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see what others do. VDOT and the National Park Service follow the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) policy for public roads in mountainous terrain, and their grades top out at 17 percent. VDOT’s “Subdivision Street Requirements” suggests a maximum of 16 percent.
At least one county in Maryland stipulates nothing steeper than 17 percent for an individual driveway. A “Mountain Directory for Truckers, RV and Motor home Drivers” lists highways grades
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