Project Pictures
The following are before and after pictures of projects submitted by Conservation Districts.
Wyoming County (2009)
![09_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/09_before.jpeg)
![09_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/09_after.jpeg)
Unstable bank and blind corner were eliminated. New aggregate was placed.
Susquehanna County (2008)
![08_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/08_before.jpeg)
![08_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/08_after.jpeg)
Severely entrenched road was filled with 6-8′ of shale to achieve natural drainage.
Note the elevation of the road relative to the utility pole! Right ditch is gone.
Venango County (2007)
![07_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/07_before.jpeg)
![07_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/07_after.jpeg)
Road runoff ran down road and into stream at bridge. After project, a swale carries
drainage into the woods and the ditch is eliminated. New aggregate was placed.
Susquehanna County (2006)
![06_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06_before.jpeg)
![06_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06_after.jpeg)
A headwall was constructed around the stream pipe and direct
drainage was routed into a vegetated buffer instead of the stream.
Monroe County (2005)
![05_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/05_before.jpeg)
![05_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/05_after.jpeg)
Concrete pipe was reset at proper elevation and headwall and endwalls were constructed.
A high-water-bypass was made to allow water to flow over the road.
Lycoming County (2002)
![02_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02_before.jpeg)
![02_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02_after.jpeg)
Unnecessary berm and ditch on left were eliminated. New pipe and turnough in
right ditch before stream. Trees were selectively thinned. New aggregate was placed.
Huntingdon County (2001)
![01_before](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/01_before.jpeg)
![01_after](https://dirtandgravel.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/01_after.jpeg)
Entire road was raised ~ 5′ to eliminate ditches that drained 1,500′ of road runoff into stream.
Trees were selectively thinned. New culverts. New aggregate was placed. (2001)