Highway beautification

Highway beautification is landscaping intended to enhance the attractiveness of roads, preserve scenic beauty,[1] and control of the usage of the land near highways. This may include vegetation, irrigation, street furniture, decorative pavings, fences, and lighting.[2] However, in some places, objects that may become hazards to erratic vehicles may be banned in such projects, such as trees, large shrubs, boulders, dirt mounds, or concrete sections. Highway beautification may occur in urban, semi-urban, or rural areas. [3]

In the United States, highway beautification is subject the Highway Beautification Act,[4] Section 131 of Title 23, United States Code (1965), commonly referred to as "Title I of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, as Amended".[5] The act placed restrictions on billboard advertising along highways and the removal or screening of junkyards.

Adopt a Highway or Sponsor-a-Highway programs or campaigns are often used by municipalities to carry out many highway beautification projects by offering volunteers from organizations or individual groups to do activities such as, carrying out litter pick-ups, invasive plant spotting, reporting, or landscape maintenance. [6]