This work shall consist of mowing grassed or vegetated roadside areas including areas that may require the use of specialized equipment and hand trimming around fixed objects. Routinely mowed areas include, but are not limited to shoulders, front and back slopes, roadside ditch bottoms, raised median islands and various width utility strips. The limit of areas to be mowed next to travelways shall begin at the contiguous line between the shoulder and grassy area. Hand mowing and trimming will be required to perform the specified work in areas that are inaccessible to mechanized equipment. Vegetation to be mowed shall consist of planted or naturally occurring grasses, weeds, and other vegetation, both herbaceous and woody. Unless otherwise approved by the engineer, all non-cultivated woody vegetation shall be cut one-half inch or less above the vegetationís surrounding ground level. All brush, tree limbs or other loose herbaceous and woody vegetation lying on the ground in the mowing area shall be picked up and disposed of and not mowed or cut around. Vegetation that is excluded includes landscaped ornamental plantings. The first mowing cycle shall include any areas designated as prairie rehab as shown on the mowing plans.
