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Many landscape techniques were used to stabilize highway slopes and to achieve visual compatibility with the surrounding forested mountainsides. Although slope beautification was an initial objective, successful landscape treatments were soon found to be those that imitated existing landscape elements. Methods of erosion control, slope stabilization, and revegetation eventually merged into a format that has proved to be successful in preserving scenic quality. Highway safety was an important consideration. To achieve necessary blending, landscape work was generally concentrated near the base of fills and the top of cut slopes. Details of slope moulding are briefly discussed, including lay-back treatment, accented ridges, landform diversity and rounding. Revegetation treatments are also noted.

This paper appeared in TRB publication Transportation Research Record No 717: Engineering Solutions to Environmental Constraints: I-70 Over Vail Pass. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Aesthetics; Beautification; Evaporators; Forests; Highway design; Highway safety; Highways; Landscape design; Mountains; Reforestation; Road construction; Slope stability; Slopes; Soil stabilization

Vail (Colorado)

Vail (Colorado)

Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways

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Apr 22 1980 12:00AM

• CAST-IN-PLACE SEGMENTAL BRIDGES IN THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• FINAL GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• INTRODUCTION TO THE VAIL PASS PROJECT (ABRIDGEMENT)
• MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS IN THE VAIL PASS PROJECT (ABRIDGEMENT)
• STRUCTURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• THE VAIL PASS PROJECT: VIEW OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS (ABRIDGEMENT)
• U.S. FOREST SERVICE INVOLVEMENT IN AND OVERVIEW OF THE VAIL PASS PROJECT
• WATER-QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE VAIL PASS PROJECT