Add to Section 20-1.03C(3) of the RSS for Section 20

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Section 20-1.03C. Use to specify weed control for roadside clearing and plant establishment. Edit as necessary to reflect project specific requirements..

Add to section 20-1.03C(3) of the RSS for section 20:

Pars.1 and 2. Use if weed control is to be performed within the entire highway. is to be cleared. Delete pars. 3–9.

1. Use if surfaced areas are included. Delete par. 2.

Control weeds within the highway including medians and surfaced areas such as new and existing pavement, curbs, and sidewalks.

2. Use if surfaced areas are excluded. Delete par. 1.

Control weeds within the highway. In the median and surfaced areas such as new and existing pavement, curbs, and sidewalks, weeds do not need to be controlled.

3. Use if groundcover areas are included.to be cleared.

In groundcover areas and within the area extending beyond the outer limits of the groundcover to the adjacent edges of shoulders, dikes, curbs, sidewalks, walls, existing planting, and fences, control weeds with pesticides or by hand pulling. Where groundcover areas are 12 feet or more from the adjacent edges of shoulders, dikes, curbs, sidewalks, walls, and fences, control weeds within the groundcover areas and 6 feet beyond the outer limits of the groundcover areas.

4. Use if mulched areas are included.to be cleared.

In mulched areas, and within the area extending beyond the outer limits of the mulched areas to the adjacent edges of shoulders, dikes, curbs, sidewalks, walls, existing planting, and fences, control weeds with pesticides or by hand pulling. Where mulched areas are 12 feet or more from the adjacent edges of shoulders, dikes, curbs, sidewalks, walls, and fences, control weeds within the mulched areas and 6 feet beyond the outer limits of the mulched areas.

5. Use if areas within 2 feet offrom surfaced areas are included.to be cleared.

Within 2 feet of the edges of paved shoulders, dikes, curbs, and sidewalks, control weeds with pesticides or by hand pulling.

6. Use if planting areas are less than or equal to 15 feet apart.

In areas where plants are to be planted in groups or rows 15 feet or less apart, control weeds within the planting area and the area extending 6 feet beyond the outer limits of the groups or rows of plants with pesticides or by hand pulling.

7. Use if planting areas are more than 15 feet apart.

Where the plants are to be planted more than 15 feet apart and are located outside of groundcover areas, control weeds with pesticides or by hand pulling within an area 6 feet in diameter centered at each plant location.

8. Use to include specific areas. Edit as required.

Control weeds under guard rails, from within asphalt concrete surfacing, concrete surfacing, rock blankets, gravel mulch or decomposed granite areas, and from within unpaved gore areas between the edge of pavement and planting areas with pesticides or by hand pulling.

9. Use ifto limit mowing is to be limited..

Where pavement, dikes, curbs, sidewalks, walls, and fences are located 12 feet or more beyond mulched areas, plant basins, and groundcover areas, limit mowing to 6 feet beyond these areas.

10. Use if disposal of mowed material is required.

Replace the 2nd paragraph in section 20-1.03C(4) of the RSS for section 20 with:

Dispose of mowed material from initial and subsequent mowing during roadside clearing.