66.<\/a> Construction or improvement of a road across a lake<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-67\/\">Section 67.<\/a> Construction or improvement of a road near an aquatic or wetland environment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-68\/\">Section 68.<\/a> Repair of a road near an aquatic or wetland environment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-69\/\">Section 69.<\/a> Measurement of distances to be respected<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-70\/\">Section 70.<\/a> Construction or improvement of a road in an open peat bog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a73. Road implantation features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-71\/\">Section 71.<\/a> Right-of-way of a road<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-72\/\">Section 72.<\/a> Materials from the right-of-way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a74. Stabilization of excavated soils and road embankments and diversion of runoff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-73\/\">Section 73.<\/a> Stabilization<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-74\/\">Section 74.<\/a> Natural drainage<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-75\/\">Section 75.<\/a> Runoff from the roadway surface<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-76\/\">Section 76.<\/a> Water flowing at the foot of a road embankment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-77\/\">Section 77.<\/a> Water flowing in a felling or hauling trail<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-78\/\">Section 78.<\/a> Measurement of distances to be respected<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-79\/\">Section 79.<\/a> Drainage channel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a75. Maintenance and closure of a road<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-80\/\">Section 80.<\/a> Maintenance<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-81\/\">Section 81.<\/a> Closure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a76. Winter roads<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-82\/\">Section 82.<\/a> Natural drainage<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-83\/\">Section 83.<\/a> Runoff water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a77. Control of the access of motorized vehicles to sugar bushes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-84\/\">Section 84.<\/a> Permission to control access<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-85\/\">Section 85.<\/a> Conditions to be met<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Division III &#8211; Bridge, culverts, removable structures and rudimentary structures<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a71. General<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-86\/\">Section 86.<\/a> Free flow of water, carrying of sediments and stabilization times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a72. Prohibited construction, improvement or repair<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-87\/\">Section 87.<\/a> Bridge or culvert to cross a lake<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-88\/\">Section 88.<\/a> Bridge or culvert on a winter road or in a felling or hauling trail<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-89\/\">Section 89.<\/a> Bridge, culvert or removable structure in a spawning ground<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-90\/\">Section 90.<\/a> Work in a salmonid watercourse<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-91\/\">Section 91.<\/a> Exceptions for work authorized under the Environment Quality Act<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-92\/\">Section 92.<\/a> Period for completion of work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a73. Drying of work area<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-93\/\">Section 93.<\/a> Coffer dams and structures for the temporary diversion of a watercourse<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-94\/\">Section 94.<\/a> Composition of coffer dams and piers in a salmonid watercourse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a74. General provisions applicable to bridges or culverts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-95\/\">Section 95.<\/a> Stabilization of a road embankment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-96\/\">Section 96.<\/a> Stabilization of a watercourse bed<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-97\/\">Section 97.<\/a> Maintenance by regular users of a road<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-98\/\">Section 98.<\/a> Minimum clearance for free passage of boats<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-99\/\">Section 99.<\/a> Stabilization, compaction, spring inspection and correction<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-100\/\">Section 100.<\/a> Fill<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-101\/\">Section 101.<\/a> Discharge capacity at peak flow<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-102\/\">Section 102.<\/a> Culvert with parallel conduits<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-103\/\">Section 103.<\/a> Conditions to determine whether free flow of fish must be ensured<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-104\/\">Section 104.<\/a> Crossing site where the free flow of fish need not be ensured<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-105\/\">Section 105.<\/a> Crossing site where the free flow of fish must be ensured (conduit depth of 20 or 30 %)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-106\/\">Section 106.<\/a> Crossing site where the free flow of fish must be ensured (culvert including a conduit with outlets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a75. Special provisions applicable to bridges or culverts with an arch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-107\/\">Section 107.<\/a> Bridge or culvert with an arch<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-108\/\">Section 108.<\/a> Bridge or culvert with an arch<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-109\/\">Section 109.<\/a> Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a76. Special provisions applicable to removable structures and rudimentary structures<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-110\/\">Section 110.<\/a> Types of roads on which removable structures are permitted<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-111\/\">Section 111.<\/a> Types of removable structures permitted at each period of the year<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-112\/\">Section 112.<\/a> Removal of a removable structure<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-113\/\">Section 113.<\/a> Types of roads on which rudimentary structures are permitted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a77. Stabilization of the bed, banks and riparian zone of a watercourse<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-114\/\">Section 114.<\/a> Stabilization requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Division IV &#8211; Road signs<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a71. Provisions applicable to roads<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-115\/\">Section 115.<\/a> Road and traffic signs<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-116\/\">Section 116.<\/a> Sign maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a72. Provisions applicable to bridges<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-117\/\">Section 117.<\/a> Road and traffic signs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Division V &#8211; Sandpits<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a71. Scope<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-118\/\">Section 118.<\/a> Types of sandpits covered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a72. Sandpit operating area and organic matter storage area<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-119\/\">Section 119.<\/a> Location in proximity to an aquatic or wetland environment and diversion of runoff water<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-120\/\">Section 120.<\/a> Site restoration<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-121\/\">Section 121.<\/a> Location in proximity to certain places and territories<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-122\/\">Section 122.<\/a> Location in proximity to certain territories protected by law<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-123\/\">Section 123.<\/a> Operation above the level of groundwater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Division VI -Piling areas, forest camps and facilities used to operate a sugar bush<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a71. Piling area<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-124\/\">Section 124.<\/a> Location in proximity to a road corridor or an aquatic or wetland environment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-125\/\">Section 125.<\/a> Harvesting by partial cutting<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-126\/\">Section 126.<\/a> Harvesting by total cutting<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-127\/\">Section 127.<\/a> Site restoration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a72. Forest camps<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-128\/\">Section 128.<\/a> Location in proximity to an aquatic or wetland environment<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-129\/\">Section 129.<\/a> Site restoration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a73. Facilities used to operate a sugar bush<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-130\/\">Section 130.<\/a> Location in proximity to an aquatic or wetland environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"dkpdf-button-header\"><div id=\"dgari-pdf-imprimer\"><a href=\"\" class=\"telecharger_pdf\"  pdf=\"radf-chapter-v-en.pdf\" title=\"Chapter V\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align:center;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf.png\"><p>Chapter V<\/p><\/a><div id=\"dgari-pdf-chargement\" style=\"display:none;\"><p>Pr\u00e9paration du PDF. 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