EVALUATION OF WOODS PLANTED NEAR MOTORWAYS

ERMITTLUNG UND BEURTEILUNG VON AN AUTOBAHNEN AUSGEPFLANZTEN GEHOELZEN

THE CARE OF PLANTS NEAR MOTORWAYS, BOTH TREES AND SHRUBS, IS A HIGH COST FACTOR, AND THE MAINTENANCE WORK ITSELF CONSTITUTES A DANGER TO SAFE TRAFFIC FLOW. ON THE WESTERN MOTORWAY THERE ARE NOW PLANTS OF ALL AGES, AND THIS ENABLES EXPERIENCE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE LIFE AND HARDINESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLANTS BOTH ON THE CENTRAL RESERVE AND AT THE EDGES OF THE MOTORWAY. THE AIM IS TO INDICATE IN RECOMMENDATIONS THE TYPE OF VEGETATION WHICH SHOULD BE PLANTED IN VARIOUS AREAS IN THE FUTURE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EXTENT OF MAINTENANCE NEEDED.