Study Identifies Best Pavement Practices in Wet-Freeze Climates : Research Spotlight

Details

• Creators:
  You, Zhanping
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan Technological University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Contributors:
  Bleech, Curtis
• Corporate Contributors:
  CTC & Associates LLC ; Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pavement components
  • Freeze thaw durability
  • Cold weather construction
  • Maintenance practices
  • wet-freeze
  • pavement durability
  • maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SPR-1666
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Pavement Management and Performance
• Abstract:
  In 2015, Michigan Public Act 175 established the Roads Innovation Task Force. It directed MDOT to determine how the agency could improve the effective life span of state highways, with a goal of 50- to 75-year pavement longevity and reduced costs. MDOT also was directed to conduct a comprehensive examination of pavement best practices and innovations in domestic and foreign regions, specifically identifying new practices that MDOT might employ. This research project is the result of that effort. It revealed that MDOT is a leader in long-term pavement practices among national and international agencies in wet-freeze regions. Several practices were recommended for evaluation.
• Content Notes:
  This is a two-page "Research Spotlight". The full report is posted at: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/SPR-1666_Wet-freeze-20180330_620607_7.pdf
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36113/dot_36113_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 157.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f8bc0aad31a734afc0563258c93a2aa6205eed572ca3090a189d26ed98579d06