Driveway and access road clearing around Little Rock and Texarkana

What a clear access road needs

Two measurements matter: width and height. The drive should be wide enough for the largest vehicle that needs to use it, and clear overhead high enough that trucks do not scrape the canopy.

We cut back to the trunk or to side branches rather than shearing the edge, so the regrowth does not close the road again within a season.

Overgrown rural driveways

On long driveways, trees on both sides lean in toward the light over the gravel. We raise the canopy to a clear height, cut back side limbs to a clear width, and remove small trees growing into the drive edge. Dead and leaning trees along the road come down, since they are the ones that end up across it in the next storm. Brush is chipped and blown back into the woods or hauled.

Clearance for trucks and equipment

Propane trucks, log trucks, fire engines and hay equipment all need more room than a car. We clear to the size of the largest vehicle you expect, raising limbs and widening curves where long vehicles swing wide. On turnarounds and gate openings we clear a little extra so drivers are not backing blind into branches. Low-hanging limbs over the mailbox and the end of the drive get the same treatment, since that is where large trucks usually stop.

Gate and culvert openings

Gate openings and culvert crossings are pinch points where trees crowd in and roots heave the approach. We clear them wider than the rest of the road and cut roots back from gate posts where they are pushing them out of line. Any digging near posts or culverts starts with a utility locate first. Brush piled in ditches and culvert mouths gets pulled out too, so water drains off the road instead of washing out the gravel after heavy rain.