BETTER LOOKING ROADSIDES

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS MOVED IN SEVEN MAJOR AREAS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF ITS ROADSIDES. THESE AREAS ARE: (1) USE OF CROWNVETCH HAS CUT MOWING COSTS, REQUIRES LITTLE MAINTENANCE, AND IS VALUABLE IN EROSION CONTROL; (2) USE OF HERBICIDES; (3) USE OF A BASAL SPRAY PROGRAM; (4) SELECTIVE MOWING; (5) CONSIDERATION OF ALL LANDSCAPE DETAILS IN THE HIGHWAY PLANNING PROCESS; (6) USE OF UREAFORM FERTILIZER; AND (7) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC OF THE VALUE OF THE USE OF THE LATEST TOOLS INCLUDING HERBICIDES.

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• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16-7
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demonstration projects; Erosion control; Fertilizers; Herbicides; Landscape design; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Mowing; Roadside flora; Sprayers; Standards; Vegetation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Spraying
• Old TRIS Terms: Crownvetch; Maintenance standards; Vegetation selection
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205265
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 1974 12:00AM