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Maintenance of Traffic Control <br />Reference the FDOT website regarding the selection of the proper traffic control requirements to <br />be provided during routine maintenance and / or new installations of this DOT roadway. <br />Vegetation Management at Outdoor Advertising (ODA) <br />To avoid conflicts with permitted outdoor advertising, please reference the State of Florida <br />website regarding the vegetation management of outdoor advertising. This website provides a <br />portal to search the FDOT Outdoor Advertising Inventory Management System Database. The <br />database contains an inventory of outdoor advertising structures, permits and other related <br />information maintained by the Department. <br />Also, reference the Florida Highway Beautification Program website link for "Vegetation <br />Management at ODA signs" "Florida Statutes" and "Florida Administrative Code" related to <br />vegetation management at outdoor advertising sign, permit applications for vegetation <br />management and determining mitigation value of roadside vegetation. <br />II. Specific Proiect Site Maintenance Requirements and Recommendations: <br />1. General lnformation <br />Some of the unique landscape features provided include: <br />• Bold, gateway landscape plantings; including Sabal palms adjacent to the bridge <br />and flowering Crepe Myrtle and -Magnolia trees, European Fan palm accents, <br />and stately Date and Royal palms between 21st Street and Highlands Drive. <br />• Sabal palm street tree plantings along the sides of the right of way. <br />• Oak tree buffers for residential properties at the base of the bridge. <br />• Accent shrubs and palms around the location of the future entry sign. <br />• Frangible flowering Oleander trees and Pygmy Date palms within the median <br />between 21st Street and Highlands Drive <br />2. Specific Maintenance Requirements <br />a. Specific Fertilization Requirements <br />• Periodic fertilization applications for all shrubs, trees and palms (excluding Sabal <br />palms) is one of the best ways to keep them disease and insect free. Utilize a <br />'palm special' fertilizer with an analysis' of 8-2-12, 100% slow release form of <br />nitrogen and micros on all the plants, including palms, trees and shrubs. All <br />chelates and sulfates must be water soluble. Do not utilize fertilizers that were <br />specifically formulated for trees and shrubs on the palms. Follow all <br />manufacturer recommended rates and application methods. <br />b. Specific Pruning Requirements <br />• Self shedding Royal palms, shall not be trimmed, allowing their dead frond to <br />shed naturally. All other palms shall only be trimmed when their fronds are 100% <br />necrotic (dead). Never remove any fronds positioned above a 90 degree angle. <br />Care should be taken not to wound any palms tree during pruning, as wounds <br />can promote pest infestation and disease. <br />Page 16 of 20 <br />181 <br />