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Select Board adopts revised road and bridge standards, raises culvert minimum to 18 inches
Summary
The board adopted updated road and bridge standards that require culverts on perennial streams to be at least 18 inches in diameter and called for upsizing when culverts are replaced or roads rebuilt.
Greg presented revisions to the town's road and bridge standards and moved that the board adopt the updated document. The revisions emphasize upsizing drainage crossings and include a specific requirement that culverts on perennial streams be at least 18 inches in diameter.
Greg said that many local culverts already meet the standard following recent storm repairs and that the new language directs upgrades when a culvert fails or when a road section is rebuilt. “So I will make a motion that we adopt the set of road standard road and bridge standards,” Greg said. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
The board noted the update aligns town practice with state guidance and that upgrades will typically be triggered by replacement needs rather than a requirement to retrofit all culverts at once. Staff will distribute the revised standards to highway personnel and post the document where town road specifications are published.
