Does adopting a landscape involve performance surety/bond requirements?
Depending on the scale of the project, a bond may be required. • What Is CSS? In 2005, The Michigan State Transportation Commission formally adopted a Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process as an integrated part of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) mission to provide the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life. Under CSS, MDOT solicits dialogue with local governments, road commissions, industry groups, land use advocates, and state agencies early in a project’s planning phase. This dialogue helps to ensure that interchanges bridges, bike paths and other transportation projects “fit” into their communities. The CSS approach results in projects that respect a community’s scenic, aesthetic, historic, economic, and environmental character. It is necessary that Adopt-A-Landscape applicants notify, and if necessary engage property owners/stakeholders who are impacted by the proposed site adoption. The level of eng
