DGLVR Application Updates Webinar | Learn about the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road grant program and recent changes to our application process.

Program Background

ACCD administers the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads (DGLVR) Program in Allegheny County. State Legislature established the Dirt and Gravel Road Program in 1997 to eliminate stream pollution caused by runoff and sediment from unpaved roads. This program utilizes funds allocated from the licensing and registration of motor vehicles in PA to provide opportunities locally to stabilize dirt and gravel roads. These funds are provided to the State Conservation Commission which then allocates the funds to Conservation Districts based on the miles of dirt roads in the county. The Board of Directors appointed a Quality Assurance Board (QAB) to make decisions regarding the program on a county basis. The Quality Assurance Board is composed of representatives from the Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the PA Fish and Boat Commission.

Low Volume Roads were added to the program under the most recent funding year (2014-2015) and PA Transportation Bill. Low Volume Roads are roads with less than 500 vehicles per day. Traffic counts are required to be submitted with all Low Volume Road applications. Conservation Districts are now accepting applications for Low Volume Road projects. The main focus for Low Volume Roads continues to focus on sedimentation control through improved and stabilized road drainage. It is not the intention of the Low Volume Roads program to (re)pave roads.

Who Should Apply for Funding?

Municipalities who own and are responsible for their maintenance can apply to the ACCD Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road Program for funding. To be eligible to apply for funding, an official from a municipality must attend a free 2-day training on environmentally sensitive maintenance (ESM) for unpaved roads. Click below for a list of regional ESM training dates and locations.

Ask about travel reimbursements for first-time ESM attendees. Contact Riley Kinney at rkinney@accdpa.org for more information.

2021 DGLVR Trainings

This training begins by explaining some basic environmental principles and then introduces some new techniques and ideas in road maintenance. In most cases, municipal officials are the ones who actually complete the project work, although some prefer to contract it out. Other entities such as the PA Game Commission, County Parks, and others may apply for funding as well.

How to Apply for Funding

Application Cycle Closed for Dirt & Gravel Roads

ACCD Application Process

DGLVR Program Process Assessment Criteria DGLVR Application DGLVR Sample Application Updated: Application Checklist QAB Policy Documentation

ACCD Online Application

Submit your application and project files by emailing Riley Kinney at rkinney@accdpa.org

Grant cycle has closed for
Dirt and Gravel Road projects.

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DGLVR Program Information

Annual Summary Report Tech Bulletins Traffic Count Instructions Traffic Count Validation Form FEMA Rates Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance

Agriculture

Stormwater

Soils: Chapter 102

Soils: Chapter 105

Watersheds

Conservation, Leadership, and Innovation Program