Interstate right of ways

Moline_guy

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We took the kids to the Omaha zoo this weekend, going south down I 29 in South Dakota, median is mowed out and shoulders on the outsides mowed about 12' out no trees down to the fence line. Some of the ditches were mowed and hayed, all weed free as far as I could tell. We crossed into Iowa and median is full of weeds and overgrown grass, outside lanes have about an 8' rotary mowed, and the rest of the ditch is overgrown grass, weeds and trees, most of the way down to Omaha. Are all Iowa interstates maintained that way, seems kind of odd they would just let the trees and weeds overgrow the right of way? We don't travel much, just never seen right of ways that weren't maintained before. Once we passed into Nebraska, there right of ways seemed to be mowed and cleaned, for the short distance we were in Nebraska. First time to Omaha, very impressed, friendly people, great downtown and historical area, great trip all around.
 
Except for right adjacent to the roadway, I believe the Iowa DOT delays mowing complete right of ways til August. The plan is to allow ground nesting birds, pheasant and quail primarily to complete their nesting cycle before mowing. Most I just this week saw in South Dakota had been baled, probably not by the dot But they have a different bird environment there with lots of grassland and less row crops. Could be wrong on this of course. gobble
 
Iowa started a natural road side program some years ago. Thistles took over at first, but after a lot of spraying it is getting better.
 
come to Missouri.our backroads they mow 5' wide on each side with a 15' wide brush hog.and some years they never mow.its becoming a bad deer hiding place.our roads look trashy. but the using 15' to cut 5' gets me kinda mad .has to be hard on the main box and the 2 not loaded.id bet backlash on them are severe but hey the tax payers are paying so who cares right?
 

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