On Construction of Bamboo Forest Road in Anji County, Zhejiang Province

Road construction and management in bamboo forest area of Anji county, Zhejiang province had four development stages, including spontaneous construction, encouraged construction, transformation and upgrading, high standard construction. By the end of 2021, the total length of roads in bamboo forest area of Anji county had 1899.6 km, of which, hardened road 294.77 km, 15.52% of the total one. The average density of roads was 33.2 m/ha. The roads in bamboo forest area played a great role in improving production efficiency, reducing labor intensity, improving the management level of bamboo forest and the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary of bamboo industries. Challenges of road construction in bamboo forest area were put forwarded, such as scientific planning and design, construction standards and potential safety hazards, funds for construction and maintenance, etc. The countermeasures and suggestions were recommended like establishing the evaluation mechanism of road construction, strengthening the planning and design and standardized construction, continuing and increasing support for forest road, scientifically evaluating damaged roads and classifying, researching bamboo transportation machinery, and developing insurance in bamboo forest area.