District Highway Maintenance Research-On-Call Task 8: Improving the Process of Removing Totem Poles

Details

• Alternative Title:
  District Highway Maintenance Research-On-Call (ROC) 2023-09 Task #8: Improving the Process of Removing Totem Poles
• Creators:
  Witter, Jonathan D ; Nazzal, Munir
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Cincinnati. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
• Corporate Contributors:
  Ohio Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trees
  • Roadside improvement
  • Landscape design
  • Vegetation control
  • Saws
  • Highway safety Tree saws
  • Grapple saws
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH-2023-22
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio;United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Roadside vegetation management can be a time-consuming and potentially dangerous task, particularly on steep embankments typical of unglaciated regions in Ohio. Furthermore, tree clearing is usually undertaken during difficult weather conditions (i.e., snowy, icy) as regulations for agencies that receive federal funding limit clearing to protect habitat for the Indiana and northern long-earned bat species. The combination of steep and unstable terrain can slow progress and expose workers to difficult working conditions with higher risk for accidents.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  37852
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72899/dot_72899_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 26.31 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5df5c4f027305c7e237a59753d3238e18a9869caa2cac72cb7ed72f1ee252fada827814e351f5ac84fea28a4611cf93dff0e2f0de03a9ab582061e3c842f341