TREES AS AN ELEMENT IN HIGHWAY LAND DAMAGE

TOO OFTEN TREES ON LANDS ACQUIRED FOR HIGHWAY USE OR TREES DAMAGED DURING HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ARE CONSIDERED AS SO MUCH TIMBER OR CORDWOOD AND THUS ARE GIVEN LOW VALUATION IN ESTIMATES MADE BY HIGHWAY OFFICIALS. THE PAPER INCLUDES A SUGGESTED FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF SUCH TREES. THIS IS BASED ON THE FACTORS OF: (1) SPECIES, (2) CONDITION OF THE TREE, (3) LOCATION AS TO THE ROAD, HOMES OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE ACREAGE VALUE OF THE LANDS IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE TREE IN QUESTION. TYPICAL EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN FOR THE USE OF THE FORMULA, TOGETHER WITH TABLE COVERING TREES RANGING FROM 6 TO 60 IN. IN DIAMETER ON LANDS VALUED FROM $50 TO $10,000 PER ACRE. A LIST OF NATIVE TREES FOR THE COOL HUMID REGIONS IS INCLUDED. TENTATIVE VALUES IN PERCENTAGES ARE SUGGESTED FOR EACH SPECIES AS A BASIS FOR ESTIMATING THEIR VALUES ON HIGHWAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbroadsidedevcomrpts/1948/1948-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 14-24, 6 TAB, 2 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Holley, G C
• Publication Date: 1948

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Present value; Trees
• Uncontrolled Terms: Value
• Old TRIS Terms: Just compensation
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204975
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 1-6
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 6 1971 12:00AM