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Install geotextiles, such as green mats, on embankments

Install geotextiles on embankments to enhance drainage and strengthen the base of pavement structure. This can include using native dogwood stakes to facilitate natural vegetation

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Install medians to strategically hold and/or convey stormwater

Implement depressed medians (a ditch/swale between divided roadways) to hold stormwater and raised medians (a curbed section that typically occupies the center of the roadway)

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Install reinforcing elements in soil such as soil nails

Install reinforcing elements such as soil nails into the soil in a grid pattern to increase overall slope stability. Soil nails are typically threaded steel

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Install retention/detention ponds and bioswales

Install retention/detention ponds and bioswales (or biofiltration swales) to collect, redirect, and filter stormwater.

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Install snow fences along critical routes or high hazard areas

Install snow fences near critical road segments and bus routes to reduce snow blow across the roads. This can include ‘living snow fences’ made of

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Install swales, ditches, and rain gardens

Install swales and ditches to help improve stormwater drainage. This can also include implementing contouring or rain gardens to reduce surface runoff which can help

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