2-1 DIVISION 200 SECTIO N 201 – CLEARING 201.0 1 DESCRIPTION . This work shall consist of performing all clearing, grubbing, thinning, and trimming within the limits of the project . 201.0 2 GENERA L CONSTRUCTIO N REQUIREMENTS . The Contractor shall protect all trees, shrubs, and vegetation as identified in the Contract or as dire cted by the Engineer, in accordance with Subsection
656.09 The Contractor shall take care to avoid damaging trees, shrubs, and vegetation that is to remain
standing and that is otherwise unprotected or outside of the limits of clearing items. Where any tr ees that are to be left standing have been damaged through the Contractor’s operations, the Contractor shall be responsible for repairing all damage caused to trees in accordance with the VTrans Technical Landscape Manual at no additional compensation. The Contractor shall protect public utilities, buildings, or other property in accordance with Subsection
104.04 and Section 107 .
All branches of trees overhanging the roadway surface shall be removed to a minimum height of 20 feet above finished grade. Th is work will not be paid for directly but will be considered incidental to other clearing items. Where branches are to be removed from trees that are to remain standing, the branches shall be removed in accordance with the VTrans Technical Landscape Manual . Work associated with the removal of branches shall be considered incidental to other clearing items. Where stumps are not to be removed, they shall be cut flush with existing ground, or as close as practical. In performing the work under this section, the Contractor shall not use any chemical growth retardants, herbicides, poisons, or defoliants unless otherwise specified on the Plans. 201.0 3 CLEARIN G AND GRUBBING .
a.Clearing . Clearing shall consist of cutting and disposing of all trees, down timber, brush, bushes, and debris from all areas extending from the centerline to 10 feet beyond the limits of all cut or fill sections, or to applicable right-of-way limits, whichever is less. Clearing areas shall also include any other areas shown in the Contract. Any trees designated for removal under another Contract item are excluded from this work .
Source: Vermont Standard Specifications for Construction, 2024 Edition. Pages 141–140 of 1,380.