John Reber wrote:
When I arrived home from work yesterday, something seemed different.

I looked up and 2 trees on either side of my driveway had all of their
branches cut off up to approx 25'. The trees are close to the road and
I could understand branches being trimmed on the road side, but they cut
all branches, including the ones on my side.

Is this a normal cutting technique? There is no interference to utility
wires, as all wire runs underground across the street from me.

I did contact MD State Highway Administration, and the person I did
speak to said my road was their jurisdiction, but the person who would
know was out of the office, attending a meeting, but assured me they
would return my call to answer any specific questions.

It is possible that they are not your trees but trees you planted
outside your property line. You may want to establish the boundary
before complaining further. My line is about 5 feet from the paved
road. I grow grass and have a mailbox over my line which is no big
deal. If the highway dept. damaged trees on your property you may have
a gripe but, also, even if you own the property with the trees, they may
have an easement that allows them to do what they did.
Frank