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Section 1 overview section 2 landscape and aesthetics design of the transportation infrastructure section 3 responsibilities of landscape architects section 4 highway and transportation corridors. Landscape plans preliminary construction cost estimate hand or cad renderings the final step in the sd phase, or any phase for that matter, is to obtain formal client approval. There is a fifth and fundamental requirement, of course. Past manual notices are available in a pdf archive link.
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