THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE APPROACH TO SALVAGING OLD PAVEMENTS

THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WAS OPENED IN JANUARY 1952. THE ROAD CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF 32 MILES OF 4-LANE ROADWAY AND 98 MILES OF 6-LANE ROADWAY. IN 1970 ANOTHER WIDENING WILL BE COMPLETED THAT WILL EXPAND THE NORTHERNMOST 30 MILES TO 12 LANES (4 SEPARATE 3-LANE ROADWAYS). RESURFACING OF EXISTING PAVEMENTS BEGAN IN 1961 AND HAS CONTINUED TO DATE WITH APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF THE OLD PAVEMENTS HAVING BEEN SALVAGED THROUGH RESURFACING. ORIGINAL PAVEMENT WAS 4 1/2 IN. OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OVER 7 1/2 IN. OF PENETRATED MACADAM. THIS PAPER COVERS THE AUTHORITY'S APPROACH TO THE INSPECTION OF OLD PAVEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE METHODS EMPLOYED TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT RESURFACED PAVEMENT SECTIONS. THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ENGENDERED BECAUSE OF HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITIES (MORE THAN 78 MILLION VEHICLES IN 1968) AS WELL AS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUTHORITY'S APPROACH ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1970/327/327-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Salvaging Old Pavements by Resurfacing and presented at the 49th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Rohde, William
• Conference:
  • 49th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1970-1-12 to 1970-1-16
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 37-44
• Monograph Title: Pavement rehabilitation and design of overlays
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 327
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Bituminous pavements; Design; Inspection; Maintenance management; Pavement maintenance; Resurfacing; Salvage; Toll roads
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System; New Jersey Turnpike
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218716
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 25 1971 12:00AM