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1. Roadside Beautification
Opportunities
Mark Masteller
Chief Landscape Architect
Iowa Department of Transportation

2. • Interstate Rest Area
Improvements
• Integrated Roadside Vegetation
Management
• Landscaping
• Erosion Control
• Grant Programs
Roadside Development

3. Roadsides are often referred
to as “Iowa’s front lawn”

4. They provide the first
impression for motorists
entering the state

5. Seeding – Native Grasses and
Wildflowers

6. Seeding – Native Grasses and
Wildflowers

7. Seeding – Native Grasses and
Wildflowers

8. Landscaping – forestation style

9. Landscaping – informal style

10. Landscaping – screening views

11. Landscaping – snow control

12. Competing Uses of the ROW
• Gain access to adjacent property.
• Store snow/drifting snow.
• Accommodate drainage.
• Place regulatory signs.
• Place motorist informational signs.
• Accommodate utilities.
• Allow errant vehicles to regain control without
hitting a fixed object.
• Visibility of adjacent businesses/signs.
• Sight distance.

13. Landscaping – also the front lawn
to your community

14. Landscaping - permits

15. Iowa DOT’s Living
Roadways Partnership
• ISU Landscape Architecture
• Trees Forever
• FHWA

16. Iowa’s Living Roadways
Partnership

17. DOT Funding Opportunities
DOT Funding Guide
www.iowadot.gov - index
• Living Roadway Trust Fund
www.iowadot.gov/lrtf/
• DOT/DNR Fund

18. Mark Masteller
Chief Landscape Architect
Iowa DOT
515-239-1424
Mark.Masteller@dot.iowa.gov
Questions?