00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council

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(iv) Organising the Maintenance Work The maintenance service is based upon three areas.The local Areas are shown in Figure 1.3, with the length of highway for which they are responsible. Area North 4,738km Area South 4,000km Figure 1.3 Area Office Boundaries and Carriageway Lengths (v) Limit of the Public Highway The limit of the public highway for maintenance purposes in rural areas is generally between the boundary hedges or fences (see Appendix F). Area East 4,112km
Objectives The Devon County Council Highway Maintenance Strategic Plan includes the following objectives, which forms the basis of the guidelines for the Management of Urban and Rural Roadside Verges in Devon. (i) Grass Cutting - Statement of Objectives: The control of growth on the highway verge is necessary for the following safety and environmental reasons: ● to maintain visibility splays for highway users; ● to obviate any fire risk; ● to control brushwood/scrub; ● to control harmful weeds; ● to facilitate maintenance works including ditch cleaning etc; ● cutting around structures etc to allow their correct functioning; ● to provide a refuge for pedestrians/equestrians where no footway exists; ● cutting around street furniture to provide forward visibility to signs etc. Cutting is limited to achieving these objectives whilst not jeopardising the interests of wildlife. (ii) Weed Control/Clearance - Statement of Objectives: ● to eliminate weeds on hard areas such as carriageways and footways (including growth around posts and other street furniture) to prevent damage to the structure or surface;
Page 1 and 2: Environment, Economy and Culture Di
Page 3 and 4: Contents Chapter 1 Preface Page 5 I
Page 5 and 6: Appendix A Trees for Roadside Plant
Page 7 and 8: This approach also concords with th
Page 9 and 10: Devon’s network excludes roads wi
Page 11: Devon Road Network Function Mainten
Page 15 and 16: ● to remove leaf fall at location
Page 17 and 18: Within urban areas there may be a w
Page 19 and 20: undertaken on a more frequent basis
Page 21 and 22: Herbicides based on or containing a
Page 23 and 24: Hedge and Tree Maintenance The poli
Page 25 and 26: such as Robins and Blackbirds, that
Page 27 and 28: of any work that is considered nece
Page 29 and 30: ● Allow room for the proposed spe
Page 31 and 32: (i) Planting sites immediately over
Page 33 and 34: (b) Existing trees may be situated
Page 35 and 36: (c) Loosen soil to a depth of 150mm
Page 37 and 38: It should be borne in mind that add
Page 39 and 40: immediate danger on a major route t
Page 41 and 42: ● the work is undertaken in accor
Page 43 and 44: Statutory Undertakers Working on Ve
Page 45 and 46: position in the highway or street.
Page 47 and 48: Wildflower and Grass Seed Mixes In
Page 49 and 50: New Verges Where new verges are cre
Page 51 and 52: Historical And Archaeological Featu
Page 53 and 54: Litter on Roadside Verges The Envir
Page 55 and 56: Appendix A Trees for Roadside Plan
Page 57 and 58: Species Maximum Height Average Heig
Page 59 and 60: Fig 1.5 To determine the Precaution
Page 61 and 62: Section 141 Restrictions on plantin
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Appendix B Harmful Weeds (i) Commo
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(iii) Curled dock (Rumer crispus) D
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(vi) Wild Oats (Avena fatua) Descri
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(viii) Giant Hogweed (Heracleum man
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Appendix C Standard Low Growing Lo
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Appendix E Sources of Expert Advic
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Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre
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The Institute of Chartered Forester
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Bibliography All publications liste
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Arboriculture Research Notes. Arbor
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