Escambia
County is leading the way in pavement preservation
and has implemented two new preservation techniques
entitled Hot-in-place Recycling and Reclamite. Hot-in-place
recycling (H.I.P.) is a process in which the existing
asphalt is heated, scarified, a rejuvenator is added,
mixed and re-laid. In a single pass, the material
is recycled, laid back down and a new wearing surface
is added. By utilizing this process, traffic
delays due to construction are greatly diminished
and there is less of a build up of material on curb
and gutter streets. The cost of the H.I.P. process
is considerably less than traditional paving.
Reclamite is an asphalt rejuvenator that brings back
to life all of the original binding characteristics
of the asphalt and greatly reduces the occurrences
of cracking, potholes, raveling etc… This process
is applied only to roadways that have been paved or
resurfaced within the last five years. This
economical process allows the County to extend the
life of a road at a very minimal cost.
Escambia
County Engineering utilizes a computer software program
(Cartegraph Pavement Management System), which assigns
each road an Overall Condition rating based on a bi-annual
inspection. Each road is inspected for 16 different
distresses and 8 different ratings. These distresses
and ratings are quantified and the data is entered
into the Pavement Management System. Using sophisticated
algorithms, the program then assigns each road segment
an Overall Condition Index on a 0-100 scale with 0
being the worst and 100 being the best. Engineering’s
resurfacing team then takes a worst first approach
and drafts a resurfacing list based on the OCI ratings.
The roads with an OCI rating of 60 or below are given
priority for hot mix asphalt resurfacing. For more information regarding the resurfacing program, contact Cooper Saunders, Program Manager, at 850-595-3434.
Current Resurfacing List 07-08
Current Dirt Road Paving List 07-08
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