Significant improvements to bridges and wood-box culverts, finds investigation

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The investigation found that bridge and culvert compliance with environmental protection and safety requirements is at the mid-to-high 90 per cent level.

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100 per cent of bridges constructed on forest service roads by natural resource districts and major licensees are and for use.

5 per cent of the bridges were found to have significant safety issues; a large improvement from the 2014 investigation which found 15 per cent of bridges had significant safety issues.

“While only 5% of bridges had significant safety problems, these are newly constructed bridges and there is no excuse for not building them safe for use.”—Kevin Kriese, board chair, Forest Practices Board

Kriese continued by saying that “government needs to monitor for compliance to ensure bridges are safe and sound.”

Bridges and wood-box culverts constructed since January 2017 in the Mackenzie, North Island-Central Coast, Sea to Sky, Selkirk and Skeena Stikine natural resource districts were included in the investigation, which took place in summer and fall 2019.

The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.