Vegetation Control for Safety: A Guide for Local Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel: Revised August 2008

Details

• Creators:
  Eck, Ronald W. ; McGee, Hugh W.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Contributors:
  Chen, Clayton
• Corporate Contributors:
  VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Vegetation control
  • Brush control
  • Roadside flora
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Highway maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-07-018
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Chen, Clayton
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  Vegetation, if not controlled, can present a safety hazard for several reasons. Trees close to the road can present a fixed object hazard. Tall grass, weeds brush and tree limbs obscure or limit a driver’s view of the road ahead, traffic control devices, approaching vehicles, wildlife and livestock, and pedestrians and bicycles. The purpose of this guide is to help local road agency maintenance workers identify locations where vegetation control is needed to improve traffic and pedestrian safety, to provide guidance for maintenance crews, and to make them aware of safe ways to mow, cut brush and otherwise control roadside vegetation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-05-D-00024
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42594/dot_42594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.56 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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