Road Maintenance

The many benefits that pavement management systems offer local administrators. Alternative ways to start such a system.

What dust is, and the problems it can create. How liquid calcium chloride controls dust. How to repair and improve an unpaved road by blading.

The basics of gravel road design, material specifications, and construction. Detailed explanation of two maintenance operations of existing roads, smoothing, and reshaping.

Causes of potholes, equipment needed for repair, and six steps for proper repair.

Clear, simple, and effective crack sealing procedures for small maintenance crews. The four steps: crack analysis and identification, crack cleaning and preparation, application of sealant, squeegee of cracks.

The need for proper drainage; the goals for ditch maintenance; procedures for performing the maintenance with motor grader and excavator.

Proper procedures for smoothing and reshaping gravel roads. Techniques for intersections, railroad crossings, driveways, bridges, hilltops and valleys, and superelevation in curves.

Detailed discussion of three types of operations that may be performed during shoulder maintenance: reshaping, low shoulder repair, and high shoulder repair.

The seven steps of asphalt seal procedure: examine existing pavement, repair pavement, clean surface, apply asphalt, spread aggregate, roll aggregate, and remove excess aggregate.

The Rock Rake can aid motor graders by making the last few required passes over a road, raking off large rocks and distributing the remaining fine material. In many cases, the Rock Rake can be substituted for the motor grader.