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Improving Highway Aesthetics
David Harris State Roadside Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Highway Aesthetics David Harris State Roadside Environmental - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Highway Aesthetics David Harris State Roadside Environmental - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Improving Highway Aesthetics David Harris State Roadside Environmental Engineer North Carolina Department of Transportation North Carolina Department of Transportation 80,000 miles of highway 2 nd largest in the Nation 15,000
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
- 80,000 miles of highway
- 2nd largest in the Nation
- 15,000 miles of primary
- 65,000 miles of secondary
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Roadside Environmental Unit
- Vegetation Management
- Litter Management
- Rest Areas
- Roadside Aesthetics
- Environmental Protection
- Stormwater Management
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Roadside Environmental Unit
- Vegetation Management
- Litter Management
- Rest Areas
- Roadside Aesthetics
- Environmental Protection
- Stormwater Management
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Funding
Roadside Management Needs
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
- 2018 Legislation directed the Department
to spend $104 Million on Roadside Management.
- Secretary Trogdon gave approval to spend
an additional $20 Million to help manage the roadsides
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Roadside Management
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Funding
Roadside Management Needs
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Funding for Vegetation Management
- Enhancement
- Wildflowers
- Daylilies
- Landscaped Assets
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019
Pounds of Litter Collected Program Pounds of Recycle Pounds of Trash Total Pounds Adopt-A-Highway 111,615.0 900,390.0 1,012,005.0 Contract Litter Removal 219,315.0 7,342,575.0 7,561,890.0 NCDOT Forces 22,215.0 673,380.0 695,595.0 Other Volunteers 3,495.0 60,510.0 64,005.0 Sponsor-A-Highway 268,965.0 118,335.0 387,300.0 Grand Total 625,605.0 9,095,190.0 9,720,795.0
4,860 Tons
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019
Program Total Pickups Total People Total Hours Adopt-A-Highway 9,260.0 50,327.0 105,987.0 Other Volunteers 182.0 1,658.0 4,747.0 Sponsor-A-Highway 4,749.0 9,444.0 9,486.0 Grand Total 14,191.0 61,429.0 120,220.0
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019
- Education Outreach
Linnie Ava Oliver
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019
- Education Outreach
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Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics
- Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019
- Education Outreach
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How can you help?
- Local Meetings
- Adopt-A-Highway
- Sponsor-A-Highway
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How can you help?
- Public Presentations at local meetings
- Adopt-A-Highway
- Sponsor-A-Highway
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How can you help?
- Adopt-A Highway 4,555 Active Groups
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How can you help?
- Sponsor-A-Highway 655 SAH Agreements
- Johnson Automotive has 531 segments
sponsored
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How can you help?
- Recognition is appreciated
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David B Harris, PE State Roadside Environmental Engineer davidharris@ncdot.gov