Chapter 2: Roadside
Section 1: Overview
Introduction
The Roadside (Environment Protection) chapter contains basic
information about litter; vegetation management, roadside drainage,
culverts and storm drains, storm water management, abandoned hazardous
materials, emergency spill response, safety rest areas and picnic
areas, guardrail, median barriers, attenuators, stockpiles on the
right of way and fire control and prevention.
Summary
Roadsides are the areas between the outside edges of the shoulders
and the right of way boundaries. On multi-lane highways, the median
and/or outer separations are included. The type of work performed
on the roadside includes litter pickup, vegetation management, roadside
drainage, picnic area maintenance, rest area maintenance, barrier
maintenance and guardrail repair.
The TxDOT goal of building a transportation system that is
not only safe and efficient but also environmentally sensitive will
be incomplete unless maintenance of highways is also performed with
the goal of minimizing its impact on the environment.