Why aren't ditches being used as bee pasture?

[BeeMaster2]

I think that the problem with using the medians for hay is all the trash.  I don't know many farmers that would like to feed there animals hay with trash in it.  On a side note, I always wondered why the don't plant trees in the highway interchanges.  There's plenty of room in the cloverleafs to plant trees, especially fruit trees.

CAO,
As an engineer I deal with placing facilities in ROWs all the time. They are suppose to be maintained clear of trees to be able to maintain those facilities. They are used for phone, power, gas and fiber as well as the dot facilities. Another reason for keeping them clear is for providing a buffer zone for vehicle that run off the road.

[Eric Bosworth]

I think that the problem with using the medians for hay is all the trash.  I don't know many farmers that would like to feed there animals hay with trash in it.  On a side note, I always wondered why the don't plant trees in the highway interchanges.  There's plenty of room in the cloverleafs to plant trees, especially fruit trees.

The medians around here are not all filled with trash. That is not to say there is none but for the most part they are pretty clean. There are a few places where there is a deep valley between the lanes but the state doesn't mow that section either. There are several places that do have trees in the median but for the most part the trees are aspen.

[Michael Bush]

Another reason that doesn't seem so obvious, is so that you can see around corners.  There are places around here now that plant corn all the way to the road.  Once the corn is up, you pretty much have to stop even though there is no stop sign, and edge up to the intersection and peek around the corner to see if a car is coming.  It's a good idea to look for dust trails and listen for cars as well as they hide really well when the corn is so high you can't see over it.  The same sometimes happens when weeds get too high, which is why they often mow just the edge of the right of way to make seeing easier...

[biggraham610]

I've often wondered why the state didn't lease the medium to hay farmers. Up and down I 65 there's some great area's with a lot of thick grass growing. A hay farmer would probably mow it at least 3 times a year.

Bottles, rims, jacks,  and the rest of the discarded junk idiots throw out that you cant see in that lush grass is hard on hay equipment. 

[Eric Bosworth]

There are no intersections on interstates.