HOLE REPAIR COULD INCREASE DOT POT
Some state governments are still fighting potholes via traditional "throw and go" asphalt repair methods, upping budgets each year to cover the rising number. However, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has looked into long-term solutions to pothole problems. One material they have qualified for pothole repair is based on a relatively new technology called Permafill, which comprises a functional copolymer-based filling material. Permafill is used in holes that form around metal joints to repair and protect the joint from long-term damage. It also has been used on major concrete roads, such as Interstate 10 (I-10) and I-55 in Louisiana. Potholes filled with the substance 3 and 4 years ago are still holding up in the Bayou. These potholes may never have to be refilled because the patch will last for the lifetime of the road. Early test patches in Texas so far have lasted 9 years. Although initially more expensive than the throw and go method, its durability can produce significant cost savings.
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Corporate Authors:
Scranton Gillette Communications
380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
Des Planes, IL United States 60016-2282 - Publication Date: 2000-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 68-69
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Serial:
- Roads & Bridges
- Volume: 38
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
- ISSN: 8750-9229
- Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Copolymers; Cost effectiveness; Durability; Highway maintenance; Pavement maintenance; Potholes (Pavements); Repairing; State departments of transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Permafill
- Geographic Terms: Louisiana; Texas
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797266
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 26 2000 12:00AM