Lancaster, CA

The PA/ED State Route 138 (SR-138) project included 36.8 miles of roadway improvements along SR-138 between the interchanges of Interstate 5 and State Route 14. As the Landscape Architect, LCI drafted the Visual Assessment Document (VIA) jointly with Caltrans District 7 staff.

Key tasks included:

• Field investigation, research, and corridor photo documentation
• Nine visual simulations demonstrating ‘before’ and ‘after’ visual impacts
• Narrative description of landscape design criteria
• Highway planting design concepts
• Preliminary budget preparation

Context sensitive planting design included:

• Relocated Joshua trees
• Drought-tolerant shrubs/ground covers
• Special non-irrigated hydroseed mix
• Inert materials