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*Utilities are often in separate trenches rather than a combined utility trench
*Utilities are often in separate trenches rather than a combined utility trench
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Typical opportunities for rural cross section within the roadway:
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===Typical opportunities for rural cross section===
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'''Within the roadway:'''
*Use of permeable pavement within the roadway is not economical when there are adjacent swales to filter and infiltrate runoff
*Use of permeable pavement within the roadway is not economical when there are adjacent swales to filter and infiltrate runoff
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Within the boulevard:
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'''Within the boulevard:'''
*Bioswales or the use of perforated pipes beneath grass swales can reduce the nuisance problems associated with conventional swales like standing surface water and steep slopes
*Bioswales or the use of perforated pipes beneath grass swales can reduce the nuisance problems associated with conventional swales like standing surface water and steep slopes
*Permeable pavement systems can be used to stabilize and improve degraded shoulders
*Permeable pavement systems can be used to stabilize and improve degraded shoulders