Orange County Public Works Board of County Commissioners Presentation June 16, 2015 Board of County Commissioners Presentation June 16, 2015 Roadway Median Tree Program
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
Previous Landscape Programs OrangeScape: year $5M Program Retrofit 53 miles Trees, turf, and shrubs County installed and maintained
Previous Landscape Programs County designs, installs, and maintains $75K per mile Trees and turf only 45 miles completed Program ended due to lack of funding New Road Construction & Widening:
Previous Landscape Programs Existing Roadway Median Tree Program HOA pays for design HOA pays 50% of installation County pays 50% of installation HOA holds liability insurance for 3 years HOA maintains for 3 years County continues mowing and assumes maintenance after 3 years
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
4-6 Lane County-Maintained Roadways With Medians Outside city limits230 mi Current landscaped roadway134 mi Remaining to be landscaped 96 mi Roadways To Be Landscaped
District 1: 43 miles District 2: 7 miles District 3: 2 miles District 4: 35 miles District 5: 4 miles District 6: 5 miles
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
County designs for roadway safety County installs and establishes for 18 mo County maintains on 2-3 week cycle Roadway Median Tree Program
Median Tree Standards Meet FDOT specifications Wind Resistant Rated for growth in median Easily maintained
Roadway Median Tree Program 96 miles of roadways need trees $75K-$100K per mile ‒ Design, installation, & maintenance $7M-$10M needed to complete program $700K available in the tree fund
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
Annual maintenance costs per mile Right of way mowing only$ 3,500 Mowing with tree care$14,500 Difference$11,000 Additional cost – 96 miles $1,100,000 Maintenance Costs
Previous Landscape Programs Roadways To Be Landscaped Roadway Median Tree Program Maintenance Costs Recommendation Presentation Outline
Establish Countywide Median Tree Program 96 miles of trees and turf in medians $75,000-$100,000 per mile for installation Total cost of program $7M-$10M $1,100,000 annual maintenance costs Recommendation
Orange County Public Works Board of County Commissioners Presentation June 16, 2015 Board of County Commissioners Presentation June 16, 2015 Roadway Median Tree Program