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  • 1.  Pavement Maintenance

    Posted 01-20-2021 08:19 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 01-20-2021 08:19 AM
    I would like to know if sweeping loose aggregates is a standard pavement maintenance works for road and how to find its specifications.

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    Waleed Abdullah Ph.D., C.Eng, M.ASCE
    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    Kuwait University
    Safat
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  • 2.  RE: Pavement Maintenance

    Posted 01-25-2021 12:08 PM
    Product called chip seal.  Spay bitumen slurry then broadcast Stone.

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    William Brudi P.E., M.ASCE
    Resident Engineer
    West Islip NY
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  • 3.  RE: Pavement Maintenance

    Posted 01-25-2021 01:57 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 01-25-2021 01:57 PM
    See if there is something in here that helps: https://www.rtcsnv.com/projects-initiatives/streets-highways/standard-specification-and-drawings/

    Manny G. Gomez, P.E.M.ASCE, LEED GA
    Civil Engineer, Licensed in NV and CA, USA
    Murrieta, CA, USA



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    Manny Gomez P.E., M.ASCE
    Civil Engineer
    Murrieta CA
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  • 4.  RE: Pavement Maintenance

    Posted 01-26-2021 08:55 AM
    Greetings,

    The Texas Department of Transportation has an Item in their standard specifications for "Cleaning and Sweeping Highways"  (Item 738, https://www.txdot.gov/business/resources/txdot-specifications.html).  This is probably used most often when the Department contracts for this service, rather than having their own maintenance forces doing this.  Sweeping removes dust/dirt which can cause a slick surface in wet conditions, minimizes clogging of drainage inlets, and improves the quality of stormwater runoff.

    During construction, sweeping is routinely done to clean the pavement surface before applying a tack coat or interlayer as part of resurfacing.  A new surface will not adhere to an existing surface coated with dust/dirt.  It is also part of a chip sealing operation, in which a light brooming is done to remove excess material after the stone chips have been rolled before opening to traffic.

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    Gary Fitts P.E., M.ASCE
    Manager, Market Development
    Garden Ridge TX
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  • 5.  RE: Pavement Maintenance

    Posted 01-27-2021 01:42 PM
    Dear all
    Thank you for  the valuable information and active replies.
    Waleed Abdullah