During the grubbing phase, or preparation phase, a pioneer road is often constructed to facilitate
equipment access, logging equipment movement, and delivery of construction materials, such as culverts.
This is often the case when construction activities are under way at several locations. If pioneer roads are
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constructed, they are often built at the top of the construction width and are usually nothing more than a
bulldozer trail. When considerable side hill fill construction is planned, however, the dozer trail should be
located at the toe or base of the proposed fill. The trail will serve as a bench and provide a catch for the fill to
hold on