A right-of-way that is not cut grows shut. Saplings crowd the poles, brush hides the markers, and the strip that was supposed to be walkable for an inspection becomes a thicket that has to be fought through. Utility corridors, pipeline strips, drain easements, road frontage and the access easement to a landlocked parcel all need the same thing: the growth taken down to a surface that can be mowed and walked, without a burn pile and without trucks hauling brush along the corridor.
Forestry mulching is the right tool for a corridor. The tracked machine runs the length of the strip, grinds brush and saplings into a chip layer in one pass, and leaves the poles, markers and mature trees you point out. There is nothing to stack and nothing to haul, which matters on a strip that runs behind fifty back yards. The chip layer holds the soil on slopes and ditch banks and keeps the corridor from turning into a mud channel.
We work for utilities, municipalities, developers, associations and private owners with an easement to keep open. Corridors are priced by the project, by length, width and density, and long strips are scheduled in sections so the work is predictable. See commercial land clearing for how we handle larger sites.
What we clear
- Utility corridors under and around lines, with poles and guy wires left untouched.
- Pipeline and drain easements cleared to the width on the easement.
- Road frontage and sightline triangles at intersections and driveways.
- Access easements to landlocked parcels, opened to a drivable width.
- Fence lines and property boundaries along the corridor.
- Detention basin banks and outfalls inside the easement.
What you get
- A corridor at full easement width that a mower can maintain.
- Markers, poles, pedestals and monuments visible again.
- A chip layer that holds ditch banks and slopes.
- No brush piles behind anyone's back yard.
How the Job Goes
Send the strip
The easement width, the length, and photos or a map. We can price most corridors from that and a drive-by.
Mark what stays
Poles, pedestals, monuments, keeper trees and anything buried get flagged before the machine starts.
Clear in sections
Long corridors are worked in sections so the schedule holds and access is never blocked for long.
Hand it back mowable
The corridor is left as a chip layer that grass grows through, ready for the mowing contract.
When to do it
Any season. Wet easements and ditch banks are best on frozen ground. Fall and winter, with the leaves down, are the easiest time to see markers and lines.
How it is priced
By the project: corridor length, width, density and access all go into one written price. Multi-year maintenance can be quoted with the first clearing; see property maintenance.
The Ground This Work Happens On
Where We Do This Work
Counties and townships where this job comes up most. Every page covers the local ground and the common jobs.
Questions About This Work
Can you work under and around live utility lines?
Yes. Poles, guy wires and pedestals are flagged and left, and the overhead is respected. Tell us who the utility contact is and we coordinate the access and the schedule with them.
How do you keep the corridor from growing back?
A mulched corridor grows back as grass and light brush, which a mower handles. We can quote an annual brush hog pass so the strip stays open; see property maintenance.
Do you clear behind occupied homes?
Regularly. There is no brush pile and no haul truck, the machine is on tracks, and we let the association or the owners know the schedule before we start.
Can you clear a strip that is mostly ditch bank?
Yes, on frozen ground or in the dry weeks of late summer, working from the firm side. The chip layer stays on the bank and holds it.
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Send the address and a few photos through the quote form, or call. You will get one project price for the whole job.