Corner Brook Pulp and Paper constructs more than 100
kilometers of main forest access road each year and a similar amount of secondary
road. This road construction costs in excess of $5 million annually.
While the main purpose of
these is to provide access for forest management operation, they also provide the public
with access to the forest for hunting, fishing, firewood cutting, berry picking,
hiking and other forms of outdoor recreation.
Road construction techniques
have changed drastically over the past 10 years. All major roads and most
secondary roads are now built using excavators rather than bulldozers.
This provides for a much
narrower right of way with much less land taken out of forest production for
roads. |
Roads-Watercourse Crossings
