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Alternative Title:
Project Title: Comparison and Assessment of Mechanical and Chemical Side-Trimming
Creators:
Brennan, Leonard A.
Corporate Creators:
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Corporate Contributors:
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Subject/TRT Terms:
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Adventitious Buds
Chemical Side-trimming
Herbicide
Roadside Vegetation
Tree Value
Uglification
Agricultural Chemicals
Herbicides
Landscape Maintenance
Roadside Flora
Vegetation
Vegetation Control

Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA/TX-12/0-6732-1 ; Report 0-6732-1
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Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Texas
Edition:
Technical report; May 2011-Sept. 2012.
Corporate Publisher:
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
NTL Classification:
NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Soils and Geology ;
Abstract:
The project compared and assessed the mechanical and herbicide-chemical side-trimming methods

that TxDOT uses to manage roadside vegetation. This report discusses safety, effectiveness, and economic

costs of these methods. It also shares industry best management practices by appending comments of several

resource professionals concerned with side-trimming operations for vegetation management on rights-ofway.

The researcher based his assessment on information and data that TxDOT’s Vegetation Management

staff had provided, and information and perspectives on rights-of-way from resource management

professionals associated with other state DOTs as well as other agencies involved in vegetation management.

The report emphasized that TxDOT seeks to collaborate with stakeholders to determine the best and

most appropriate side-trimming methods for various unique ecological and cultural situations across Texas.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
Project 0-6732
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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