Highway Planting and Irrigation
As the Departmental lead responsible for the design of the highway roadside, the Landscape Architecture Program provides expertise in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of transportation system improvements that:
- Balance mobility, safety, maintainability and economic needs with adjacent land use and aesthetic, environmental, scenic and community values;
- Improve traveler safety through the design of context sensitive roadways for motorists, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian users;
- Improve traveler and worker safety by providing solutions that reduce the frequency and duration of maintenance worker exposure to traffic;
- Improve traveler safety through the design of safety roadside rest areas and
management of rest area system needs.
Planting and Irrigation Resources
The Highway Planting Policy page includes planting on conventional highways, controlled access highways, programming, funding, planting by others, replacement planting, maintenance, separate contracts, use of non-potable water, priorities, planting with noise barriers, and wildflower planting.
California Invasive Plant Council Web site
California Native Plant Society Web site