If you drive Ohio highways you may have noticed more flowers and taller grass on the side of the road.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has begun planting wildflowers along highways across the state with the goal of creating habitats for pollinators.
Each site requires $400 to get started, but ODOT press secretary Matt Bruning said the project will save Ohio taxpayers millions.
鈥淛ust last year, we鈥檝e already saved about $2.28 Million in just reducing our mowing of these areas, and that number鈥檚 going to continue to grow as we continue to expand these.鈥�
Bruning also said it's important to create these habitats for pollinators.
鈥淚t benefits the butterflies and the bees and those pollinators that are essential to our food supply.鈥�
Habitats have already been planted in 45 counties across Ohio. The goal is to eventually have them in all 88 counties in Ohio. Bruning said, while you can stop and smell the flowers, don鈥檛 pick them. That鈥檚 a violation of state law.
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