Chapter V – Roads, sandpits and forest infrastructures
Division II – Roads
§3. Road implantation features
Section 72
The soil may not be removed over a width greater than the width of the right-of-way of the road during the construction, improvement, repair or maintenance of a road. 
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Objectives
- To maintain the presence of stands in the growth stage
- To reduce loss of productive forest areas
Explanations
Required material removal must be done within the rights-of-way provided for in section 71.
Additional information
A person who wishes to remove soil outside the right-of-way must sign a lease to mine surface mineral substances with the Minister responsible for the Mining Act 
(chapter M-13.1) and comply with the provisions of the Act. Any site from which unconsolidated material is extracted that is partially or completely outside the right-of-way is considered to be a sandpit under this Regulation.
Figure 72 Removal of soil, organic debris and materials from the right-of-way of a road
The soil, organic debris and materials removed during the construction, improvement or repair of a road may not be deposited outside the right-of-way. Where they are deposited in the zone between the road shoulder and the limit of the right-of-way, they must be leveled.
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Objectives
- To ensure the lifespan of a road, bridge or culvert
- To ensure the safety of forest road users
- To reduce loss of productive forest areas
Figure 72 Removal of soil, organic debris and materials from the right-of-way of a road
In the case of a road crossing a watercourse, no material may be removed in the riparian ecotone or over a width of 20 m measured from the upper limit of the watercourse bank.
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Objectives
- To preserve the integrity of an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment
- To avoid carrying sediment into an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment
- To avoid disturbing the soil around the perimeter of a wetland or aquatic environment
Figure 72 Removal of soil, organic debris and materials from the right-of-way of a road
