West Virginia Division of Highways Canopy Clearing
Project Owner
West Virginia Division of Highways in Greenbrier County, District 9
Project Budget
Project value over $60,000
Location
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Work
Canopy clearing over 6 linear miles
Time
2 months on the job site
We completed an intense canopy clearing project for the West Virginia Division of Highways over a 2-month period. Our team worked on over 6 miles of land in Greenbrier County, WV.
For canopy clearing, we were tasked with trimming the vegetation ground-to-sky at the fog line of the roadside. The desired outcome was to allow significantly more direct sunlight to hit the roadway, allowing the winter salting to be more effective and cheaper.
We were able to provide a lean crew of local equipment operators to make sure the crew was as efficient as possible. Our team utilized a wheeled side trimmer and pick up trucks to bring this project to completion.
Waste Removal
With this work scope, any waste streams needed to be optimized during the process to accomplish as much roadway reliability maintenance as possible. Our team accomplished this by removing roadside chipping and hauling intact debris off of the jobsite for later processing.
Traffic
Different sections of roadway experienced very different levels of traffic density. Moving from one section to another required a high attention to changing conditions to operate safely and efficiently.