I-20 (Big Spring) TxDot Compost Demonstration Project
An example of a badly eroded slope on I-20 near Big Spring, TX. TXDOT utilized this site as one of its first demonstration sites to highlight compost as an erosion control material. The pneumatic compost blower truck, supplied by EcoMulch out of Bossier City, Louisiana, was situated at the top of the slope and the applicator moved up and down the slope as needed.
A mixture of compost, wood chips and seed is being applied as an erosion control mix to roadside slopes near Big Spring on I-20. Prior to this demonstration project, several attempts were made to establish vegetation since the construction of the Interstate in the late 1960s.
The roadside slope following application (Day 1) of erosion control mix. The brown area on the left part of the photo indicates the application area of the erosion control mix.
The roadside slope eight weeks after erosion control compost mix was applied. The vegetation on the left part of the photo indicates the application area of the erosion control mix.
An example of a badly eroded slope on I-20 near Big Spring, TX. TXDOT utilized this site as one of its first demonstration sites to highlight compost as an erosion control material. The pneumatic compost blower truck, supplied by EcoMulch out of Bossier City, Louisiana, was situated at the top of the slope and the applicator moved up and down the slope as needed.
A mixture of compost, wood chips and seed is being applied as an erosion control mix to roadside slopes near Big Spring on I-20. Prior to this demonstration project, several attempts were made to establish vegetation since the construction of the Interstate in the late 1960s.
The roadside slope following application (Day 1) of erosion control mix. The brown area on the left part of the photo indicates the application area of the erosion control mix.
The roadside slope eight weeks after erosion control compost mix was applied. The vegetation on the left part of the photo indicates the application area of the erosion control mix.