Reference Environmental Management Documents

Standard Specifications

• Standard Specifications for Highway Construction
  • See Volume 1
    • Section 165 - Protection of the Environment
  • See Volume 2
    • Section 700 - Wildlife Exclusion Fencing
    • Section 751 - Topsoil and Landscape Grading
    • Section 754 - Planting of Trees, Shrubs and Ground Covers
    • Section 757 - Revegetation Seeding
    • Section 766 - Irrigation
    • Section 769 - Protection and Retention of Vegetation

• Technical Circulars

Best Practices

Manuals

• Environmental Best Practices for Highway Maintenance Activities (Updated November 2023) (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Best Practices for Managing Invasive Plants on Roadsides - A Pocket Guide for B.C.’s Maintenance Contractors (2015 Edition) (PDF, 12MB)

Videos

• Environmental Best Practices for Highway Maintenance Activities
• Working Around Birds and Bats When Washing Bridges
• How to Install a Sediment Fence
• How to Isolate a Work Site
• How to Install a Rolled Erosion Product
• How to Install Impermeable Sheeting on a Slope

Policies and Guidelines

• Breeding Bird Nest Survey Protocol - January 2025 (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Chance Find Management Guidelines January 2025 (PDF, 384KB)
• Addressing Climate Change
• Environmental Regulatory Compliance For British Columbia Highway Development and Operation
• Landscape Design Management
• Noise Policy and Mitigation
• Bridge Drainage Collection and Treatment Environmental, Design and Operational Issues Guidelines (December 2014) (PDF, 838KB)
• Erosion and Sediment Control Manual (November-2022) (PDF, 12MB)
• Guidelines for Environmental Design of Highway Drainage (May 2009)(PDF, 5.7MB)
• Guidelines for Use of Treated Wood In and Around Aquatic Environments and Disposal of Treated Wood (October 2013(PDF, 5.2MB)