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ROADS AND RAILROADS <br />INTRODUCTION <br />A road Sa a linear paseageway, usually for motor vehicles, and a <br />railroad ia a aurface linear paesageway with tracka for train traffic. - <br />Their conatruction can limit acceas to ahorelinea� impair the viaual <br />qualitiea of water-oriented vistaa� expoee eoiln to eroaion and <br />retard the runorr of flood xatere. . <br />POLICZES <br />1. Locate ma�or highwaye� freewaya and railways away from shorelinea <br />wherever feaaible. <br />2. Deaign and maintain roade to minimize eroaion and permit a natural <br />movement of eurface runoff. <br />3. Inaure to the maximum extent practical, that all construction <br />debria, overburden and other waete materials ahall not enter into <br />any water body by dieposal or eroeion from drainage, high water <br />or other meane. <br />4. Locate and deaign all roada and railroads eo Lhat minimum <br />alLerationa oT natural conditiona xill be neceaaary. <br />5. Provide aafe pedeatrian and other nonmoeorized travel facilitiea <br />ir� public shorelina areas. <br />c <br />- <br />6. Encourage proviaion of view points, rest areas and picnic _ <br />facilitiae in public ahoreline aresa. <br />7. Retain portions of old highwaya having high aeethetic aualiLy _ <br />ae pleaaure bypaea route�. <br />8. Locate major trnneporEation corridor� upland from the ahoreline <br />to reduce preeaurea for the uae of waterfront aitea excepL - <br />xhen ahoreline alternativee are more ecologicaliq acceptable. _ <br />g. Promota the uae of abandoned railroad rights-of-way for trail , <br />ayetems, eepecially ahare they xould provide puhlic acceaa to or <br />enjoym�nt of tha ahorelines. � <br />10. Locate and deaign road and railroad bridgee to accommodate the ' <br />exiating floodwaya of atreams and rivera. <br />11. Encourage creation of trail syeteme adjacent to nex roads and - <br />railroada where fea�ible and safe. <br />EYtlI11L � — ' <br />P-56 ��0 Z � <br />