Integrated Vegetation Management - Survey

1) Select the response that best describes your level of concern about the appearance of roadside weeds in Santa Cruz:

A. Weeds on the freeway median and shoulders detract from visual quality and should be removed.
B. Weeds on the freeway median and shoulders do not detract from visual quality and should remain.

2) Select the response that best describes your level of concern about Caltrans using chemical herbicides to kill roadside weeds:

A. As long as safety procedures are carefully observed, I am not concerned about the use of herbicides.
B. Herbicide usage should be restricted to areas where other methods of weed control would be unsafe.
C. Herbicide usage is completely unacceptable anywhere in Santa Cruz, regardless of circumstances.

3) The weed control product that I like best in the center median of Route 1 is:

A. Durotrim - black colored rubber mat from La Fonda Avenue to south of Morrissey Boulevard.
B. Weedender - light gray/green colored mat from south of Morrissey Boulevard to Morrissey Boulevard.
C. Polypavement - transparent sealer from Morrissey Boulevard to Market Street.

4) The weed control product that I like best in the “Fish Hook” area of the Route 1/17 interchange is:

A. Weedender - light gray/green colored mat along the right shoulder of southbound Route 17.
B. Polypavement - transparent sealer at the triangular (gore) point of southbound Route 17 to Route 1.
C. Bio-Weed - transparent corn glutten along the left shoulder of the northbound Route 1-to-southbound Route 1 ramp.
D. Wood Chip Mulch - in the areas near the trees in the "Fish Hook" area.
E. Seed mixes - in the open areas throughout the "Fish Hook" area.

5) After viewing the finished project, I feel:

A. The weed control products are acceptable for Caltrans to use on other state highways in Santa Cruz.
B. The weed control products are acceptable for Caltrans to use only in certain areas:

C. The weed control products are unacceptable for Caltrans to use on other state highways in Santa Cruz.
D. The weed control products are completely unacceptable and should be removed from the roadside.

6) Select the response that best describes your level of concern about the traffic impacts of roadside maintenance activities in Santa Cruz:

A. Freeway lane closures to allow maintenance work are unacceptable during daylight hours.
B. Freeway lane closures to allow maintenance work are unacceptable at any time of day.
C. Freeway lane closures to allow maintenance work are acceptable, except during peak traffic hours.
D. Freeway lane closures to allow maintenance work are acceptable at any time of day.

7) What matters to you the most in regard to roadside maintenance activities:

A. Minimizing traffic impacts.
B. Enhancing maintenance worker safety.
C. Maintaining tidy (weed-free) highways.
D. Establishing new ornamental plantings.
E. Eliminating non-native, invasive plant species from the roadsides.
F. I do not care about highway roadsides or how they look.
G. Other comments:

8) In general, do you feel that Caltrans adequately maintains the highway roadsides in Santa Cruz?

A. Caltrans does a great job maintaining roadsides in Santa Cruz.
B. Caltrans does a fair job maintaining roadsides in Santa Cruz.
C. Caltrans does a poor job maintaining roadsides in Santa Cruz.
D. I have never noticed the condition of the highway roadsides in Santa Cruz.

Thank you very much for providing Caltrans with this valuable feedback. It is our goal to meet the needs of every community we serve and to be responsive to local concerns. If there are any other issues you feel Caltrans needs to address regarding roadside management and highway landscaping, please list:

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