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Background: Fallen Through the Cracks Independence County, Arkansas, a highly agricultural community located approximately 60 miles northeast of Little Rock, was experiencing a rapid decline in the condition of many of its roads. Major swings...
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Background Blair Farm Road, a residential roadway in St. Clair County, Alabama, suffered severe mass cracking, including centerline joint and alligator cracking, as a result of aging and wear over time. In order to address the cracks, achi...
Cracks in the road can lead to big problems like water penetration into the base, which can lead to more costly distresses and worse case, total section loss. Background: Cracked Under Pressure State Route 82 (SR 82) is a heavily trafficked...
The Rankin County, Mississippi, Road Department won both the 2019 Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA) Past President’s Award and the 2019 International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) Pavement Preservation Excellence Award for t...
Background: The pavement on the rest area along I-20 (near Mile Marker 85) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was oxidized and raveling. In addition to constant passenger vehicle traffic, the area was wrought with distresses caused by the heavily- loaded se...
Background: Congratulations to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and contractor Geneva Rock, winners of the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) 2020 Excellence in Pavement Preservation Award. This $2.6 million high-volum...
Background With many well-traveled thoroughfares in critical shape and in need of serious maintenance, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) was in need of a solution that would not drain their limited highway budget. Sometimes,...
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) decided a scrub seal would be the best option to address cracking along State Route 56. TDOT is no stranger to applying scrub seal, having used the treatment on roads throughout their network for...
Oklahoma DOT Evaluates New Pavement Preservation Treatment While the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) had experience with pavement preservation, they were interested in additional treatment options for roads in their network. Hwy 32,...
Cape seals combine the benefits of two treatments for increased protection of underlying road layers by preventing water intrusion and providing a durable wearing course. Project DetailsIn preparation for the cape seal project, the City, along...
What is Cape Seal?A cape seal is a combination of treatments used to provide long-term protection of underlying road layers and a tougher, more durable wearing surface. Cape seal combinations include chip seal and slurry surfacing systems, and, f...