Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following:
12-469: (Redirected from I-475 ) Interstate 475 may refer to: Interstate 475 (Georgia) , a bypass of Macon, Georgia Interstate 475 (Michigan) , a bypass of Flint, Michigan Interstate 475 (Ohio) , a bypass of Toledo, Ohio Interstate 475 (Tennessee) , a proposed Interstate Highway that was cancelled in the Knoxville area [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
24-464: A Jersey barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions, instead of leaving, replanting any trees, other landscaping or native vegetation. In 1965, the entire length of the highway was under construction; it opened two years later. At the time, I-75 going into Macon was not yet complete. The Bibb County Commission named the highway in honor of former Commission Chair Larry Justice, who retired in 2000. Landscaping Landscaping requires
36-413: A certain understanding of horticulture and artistic design, but is not limited to plants and horticulture. Sculpting land to enhance usability (patio, walkways, ponds, water features) are also examples of landscaping being used. When intended as purely an aesthetic change, the term Ornamental Landscaping is used. Often, designers refer to landscaping as an extension of rooms in your house (each one has
48-409: A function). Outdoor spaces have a vast amount of flexibility as far as materials and function. It is often said the only limitation to outdoor space is one's imagination. Construction requires both study and observation, and the process varies in different parts of the world. Landscaping varies according to different regions . Therefore, normally local natural experts are recommended if it is done for
60-453: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 475 (Georgia) Interstate 475 ( I-475 ) is a 15.83-mile-long (25.48 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia , splitting off from I-75 / State Route 540 (SR 540) and bypassing Macon . It is also unsigned State Route 408 ( SR 408 ). This
72-516: Is the preferred route for through traffic, as I-75 enters Downtown Macon and reduces to four lanes (two in either direction; undergoing widening), and has a 60-mile-per-hour (97 km/h) speed limit , in addition to the highway interchange with I-16 . I-475 carries six lanes (three in each direction) throughout its entire route (expanding to eight lanes at both junctions with I-75), except at its northernmost terminus with I-75, where it briefly reduces to four lanes. One rest area can be found along
84-404: The first time. Understanding of the site is one of the chief essentials for successful landscaping. Different natural features and phenomena, like the position of the sun, terrain, topography , soil qualities , prevailing winds, depth of the frost line , and the system of native flora and fauna must be taken into account. Sometimes the land is not fit for landscaping. In order to landscape it,
96-403: The land must be reshaped to direct water for appropriate drainage. This reshaping of land is called grading . Sometimes in large landscaping projects for example, parks, sports fields and reserves soil may need to be improved by adding nutrients for growth of plants or turf, this process is called soil amelioration. Removal of earth from the land is called cutting while when earth is added to
108-431: The most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense. Built in stages between 1965 and 1967, I-475 was originally built with two lanes in each direction, and a wide median with forest, mostly of sweetgum trees. When the one lane was added in each direction, every bit of the median was paved, with a full-lane-wide shoulder in both directions instead of the narrow ones with two lanes in each direction, and
120-599: The northbound lanes south of Exit 9 at mile marker 7.7. The road has also been equipped with traffic cameras , which are a part of the Georgia Navigator system that has been extended via fiber optics all the way from the Atlanta metropolitan area , nearly 100 miles (160 km) to the north-northwest. The entire length of I-475 is part of the National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be
132-433: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_475&oldid=1161043731 " Categories : Road disambiguation pages Interstate 75 Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732852230737144-429: The slope, it is called filling. Sometimes the grading process may involve removal of excessive waste ( landfills ), soil and rocks, so designers should take into account while in the planning stage. At the start, the landscaping contractor issues a statement which is a rough design and layout of what could be done with the land in order to achieve the desired outcome. Different pencils are required to make graphics of
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