File:
File Number
Date
Name of Legal Entity
Address
Dear Salutation:
Re: DISTRICT MANAGER REQUIREMENTS - BUILDING OF FOREST SERVICE
ROAD BRIDGES, MAJOR CULVERTS OR INSTALLATION OF FISH STREAM
CULVERTS BY A ROAD USE PERMIT HOLDER
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR) is in receipt of your
notice, dated Date, of intent to build a bridge, a major culvert or install a culvert on a fish
stream, on a Forest Service road (FSR). The following requirements are provided to you as
the holder of a Road Use Permit (RUP), responsible for maintenance of this FSR.
Pursuant and in accordance with Section 79 (8) of the Forest Planning and Practices
Regulation, the following requirements, in addition to meeting any other statutory/regulatory
requirements, must be addressed by the RUP holder.
These requirements pertain to the following FSR bridge(s):
FLNR
Site/Structure
Number
Forest Service Road Name
km
Crossing Name
1. All correspondence and documentation regarding these structures shall contain the FLNR
assigned Structure Numbers.
2. For permanent bridges and portable bridge superstructures, fabrication, design and
construction drawings and specifications must be completed in general conformance with
the FLNR Forest Service Bridge Design and Construction Manual. Copies of the manual
and other guidance associated with the manual and FSR bridge design, fabrication and
construction can be obtained from the following web site:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Bridges_And_Major_Culverts.htm
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Ministry of Forests, Lands
and Natural Resource
Operations
HTH FS1229 2014/08
Location:
CANADA
Mailing Address:
Tel:
Fax:
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3. For permanent bridges and portable bridge superstructures, all steel, concrete and treated
timber bridge materials must be inspected by the ministry’s designated in-plant fabrication
inspector for quality assurance during fabrication in the plants. The holder of the RUP
must notify the ministry’s designated in-plant inspector, well in advance of fabrication
works, in accordance with the requirements of the FLNR Forest Service Bridge Design
and Construction Manual.
The holder of the RUP shall provide the ministry’s designated in-plant inspector and the
district contact, name, email, phone number, with the bridge fabrication specifications,
other bridge material fabrication and order information (consistent with ministry bridge
material templates content) well in advance of any bridge material fabrication works.
4. Culvert materials shall be new and conform to culvert fabrication standards, as established
by the Canadian Standards Association, Corrugated Steel Pipe Products, CSA G401 and
Plastic Nonpressure Pipe Compendium, section B182.8 of the B1800 Series, that are
applicable to roads at the time of the fabrication.
5. For major culverts and culverts installed in fish streams, design flow shall reflect passage
of the 100 year instantaneous return period flood.
6. Culverts on fish streams shall be overseen by a Coordinating Registered Professional
(CRP), with subsequent as-built record documentation produced by a CRP and submitted
to the ministry.
7. Design Vehicle Loading: (check one)
BCL-625
L 100
L150
L165
4. Expected lifespan of structure: (check one)
permanent ministry standard (45 yr design life)
(structure anticipated to be in place for more than 15 years)
temporary (anticipated to be in place up to 15 years)
portable (to be removed at completion of licensee’s operations)
5. As-built records as described in Section 77 of the Forest Planning and Practices
Regulation, as applicable, must be submitted to the district manager no later than 60 days
after completion of the bridge or major culvert or the bridge or culvert is placed in service
and being utilized, whichever comes first.
As-built record documentation submitted to the district manager shall include:

FS1414 Construction Assurance Statement and FS138 Statement of Construction
Conformance (as applicable) – signed and sealed by the Coordinating Registered
Professional, Professional Engineer or Registered Professional Forester (as may be
applicable), see ministry Engineering Manual:
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http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/documents/publications_guidebooks/manu
als_standards/Eng-Manual.pdf;
signed and sealed as-built record drawings;
bridge material fabrication documentation (e.g. mill test certificates, in-plant steel
fabrication drawings, and concrete test results);
relevant field construction data (e.g. soil compaction test results, pile driving
records, etc.).
6. Special Requirements (site specific requirements):
Yours truly,
Name
District Manager
Pc: Name, Engineering Group Leader, Coast/Northern/Southern Engineering Group
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