“Trees and brush were not present when the highways were constructed. However, due to years of deferred maintenance they have become hazardous to the motoring public.”
– CT Dept of Transportation, Feb 2019Back in 2018, residents were shocked about the sudden and unexpected clear cutting of trees between Exits 3 and 4 along the I-95 corridor (in the right-of-way between I-95 Exit 4 Indian Field Road to Bruce Park.)
Bocchino Explains “Sudden and Unexpected Clear Cutting of Trees along I-95”
AN ACT CONCERNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Transportation to manage vegetation along highways and railroad corridors to curtail unnecessary tree pruning and removal and to prohibit the use of clear cutting in lieu of vegetation management and conserve urban and edge forests through adherence to guidelines developed to accomplish such goals.
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Jan 24, 2021