Chapter 3 Pavement Patching and Repair

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Chapter 3 Pavement Patching and RepairGeneralThe roadway is the paved or otherwise improved portion of a public highway ordinarily used for vehicular travel. The roadway surface is normally classified as rigid (consisting of Portland Cement Concrete) or flexible (consisting of asphaltic materials).A smooth surface with good skid resistance, free of alligator cracks, pumping, pushing, wheel rutting, raveling, frost heaving, and pot holing, is desirable for safe travel by the people we of the state s roadways must include a program to preserve these characteristics. Ideally, the maintenance of Pavement should be accomplished with minimum expense and with the least possible traffic disruption. Maintenance of pavements is a necessary investment made to protect the Pavement from costly renovation or maintenance is much more cost effective than performing major repairs.

Chapter 3 Pavement Patching and Repair General The roadway is the paved or otherwise improved portion of a public highway ordinarily used for vehicular travel.

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