U.S. 6 Chip Seal Preservation Work Between
Walkerton and LaPaz
Crews
will chip/fog seal and rehabilitate roadway
U.S. 6 will be closed between State Road 23 (Walkerton) and
U.S. 31 (LaPaz), beginning Tuesday, June 8 and running through Friday, June 10.
Crews will perform a chip seal and fog seal operation to preserve the road
surface. Please note: this project is
dependent on dry weather and may be delayed if conditions aren’t ideal.
State road detours must be along state-maintained roadways
only. Drivers traveling west on U.S. 6 will be detoured north on U.S. 31, west
on State Road 4, south on State Road 23 and back to U.S. 6. Drivers traveling
east on U.S. 6 will be detoured north on State Road 23, east on State Road 4,
south on U.S. 31 and back to U.S. 6.
Chip Seal Explained-
The chip seal process
consists of distributing a liquid asphalt emulsion on the roadway and covering
the liquid asphalt with crushed stone to provide a new wearing surface. Once
the asphalt has cured, any excess chips left on the roadway are swept from the
surface.
Chip sealing extends the life
of a roadway by protecting it from moisture, ultraviolet degradation, and other
damaging exposures. In addition to sealing the pavement, chip seal
applications reestablish surface friction – improving safety for the motoring
public. Of the pavement preservation methods employed by the state, chip
sealing is perhaps the most cost effective. Studies show that every $1
invested in chip seal operations saves $6 to $14 in future roadway costs.
Curious about chip seal projects?
View this video to see the benefits, and how they save taxpayer dollars: http://youtu.be/ZfwaAUpk6fo .
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