Dirt, Gravel & Low Volume Roads
Funds Available for Road Projects in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
The Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) typically has funds available to help townships, boroughs and agencies with road projects in environmentally sensitive areas. This funding is made available through the State Conservation Commission (SCC) and Penn State Center for Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads.
If you have a road or stream crossing that you feel should be considered, please contact your local supervisors who own the road and encourage them to look into the program.
Overview
Pennsylvania’s Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road Maintenance Program (DGLVR Program) provides education and grant funding to local public-road-owning entities throughout the state. The DGLVR Program has dedicated $4 million annually to unpaved roads since 1997 throughout PA. Statewide, it was recently expanded in 2014 to dedicate $20 million to unpaved roads and $8 million to paved low-volume roads with less than 500 vehicles per day on a yearly basis.
At the core of the Program is the implementation of “Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Practices” aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of local public roads, while simultaneously reducing long term maintenance costs. (See section below for municipal leaders.) The PA State Conservation Commission (SCC) administers the DGLVR Program at the state level, and allocates funding to conservation districts in 65 counties throughout PA. Local public-road-owning entities, largely townships and boroughs, apply for grants to their local conservation district and work with them to complete projects. The Penn State Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies (Center) provides education, outreach, and technical assistance for the Program. More information available can be found at dirtandgravelroads.org .
Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) has been involved with the DGLVR Program since 2000. We have allocated over $1.1 million , with another $114,000 contracted for 2019. As of January 2019, the SCCD currently has just over $30,000 available for Dirt & Gravel projects and nearly $50,000 for Low Volume Road projects.
For more information on the program, please contact Tim Hornberger, Resource Conservation Technician, at 570-837-3000 x113.
Municipality Eligibility for Program Funds
In order for a municipal government to become eligible (or to remain eligible) for funds under this program, at least one municipal leader (such as a township supervisor) must attend a 2-day “Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) of Dirt and Gravel Roads” course through the Center for Dirt & Gravel Road Studies . This must be done before an application can be accepted by the Conservation District.
As of this time, these Snyder County townships have had at least one representative attend the above mentioned 2-day course: Adams, Beaver, Center, Chapman, Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Spring, Washington and West Beaver.
Contact Tim Hornberger, Resource Conservation Technician (570-837-3000 x113) for more information about the 2-day course, application process or roads that may be eligible under this program.
Contact
- (570) 837-3000
- (570) 837-7300 (Fax)
- sccd@snydercd.org
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10541 Route 522
Middleburg, PA 17842 - Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
