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ONTARIO MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION WEST REGION
PHRAGMITES CONTROL
OIPC Phragmites Working Group Waterloo – March 3, 2016
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BACKGROUND
• MTO is comprised of 5 regions, each with a regional office.
• NWR, NER, ER, CR and WR.
• Head office is in St. Catharines.
• Total highway network is in excess of 16,000 km
• NE and NWR have the most at just over 11,000 km
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BACKGROUND
• Rest of the km’s are shared between the 3 southern regions.
• WR has approximately 2,000 km of highways.
• = 4,000 km of vegetation of various widths.
• Interchanges and medians add to this.
• Approximately 6,000 ha of vegetation in WR alone.
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WEST REGION BACKGROUND
• Regional office is located in London.
• Region is divided into 3 areas.
• Each area is maintained by a private contractor, called an Area Maintenance Contract (AMC).
• They do summer and winter maintenance under lump sum payments but……
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WEST REGION BACKGROUND
• Almost all vegetative work is initiated and paid extra through MTO.
• This includes tree removals, noxious weed and invasive species control.
• MTO does not have any specialized workers or equipment anymore, so all work is contracted out.
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WEST REGION BACKGROUND
• Herbicide treatment of Phrag is not new to MTO West Region.
• We have kept it in check north of Hwy 401/402 for many years now.
• Two lane highways are in pretty good shape with lower density. Freeways have higher density and are being addressed.
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CHALLENGES
• Funding
• ESA, water courses, private lands, grass that is cut, sensitive crops etc.
• Erosion issues after die off
• Contractors ability to complete the work
• Highway traffic, medians, wind, public perception
• Traffic control costs
• Maintenance ditching
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CHALLENGES
• Construction projects
• Standing water – dryer in August/September
• Large stands of Phrag more difficult to spray
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PAST PROJECTS
- Wick weeder application trial in 2011
- In median areas close to passing traffic
- Limited/poor success
- Worked well on other noxious weeds
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PAST PROJECTS
• Ecoblade
– Closed herbicide system that allows a herbicide to be applied to cut stems through a rotary mower.
– No drift, spray free technology
– Minimizes public complaints
– Suitable for highway medians or other areas of high traffic volumes
– Can be used for brushing or noxious weed control too.
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PHRAGMITES SPRAYING
IN WEST REGION
OVER THE YEARS
2012-2015
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CURRENT PROJECTS
• MTO Vegetation Working Group
– Provincial consistency on vegetation projects
• BP’s for Phragmites Control
• Equipment cleaning protocol
• Noxious weeds and other invasives – Poison ivy, Hogweed, Wild parsnip, wild chervil etc.
• Construction disturbance
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CURRENT PROJECTS
• MTO has funded a research project in conjunction with McMaster University to map changes in distribution patterns of Phrag along highways using aerial photos.
• This will help generate accurate data for managing control measures as we go forward
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CURRENT PROJECTS
• Methodology Trials For Efficiency of Control in Large Areas:
– Cut late fall – spray late spring
• Highway 403 – Brantford to Woodstock
– Roll in winter – spray late spring
• Highway 402 at Modeland Rd. Sarnia
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MOVING FORWARD
• Working group
• Inventory
• Plan
• Funding
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WHERE ARE THE PLOWS ?
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THEY’RE OUT THERE !
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WHY IS MTO NOT OUT THERE CONTROLLING PHRAG ?
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WE’RE OUT THERE !
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THANK YOU !
Murray Purcell
General Services Coordinator
659 Exeter Road
London, ON