Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Generation (2015) / Chapter Skim
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3 Overview This chapter discusses the management issues likely to confront a DOT embarking on a carbon sequestration or bioenergy feedstock project. Specifically, it discusses some of the objectives of traditional vegetation management programs and how those might inform the development of a carbon sequestration or bioenergy feedstock project.
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4 Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Generation Sight Distance Clear lines of sight allow motorists to see roadway conditions, signs, other motorists, and the shape of the road to navigate safely. There are limits on the placement and maximum allowable height of vegetation at intersections, along horizontal and vertical curves, and near roadway signs.
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Primer on DOT Management Considerations 5 Access Control Access to and from the roadway is managed to limit and separate traffic conflict points in order to promote the safe and efficient flow of traffic. In general, access to and from the roadway along limited- and controlled-access facilities is discouraged.
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6 Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Generation Asset Management Vegetation can impact the integrity of several structural elements of the roadway crosssection, from the roadbed itself to storm water facilities and utility installations. Potential project vegetation must be managed to avoid damage to roadway, utility and other facilities, accumulation of water, and soil erosion.
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Primer on DOT Management Considerations 7 When considering potential carbon sequestration or bioenergy feedstock projects, care should be taken to understand the potential risks and benefits these projects might pose in terms of moderating or exacerbating storm water runoff. Potential carbon sequestration and bioenergy feedstock projects should adopt best management practices to mitigate potential risks.
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8 Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Generation Landscape Development Federal rules also prescribe policies related to landscape development within the ROW of Federal-Aid Highways. Landscape development is defined to include both formal landscape projects aimed at enhancing roadside aesthetics as well as "other highway planting programs" (23 CFR § 752.4)
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Primer on DOT Management Considerations 9 might be engaged include: university agronomists and soil scientists, professional foresters and restoration experts, carbon offset developers and brokers, and economists. These experts may be found in other state and federal agencies or in the private sector.
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