[RP TownTalk] Guardrails on 410

[Nancy Augustine]

I don't know about that particular strip of land, but state departments of
transportation usually have a strong interest in what happens in the
medians. They don't care about the aesthetics, per se, they care about
keeping visibility for drivers. And if they are responsible for maintaining,
they don't want high-maintenance plantings, and they don't want surprises
popping up all over the place. It can be a big coordination problem if they
send out a crew to cut grass and unexpectedly find a whole bunch of shrubs
or trees, instead. 


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[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of David Lingua
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:31 PM
To: Bruce Embrey; medicinewoman56 at comcast.net
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Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Guardrails on 410

Along with the siderails, one may want to check with the state regarding the
planting idea also. If memory serves me well, 410 is a state maintained
road/highway so any such work would need to be ok'd or done by the SHA. 

--- Bruce Embrey <bruce_md at mac.com> wrote:

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> I hav seen several posts regarding the guardrails on MD410. I believe 
> the guardrails are required by state law when the ground slopes away 
> from the road for safety reasons. As far as painting them, that would 
> need to be cleared through the State Roads Department. Since thhose 
> guardrails are made out of galvanized steel I am not sure paint would 
> adhere to those surfaces for any length of time.
> 
> Bruce
> On Jul 6, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Susan Lewis wrote:
> 
> >
> > One of these posts mentioned how ugly the
> guardrails were.  Do we
> > know any
> > Urban Artists who would be willing to do a running
> mural thing?  If
> > not, we
> > can always spray paint them a solid color.  Green
> patina, Riverdale
> > Blue,
> > silver, black, whatever.  I know they aren't
> technically ours, but
> > I'm sure
> > the county wouldn't mind us doing a little free
> maintenance.  A
> > little paint
> > covers a multitude of dents.   This would make a
> wonderful
> > compliment to the
> > trees and flowers. Sue
> >
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