Appendix 9.4 Boulder County Road Maintenance Policies (taken and modified from the Boulder County Road Map)

All roads maintained by Boulder County have been accepted for road maintenance by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. The County assumes full responsibility, pending available resources for maintaining these roads in an open, safe, and serviceable condition for public use. Roads have an assigned general maintenance priority determined by road type. This maintenance is separated into two categories: surface and drainage condition, and snow removal. Classification categories are as follows:

PA, MA - indicates that the road will be maintained to provide for continuous access within the maximum capabilities of the County.

C, RC - indicates that the road will be maintained to provide continuous access as time, available funds and manpower permit.

L - indicates that the road will be maintained to provide reasonable access as time, available funds and manpower permit

LS - indicates that the road will be maintained to provide reasonable access as time, available funds and manpower permit. Maintenance of these roads may be for seasonal use and winter access may be restricted.

J - indicates that the road is not maintained for access by passenger cars. Four wheel drive or high clearance vehicles are recommended on these roads.

Due to specialized equipment, logistics, timing, available funding and manpower required to provide efficient and effective snow removal for County maintained roads, each road is assigned a priority (see below). These designations are adopted by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners to maximize the effectiveness of County snow removal operations.

1 - these roads are on a primary snow removal route, and will be plowed to maintain continuous all-weather access within the maximum capabilities of the County.

2 - these roads are on a secondary snow removal route, and will be plowed to provide reasonable all-weather access as time, available funds and manpower permit.

3 - the snow on these roads will not be removed to provide access during all storm conditions and will be plowed only as time, available funds, and manpower permit.

N - snow removal is not provided on these roads by the County or they are plowed by other governmental agencies or by private entities.