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Highway shoulders shaggy * USA - States cut back mowing
Hagerstown,MD,USA -Associated Press/The Trucker News, by DAVID DISHNEAU -5 June 2009: -- America's highways are growing green: Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as shrinking maintenance budgets prompt mowing cutbacks in many states... Gone are the days of broad, manicured roadscapes. Highways are taking on a shaggier look for the peak travel season... There could be some environmental benefit, one group said, because the expanded greenery will help clean the air, filter stormwater and reduce erosion along the nation's nearly 4 million miles of roadways... (Photo from Associated Press, by Rob Carr - Tall grass and bushes are shown on the side of I-70 as vehicles travel Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in Frederick, Md. Shrinking highway maintenance budgets are prompting many states to reduce their roadside mowing schedules, transportation officials say. So summertime tourists will likely see more grasses, bushes and wildflowers in median strips and along highway shoulders)Labels: highways maintenance
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