Recent Publications
This article is about research work to modify soil structure using compost to sustain desirable plant material along our roadsides.
This article is about the work that we have been doing with integrated waste, the article highlights the compost workshops and the changes we have made to our standard special provisions.
Compost, a material that enhances soil and is made from readily available, inexpensive materials, is gaining ground as an accepted material for erosion control and roadside landscaping in California.
Hardscaping with Caltrans
Kerry L. Clines, Better Roads Magazine, April 2006
In response to the Environmental Impact Report, Caltrans adopted an integrated vegetation management program and set goals for the reduction of herbicide use - 50% reduction by 2000 and 80% reduction by 2012.California tests new vegetation-control methods for those hard-to-manage areas along roadsides.
Caltrans is pioneering a unique and unexpected application for its snow-blowing equipment - using it to distribute compost to roadside areas.
