Vegetation Control Program

Traci Netherton, Team Lead Traci.netherton@tn.gov 423-510-1142
The ODA Office will begin using the following standard permit templates, effective 10/13/2025. Please submit any comments to TDOT.ODA@tn.gov.
The Outdoor Advertising Office oversees the statutory requirements for vegetation control, which allows cutting and removal of vegetation on the State’s right-of-way adjacent to permitted off-premise outdoor advertising.
Downloadable Forms, Applications, and Information:
- Instructions and Requirements for completing a Vegetation Control application
- Vegetation Control Application
- Vegetation Maintenance Application
- Running Surety Bond
- Surety Bond
For more information regarding vegetation control, please contact Traci Netherton at (423) 510-1142.