Thanks -- I have shared your observation on trash with our maintenance team. As far as your other question, our major concern is sight distance (how far a driver can see) -- that is especially true in those areas where traffic is merging or turning onto a roadway. Typically, once per year we mow all of our right of way (to cut down on bushes and the like) -- that can be challenging near fence lines where they have to get in by hand (which can take longer and is often overcome by other roadway priorities. Bushes have little impact on reducing highway noise -- you would need about 100 feet of very dense trees to have a significant impact. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Hello, Tony. We have met internally about this situation, and are still working to develop a feasible solution to it. (As you know, it's a complicated issue, involving multiple agencies and challenging traffic flow.) Please email me at dwrone@stlouisco.com, and I'll put you in direct contact with the point person/people from Transportation. David Wrone, St. Louis County's Department of Transportation
we'll check it out - thanks for the heads up