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 miles of primary • 65,000 miles of secondary
Roadside Environmental Unit • Vegetation Management • Litter Management • Rest Areas • Roadside Aesthetics • Environmental Protection • Stormwater Management
Roadside Environmental Unit • Vegetation Management • Litter Management • Rest Areas • Roadside Aesthetics • Environmental Protection • Stormwater Management
Funding Roadside Management Needs
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
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
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Roadside Management
Funding Roadside Management Needs
Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics • Funding for Vegetation Management • Enhancement • Wildflowers • Daylilies • Landscaped Assets
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
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
Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics • Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019 • Education Outreach Linnie Ava Oliver
Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics • Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019 • Education Outreach
Solutions to Improving Highway Aesthetics • Litter Management - $20 Million – FY 2019 • Education Outreach
How can you help? • Local Meetings • Adopt-A-Highway • Sponsor-A-Highway
How can you help? • Public Presentations at local meetings • Adopt-A-Highway • Sponsor-A-Highway
How can you help? • Adopt-A Highway 4,555 Active Groups
How can you help? • Sponsor-A-Highway 655 SAH Agreements • Johnson Automotive has 531 segments sponsored
How can you help? • Recognition is appreciated
David B Harris, PE State Roadside Environmental Engineer davidharris@ncdot.gov
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