MAINTENANCE OF TURF SHOULDERS

THE RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERS ARE REPORTED. SIX ADVANTAGES AND NINE DISADVANTAGES THAT WERE COMMONLY RECOGNIZED ARE LISTED. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OBTAINED IN INDIVIDUAL STATES AND IN LARGER REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. COMMENTS WERE ALSO SOLICITED ON THE TENDENCY TOWARD TURF BUILD-UP, AND REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSES FROM SEVERAL STATES ARE SUMMARIZED. MOST STATES HAD LITTLE DATA ON WHICH TO BASE A MAINTENANCE COST COMPARISON. SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN ON THE BASIS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, MOST OF THEM UNFAVORABLE TO TURF OR GRASS SHOULDERS FOR MODERN HIGHWAYS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 141, pp 26-31
• Authors:
  • Blackwell, P L
• Publication Date: 1947-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highway Research Abstracts
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Road shoulders; Turf
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218939
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM