Vegetation Control Within Department Right-of-Way

Vegetation Control Within Department Right-of-WayBackGround:Roadside environment is an important component of Nevada's roadway infrastructure both as a safety function to the motoring public, and environmentally as migration avenues of noxious vegetation throughout the state. Roadsides are involved in a significant percentage of vehicle mishaps involving a vehicle leaving the traveled way both voluntarily and involuntarily. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has developed the Forgiving Roadside Concept to support a roadside environment where serious consequences to errant vehicle incidents are reduced. Components of this concept, in relation to vegetation control, are reductions in roadside obstacles and increased lane width perception through increased sight distances along the traveled way. The goal of this agreement, in keeping with minimizing roadside obstacles, improving sight distances, aesthetics, and ensuring safe travel for the

public, is to obtain services for vegetation control within the rights-of-way along the DEPARTMENT’s maintained routes and roadways.Project Scope:The purpose of this Project is to obtain services in the application of herbicides, and pre-emergent herbicides, as defined in NRS 555.267, to provide a vegetation-free swath on the shoulders of DEPARTMENT maintained routes and roadways throughout the State of Nevada, through the actual application of herbicides. Vegetation-free swath shall consist of shoulders, on two (2)-lane routes, and both shoulders and both median shoulders on four (4)-lane, divided routes. The application shall encompass a nine (9) foot swath to include one (1) foot of roadway pavement and eight (8) feet of shoulder. In areas of heavy concentrations of vegetation immediately adjacent to the eight (8) foot swath, an additional application area (Foliar) may be designated by the District to control seed bank re-infestation of original shoulder coverage area. Project Schedule:Approximately four years from the date that the agreement is executed.