Shoulder/Back Slope Mowing

Shoulder Mowing 1. Shoulder mowing shall be performed on all areas where vegetation exists beyond the shoulder or pavement edge(s) along the roadways. 2. The average mow width is four feet (4’) beyond shoulder or pavement and not to exceed a maximum of six feet (6’). 3. The maximum height of mowed vegetation shall be four inches (4”). 4. The mowing route shall be at the discretion of Boone County Public Works. Back Slope Mowing 1. Back slope mowing shall be performed beyond ditches and behind guardrails. The mowing shall consist of grass, weeds, bushes and small trees. 2. The average mow width is five feet (5’) beyond ditch and behind guardrail and not to exceed six feet (6’). Except mowing of entire right-of-way on KYTC roads as listed in Mowing Route KYTC Exhibit III. 3. The mowing route shall be at the discretion of Boone County Public Works. 4. Boom type mower shall be used on back slopes and behind guardrails unless are aallows for use of batwing type mower. Traffic Control and Construction Procedures 1. Require employees to wear safety vests that conform to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations on the job site at all times. Equip all designated work zone vehicles (tractors, service trucks, litter removal vehicles an vehicles for supervisory personnel) with warning strobe lights and fluorescent red/orange flags. Perform mowing operations with the flow of traffic when operating along the edge of the pavement. Perform all work only during daylight hours. 2. Provide warning signs that are at least 36 inches by 36 inches in size, diamond shaped with black letters on an orange background with black border. Place warning signs with the message “Begin Mowing Zone” and with the message “End Work Zone” to designate a mowing work zone. Where the trimming or litter removal operations are not within the mowing work zone, place an additional set of warning signs with the message “Begin Work Zone” and with the message “End Work Zone”, to designate a work zone for trimming operations or a work zone for litter removal operations. Mount warning signs on multi-leg stands in a secure and visible manner. Move the warning signs and re-establish a work zone as work operations progress. Remove warning signs from the job site after work operations cease at the end of each work day. 3. Enter and leave work areas in a manner that will not be hazardous to or interfere with the normal flow traffic. Do not park or stop vehicles except within designated work areas. Limit all employee pedestrian movement on the roadway to the protected work zone areas.

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Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.