Dirt/Gravel and Low Volume Roads PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Magnolia Road was a traditional dirt and gravel road project. This road suffered from insufficient drainage and a poor-quality clay road base that rutted every wet season. Magnolia Road was a high priority for the District to fund because it drains to an unnamed tributary to the Little Mahoning Creek, a high quality stream. To fix the roadway concerns, Grant Township worked with a contractor to address stormwater, groundwater, and road base issues. This is a great example of quality DGLVR improvements to Indiana County rural road infrastructure. Phase Two of the project is scheduled for 2022 to cap the fill (slate rock) with a limestone aggregate. Grant Township, Magnolia Road
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PROJECT SUMMARY AND RESULTS The project included replacing four existing crosspipes (mostly rusted out steel), adding seven new crosspipes to break up stormwater flows, installing 420 feet of underdrain to catch springs off a strip-mined area, capping the clay base with 2,840 tons of fill and raising the road to shed water, and significantly improving the small stream crossing from an 18-inch pipe to a nearly six-foot wide squash pipe. The stream pipe was installed to mimic the natural conditions of the stream and was filled with streambed material through the entire pipe.
FUNDING SOURCES AND PROJECT COSTS $82,218.75 — ICCD Dirt/Gravel Road grant funds $17,843.24 — Grant Township in-kind contributions
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2021 Annual Report
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