Highway 99 Beautification Master Plan - Council of Fresno County ...

Constraint:Element:FencingExisting billboards flood the visual field with chaotic and unsightly images. The fact that thebillboards are for the most part on private land and generate revenue make them difficult toeliminate.Highway 99BeautificationMaster PlanOpportunity: Replacement of fencing along the Corridor could be a major element in the unification of theCorridor image. A new design could also address the litter and mowing problems associatedwith the existing fencing.Opportunity:Constraint:Constraint:Element:Constraint:Opportunity:LitterObtain encroachment permits for adjacent property owners to enter the R.O.W. from their landvia a gate with intention of cleaning the R.O.W.Safety, maintenance, and capital improvement cost are all critical elements to consider whendetermining the type and extent of fencing to propose for the corridor.Existing fencing configurations exacerbate weed and litter problems. Their design oftencatches litter and prevents effective weed mowing for certain areas in the Corridor.Highway litter is insidious. It is very hard to control solely from a law enforcement angle.“After the fact” maintenance is also extremely expensive and of limited effectiveness. If litteris to be controlled, it will require both traditional (law enforcement and maintenance) and nontraditionalapproaches. Non-traditional approaches might include public education, Caltrans’Adopt a Highway program, cooperation from the litter sources, as well as non-traditional laborforces trained in litter control.Solving the litter problem provides an opportunity to employ non-traditional labor sourcesthrough grant funding and donations of money and time from individuals and corporations. Thiscould have the dual benefit of cleaning up and beautifying the Corridor and reducing theAppendixOpportunitiesandConstraints24Opportunities and Constraints