EROSION CONTROL FABRIC SAVES $90,000
The original plans for River Road, a road leading to the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Woodbourne, New York, included 3,000 lineal ft of roadway embankment on a 2:1 slope involving a total of 30,000 sq yd of seed area. Project consultants immediately saved $90,000 on the project by amending the originally specified 4 in. of topsoil and crown vetch seed to drought-resistant weed seed. This was made possible by the use of a temporary erosion control fabric to protect the seed from rainfall, provide a mulch, and plane off excessive surface water. This article presents further details about the erosion control fabric and its performance.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Public Works Journal Corporation
P.O. Box 688
Ridgewood, NJ United States 07451 -
Authors:
- Rudolph, R L
- Dowell, J
- Publication Date: 1988-12
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 68
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Serial:
- Public Works
- Volume: 119
- Issue Number: 13
- Publisher: Hanley Wood
- ISSN: 0033-3840
- Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Embankments; Erosion control; Fabrics; Performance
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00478137
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM