Gravel road grading
Gravel road grading consists of using a motor grader to restore the
driving surface and drainage attributes to gravel roads. The operator
will remove washboards, potholes and other irregularities by cutting the
surface of the road or filling them with material moved back and forth
across the road with the road grader.
Motorists should exercise extreme caution when driving in the area
of a grading operation. Be patient, stay behind the grader and do
not cross over the dirt windrow that may be present. Operators will
move out of the way only when it is safe to do so.
The effectiveness of gravel road grading is dependent on a number of
things, including the amount of moisture present in the road base, the
current weather conditions and the speed of the traffic using the road.
Boulder County Road Maintenance schedules grading based on the volume of
traffic using the gravel roads:
- Gravel roads with high traffic volumes are graded every 7 to 10
days as conditions permit.
- Gravel roads with lower traffic volumes are graded every 3 to 4
weeks as conditions permit.
- Low usage roads and jeep roads are graded seasonally as
conditions permit.
Call 303-441-3962 to report grading requests.
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