Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 206 – Duty to complete landscaping, planting and reforestation activities; …
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(a) The Department of Transportation shall complete all landscaping, planting and reforestation activities required by this subchapter, or cause the same to be completed, and shall complete all funds transfers authorized by this subchapter within 1 year of the expiration of any guarantee or warranty period.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 206
- Construction: means the first complete building or rebuilding of a highway after it has been converted into a state highway upon a modern engineering design with a permanent foundation of cement, concrete or other equally hard and permanent material and a top dressing of suitable material to economically withstand the wear of the particular traffic to which such highway will probably be subject with an adequate drainage system so that such highway, with reasonable maintenance, can reasonably be expected to endure for upwards of 40 years. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Wherever practicable, the Department of Transportation shall modify or alter construction projects and plans to include landscaping, planting or reforestation activities within median areas and along roadside affected thereby. This includes but is not limited to modifications resulting in the increased use of earthen berms or, if necessary, metal or cement roadside barriers without compromising safety.