HOME MyTRB CONTACT US DIRECTORY E-NEWSLETTER FOLLOW US RSS


The National Academies

NCHRP 14-16 [Completed]

Guidelines for Vegetation Management

  Project Data
Funds: $300,000
Research Agency: WeedSmart LLC
Principal Investigator: Ian Heap
Effective Date: 4/28/2006
Completion Date: 8/1/2009
Comments: The final report has been received and provided to AASHTO for ballot.

BACKGROUND

Transportation agencies at the federal, state, and local levels spend considerable resources managing vegetation on the roadway right of way. To date there have been no comprehensive Guidelines that all AASHTO member agencies can use to plan and implement vegetation management programs. As a result, there has been considerable potential for duplication of effort in the setting of policies and procedures.

Research was conducted to produce a resource for roadside managers to use in developing or enhancing their vegetation management programs. By creating Guidelines that encourage sound practice, this research should help highway agencies to manage their resources more effectively.

These Guidelines will also help the agency promote the benefits of sound vegetation management practices to decision makers and the general public.

 

To create a link to this page, use this URL: http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=385