In May 2000, the State Transportation Board and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) embarked on a master planning process to create a vision for our state highway system and to satisfy a need for improved landscape and aesthetic policies, guidelines, practices, procedures, and standards.

In October 2000, a broad-based citizen's advisory committee was formed to provide master plan guidance and direction, and to make policy and procedural recommendations to the State Transportation Board.

The result is a landscape and aesthetics program that will systematically integrate landscape and aesthetics, capacity design, and state-of-the-art-engineering. It draws on experience from all fifty states, as well as NDOT's own projects. It allows us to link our people, our resources and our communities in safe and creative ways.

The resulting highways will represent a combination of good engineering design, good landscape design, and community involvement. In May 2000, the State Transportation Board and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) embarked on a master planning process to create a vision for our state highway system and to satisfy a need for improved landscape and aesthetic policies, guidelines, practices, procedures, and standards.

In October 2000, a broad-based citizen's advisory committee was formed to provide master plan guidance and direction, and to make policy and procedural recommendations to the State Transportation Board.

The result is a landscape and aesthetics program that will systematically integrate landscape and aesthetics, capacity design, and state-of-the-art-engineering. It draws on experience from all fifty states, as well as NDOT's own projects. It allows us to link our people, our resources and our communities in safe and creative ways.

The resulting highways will represent a combination of good engineering design, good landscape design, and community involvement.

Further Reading:

Pattern and Palate of Place: A Landscape and Aesthetics Master Plan for the Nevada State Highway System