[CANUFNET] trees on high speed right-of-ways

[Barwinsky, Martha]

I have some questions for city arborists/foresters related to trees in
centre medians in higher speed zones:

 

1. Does anyone have a situation with trees, especially mature trees,
currently growing on centre medians of higher speed right-of-ways i.e.
80 km/hr? If so, how do you manage this with transportation engineers,
i.e. that their view is the trees are a hazard to driver safety?

 

2. Are you planting in these centre medians provided that the median is
a certain width, safety curbs are constructed, and/or the trees are in
raised planters, etc - barring concerns with de-icing salt impact on
tree health? 

 

3. Do you have guidelines in place in cooperation with transportation in
that you do or do not plant trees in these centre medians?

 

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

 

 

Martha Barwinsky

City Forester

City of Winnipeg

105-1155 Pacific Ave

Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P1

ph: (204) 986-3701

fax: (204) 986-3860

 

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