Noteworthy Practices: Roadside Tree and Utility Pole Management

Details

• Creators:
  Jones, Joseph G.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Contributors:
  Cheung, Joseph
• Corporate Contributors:
  Leidos
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway safety
  • Roadside hazards
  • Trees
  • Utility poles
  • Best practices
  • Ran off road crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-16-043
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Cheung, Joseph
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  Crashes involving roadside trees and utility poles are the most prevalent among fatal, run-off-road, fixed object crashes. Nevertheless, these two obstacles remain among the least-treated on the roadside. As such, comprehensive research is both needed and frequently proposed in this area. This report is intended to provide agencies with examples of successful—immediately deployable— tree and pole practices until such time as this research can be performed. These practices range from complex, multi-million dollar contract solutions to in-house efforts that can be accomplished with minimal resources, and have been drawn from every region of the United States as well as from previous research.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-10-D-00024
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42831/dot_42831_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.72 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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