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Landscape Maintenance

Robot Mowers Lighten Workload, Increase Safety

This article explores the integration of robot mowers into the landscape maintenance operations of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), focusing on their deployment in District 6. … [Read more...] about Robot Mowers Lighten Workload, Increase Safety

Landscape Development and Management Practices for Urban Freeway Roadsides

Current practices used by state departments of transportation to design and manage the urban freeway roadsides (UFRs) environment is the focus of this synthesis. The UFRs for this synthesis are those … [Read more...] about Landscape Development and Management Practices for Urban Freeway Roadsides

Litter and debris removal procedure

Arkansas DOT addresses the litter problem along state highways in a variety of ways. Contract mowing crews remove litter from approximately one-third of the rights-of-way as part of mowing contract … [Read more...] about Litter and debris removal procedure

Roadside Management

The functional requirements of a transportation facility, and its neighbors' needs, dictate roadside management activities as part of the total highway maintenance program. Aesthetic improvement is a … [Read more...] about Roadside Management

Vegetation Control for Safety: A Guide for Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel

The purpose of this handbook is to help maintenance workers be aware of safe ways to mow, cut brush, and control other vegetation to increase traffic safety. During the growing season, grass, weeds, … [Read more...] about Vegetation Control for Safety: A Guide for Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel

Roadside Mowing Tips

This article offers three useful tips regarding roadside mowing:1) Encouraging numerous grass species on your roadsides is the most efficient manner to vegetate and stabilize your rights-of-ways.2) … [Read more...] about Roadside Mowing Tips

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