Better Roads Digital Magazine
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RoadScience • Micro surfacing (single, double, Capes), • Plant mix overlays (4.75 screening mix variations), and • Ultra-thin bonded wearing courses, and lightweight aggregates for surface treatments. Experiment contractors were Vance Brothers, Colas and E.D. Etnyre and Co. Instrumentation will document multidepth pavement temperatures in each section, and records from the quarry will provide a comprehensive load history over the life of the experiment. Pavement condition will be monitored on a weekly basis in order to determine the time and traffic needed to reduce pavement condition back to the pretreatment level. Because a distinct value will be produced for each test cell, 20 data points will define the shape of the life cycle curve for each preservation treatment. Bexar County applies a fundamental tenet of pavement preservation, that is, for the lowest-cost, long-term performance, treat roads before they show distress. with the staff of the National Center for Pavement Preservation to plan and develop this most important event in 2012 in pavement preservation," said FP2 President Buckingham. Better Roads' editor-in-chief John Latta and contributing editor Tom Kuennen both participated in a panel on pavement preservation and public relations at the event. Major pavement preservation partnerships uniting state and provincial road agencies held concurrent meetings. Pavement Preservation Conference These included the Midwestern, Northeast, Rocky Mountain At the August National Pavement Preservation Conference, West, and Southeast Pavement Preservation Partnerships. 48 exhibitors and over 500 delegates from across the conPlenary sessions set the stage for the conference to come. tinent and around the world came together for a seminal Then, seven topical "tracks" relevant to pavement preservaevent in the growing field of pavement preservation. tion, asset management and pavement management featured "For two years, your leadership at FP2 has been engaged 24 sessions spread over four days. A hectic field demonstration held on the grounds of the Old Tennessee State Prison outside Nashville Introducing from featured asphalt and concrete pavement preservation techniques such as chip seals, microsurfacing, scrub seals, surface re-texturizing, pavement rejuvenation, dowel bar load transfer retrofits, diamond grinding, and other innovative treatments. Video of all presentations may be streamed, and materials downloaded, at http://nationalpavement2012. org/presentation-multimedia/. Also, Bexar County, Tex., and the Tennessee DOT were honored for their pavement preservation programs with FP2's James B. Sorenson Award for Excellence in Pavement Preservation. The Fully-Integrated Construction Bexar County Public Works Department was honored with the SorenApps That Handle Real Work son Award for 2012, and Tennessee DOT for 2011. Time cards Job site photos & notes Innovative Receiving the award for Bexar Estimates & proposals GPS location of trucks Software for the County was Tony Vasquez, public Change order estimates Alerts, reports, & much more! Construction Industry works operations manager, for his work instituting asset management 800-683-3196 Designed for construction Constant internet not required of county roads beginning in 2004, www.hcss.com/apps Flexible technology Integrates with accounting and subsequent pro-active pavement Innovative Mobile Apps HCSS Text INFO to 205-289-3789 or visit www.betterroads.com/info 28 February 2013 Better Roads