MAINTENANCE OF STREET AND HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING

MAINTENANCE MUST WORK CLOSELY WITH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN EVALUATING PRESENT PRACTICES AND PROGRAMMING PLANTING. PLANS ARE REVIEWED BEFORE FINISHED DRAWINGS ARE MADE TO EVALUATE WATERING SYSTEMS, PLANT MATERIAL, AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM PLANT LOCATIONS. DESIGN FACTORS OTHER THAN LANDSCAPING CAN RAISE OR LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS. MAINTENANCE COSTS DEPEND ON CLIMATE, TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, ACCIDENT FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY, SOIL, GRADE, METHOD OF WATERING, EQUIPMENT, LITTER, PLANTS USED, PROXIMITY TO OTHER JOBS, AVAILABILITY AND COST OF WATER, USE OF MULCHES, ADAPTABILITY TO CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL, AND FOR A SPECIFIC LOCATION, EVEN THE AGE AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE MEN IN THE CREW. IMPROVED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, PLANTING DROUT-TOLERANT PLANTS, AND THE APPLICATION OF MULCHES HAVE REDUCED WATERING COSTS. THE EXPANDED PLANNING PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED A NEED FOR AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MEN TO MAINTAIN THESE PLANTINGS AND PROGRAMS TO TRAIN THEM.

• Authors:
  • Armstrong, W H
• Conference:
  • California Street & Hwy Conf Proc
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Crash rates; Crash severity; Highway maintenance; Irrigation; Landscape maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Mulches; Traffic control; Weed control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218547
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Itte, Calif Univ, Los Angeles
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 58-60
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1970 12:00AM