Hardscaping with Caltrans: California Tests New Vegetation-Control Methods for Those Hard-to-Manage Areas Along Roadsides

This article describes ways in which the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages vegetation problems along some 15,000 miles of highway throughout the state. Because mowing along the sides of freeways or highways is very dangerous, Caltrans turned to hardscaping—using inert material such as stamped asphalt, patterned concrete, and rock cobble in areas that are hard to maintain. The author describes rock cobble, rock blanket and rock slope protection. Also described are three types of paving: asphalt concrete pavement, stamped asphalt concrete pavement and patterned concrete pavement. Finally, the author describes the use of fiber weed control mates that prevent weed growth but allow water and air to filter through.

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• Authors:
  • Clines, Kerry L
• Publication Date: 2006-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 22-24,26 28 30
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crumb rubber; Elastomers; Paving stones; Roadside flora; Rocks; Vegetation control; Weed control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardscaping
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01025016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2006 7:55AM