Level of Road Service

The County of Northern Lights adopted a Level of Road Service policy in 2021 to

Guide long-term asset management and future growth and development
Balance construction and maintenance road costs, public expectations, and different road uses

In addition to the policy, Level of Road Service maps for the Northern and Southern portions of the County have been developed.

The following six classifications have been identified and defined.

Road Classifications

1. Provincial Highway

2. Resource Road

Primarily support industrial uses within the County.
May qualify for the Provincial Resource Road Program.
May have industry involvement in the maintenance of the road.
Contain large volumes of truck traffic for resource extraction.
Have Road Use Agreements in place to assist the County with maintenance.
Are shared with residential, commercial, forestry, energy, agriculture, hunting and other recreational uses.

3. Collector Road

4. Residential Road

5. Field Access Road

Provide access to undeveloped agricultural fields or areas with no year-round residential development.
Primarily used for agricultural field access.
Generally carry only localized traffic volume, but may experience higher volumes periodically (ie. During seeding, harvest, or hunting season).
Can often be a no-exit road.
Are shared with residential, commercial, forestry, energy, agricultural, hunting and other recreational uses.

6. Recreational Road