RFI - Aboricultural Impact Assessment

10.2 HARD SURFACE / ASPHALT REMOVAL
Where the Project requires the removal of existing roadways/hard surfaces adjacent to the
subject retained trees, these require careful removal overseen by the onsite Project Arborist
working alongside the contractors.

Cut sections of the old surface can be removed with the use of an excavator sitting and working
away from the tree. Hand jackhammers or concrete cutting tools may be required when in
proximity to the tree/roots. Begin the process of removal in the area closest to the tree and
work removing smaller sections away from the tree until in a safe location. Machinery is not to
be used on non-protected or bare ground within the TPZ or Exclusion Zone.

The excavation of any ground within or adjacent to retained trees should be cut
perpendicularly to the tree to reduce the likelihood of roots being split or damaged
longitudinally; works are to be overseen by the Project Arborist.

Exposed roots are to be covered with either damp hessian or sandy loam to protect the roots
from drying out before the construction of the new surface.




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