Investigation of Approximate Cost and Progress Payment in Forest Road Construction Process

GÜMÜŞ S., Turk Y., Aricak B.

KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY, vol.15, no.1, pp.6-14, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.6-14
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Forest road construction works are made by General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) in Turkey. Approximately 150000 km forest road was constructed by GDF until this day. It was determined that Turkish forest is needed 201000 km forest road for sustainable management and exploitation according to results of evaluations. Totally 51000 km new forest road will be constructed by GDF in future years in Turkey. This means that the forest road construction works will be on the agenda. This study aimed to investigate problems encountered in forest road construction method and provide recommendations for the problems.