Ditches are in effect, private property. That is, they are considered the property of Alberta Transportation.
What the actual legal status is I do not know.
What I do know is that when I worked highways we were able to obtain a damage control permit that allowed us to trap or shoot beaver within the right of way of all highways we maintained.
However, that permit was only usable by employees of the highway contractor, and no other species could be hunter or trapped under the authority of that permit.
It may be possible to obtain permission from Alberta Transportation but I suspect that it would depend mostly on the Local MCI and SRD officer.
If either objected I doubt you would get a permit.
I most certainly would not attempt to trap within any right of way without clearing it with F&W unless that right of way passed through a registered trap line which I was licensed to trap.
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