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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• 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
• 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