Black Rock Road Chipseal Surface Treatment Project

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Isiah Leggett, County Executive KEEPING MONTGOMERY MOVING Al Roshdieh, Acting Director, MCDOT MCDOT NEWS News from the Montgomery County Department of Trans portation, Division of Highway Services Black Rock Road Chipseal Surface Treatment Project

Project to Continue in July; Includes Full -Depth Patching and Chipseal Resurfacing

PURPOSE nation, meets the criteria for face, usually in two separate possible detours may be imple- This newsletter is to update you Chipseal resurfacing. Often re- applications (or “coats”), and mented to help minimize incon- on the upcoming roadway repairs ferred to as “Tar & Chip,” provides the roadway with a uni- veniences to the traveling public. and resurfacing of Black Rock Chipseal is a pavement surface form thickness and appearance. Signs will be posted identifying Road, from Darnestown Road to treatment that combines an over- Following placement, rubber such restrictions. Access to resi- Burdette Lane, and to describe lay of liquid asphalt binder and a tired rollers complete the com- dences will be available at all the process. This pavement sys- layer of small gravel. The paction effort until field testing times; however, minor delays tem preservation project employs Chipseal application used on indicates that all relevant specifi- may be experienced as workers long term strategies to preserve Rural/Rustic roads throughout cations have been met. restrict traffic from freshly and enhance the physical and the County will preserve the placed material. operating conditions of the road- pavement structure as well as the Cyclists should proceed with way system as it exists and as- natural, agricultural and historic extra caution when traveling on sures a system serviceable for characteristics of the surrounding freshly applied material, as loose many years. This project falls area. aggregate stone may cause slip- under the County’s Rural/Rustic PROJECT WORK PLAN page. The newly resurfaced road- Roadway Resurfacing Program. Generally, the work will proceed way will be swept approximately BACKGROUND as follows: two weeks after surface treat- The Montgomery County De- 1. Roadway Base Repair – ment has been completed to re- partment of Transportation’s Field Inspectors have found sev- move residual stone. (MCDOT) Division of Highway eral areas of the roadway in need Compacting the new material with rollers. Services (DHS) maintains nearly of full-depth patching. The areas 5,200 lane miles of streets and of distressed pavement marked 4. Sweeping of Residual aggre- highways in the county’s trans- by the MCDOT inspectors will gate - Following the initial ap- portation system, including Ru- be removed and replaced by new plication, the road will be swept ral/Rustic Roads such as pavement. The final resurfacing within 7-14 days to help reduce Black Rock Road. These rustic/ of the road will cover these the amount of surface dust and exceptional roads exemplify the patched areas. Patching will residual stone, which is evident rural and agricultural landscape precede other construction ac- for a period after the application. of the county and have special tivities by several weeks. 5. Replace roadway lane mark- characteristics which contribute 2. Crack Sealing - It may be ings - Permanent lane markings, Loose aggregate may cause slippage. significantly to the rural and his- necessary to clean and seal large if existing prior to the project, toric features of Montgomery cracks in the roadway before will be replaced shortly after Generally speaking, this work is County. resurfacing. A flexible filler ma- resurfacing operations. best characterized as noisy and As part of our pavement system terial is injected into the cracks, SCHEDULE disruptive. However, MCDOT preservation efforts, MCDOT filling voids and preventing Full-depth patching is scheduled and its contractors will take all initiated a new Pavement Man- water infiltration and damage. to continue in mid-July 2015. necessary steps to mitigate any agement System in 2008. At that Resurfacing will occur several inconveniences this work may time, MCDOT concluded a com- weeks after prep. work has been cause. If, for some reason, you plete condition inventory of all completed. Weather permitting, have a medical condition that County roads, identifying and all construction should be com- could be potentially impacted by rating the condition of each. This pleted by the end of August construction activities, please new assessment system is updat- 2015. Working hours for this alert the project manager listed ed every two years and has ena- project will be between 9am and on the opposite side of this news- bled the development of County- 3pm, Monday through Friday. letter or Josh Faust, Public Out- wide road resurfacing schedules However, construction will be reach Manager, at 240-777- based on a formula-based objec- permitted on Saturdays, if neces- 7642. Quality control for the entire tive rating system coupled with Binder and Chipseal application. sary, to expedite the completion budgetary parameters. of the project. project will be managed by SCOPE OF PROJECT 3. Chipseal Resurfacing - IMPACTS County inspection staff to ensure Overall, pavement conditions of Asphalt emulsion binder is first Street resurfacing will necessitate that the project meets County Black Rock Road were generally sprayed onto the pavement, im- temporary lane closures and tem- specifications. rated as fair, with some areas mediately followed by an appli- porary parking restrictions. Our Thank you for your cooperation described as needing more atten- cation of aggregate (stone). goal is to maintain continuous and patience as we work to im- tion. This rating, combined with Chipseal is applied in an inch traffic at all times utilizing alter- prove the county infrastructure the Rural/Rustic roadway desig- mat over the complete road sur- nating one-way traffic; however, for residents and users! 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 MCDOT NEWS No. 2015.57 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF HIGHWAY SERVICES 100 EDISON PARK DRIVE, 4th FLOOR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878 (240) 777-ROAD (7623) www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-highway/ KEEPING MONTGOMERY MOVING MCDOT NEWS No. 2015.57 NOTICE OF BLACK ROCK ROAD CHIPSEAL RESURFACING PROJECT

SAFETY NOTICE Please drive gently and safely through the work site and kindly remember that while repair work is underway personnel and construction vehicles will be moving around the site. Some materials may be stored in the area. Please use caution when walking or driving through the construction zone. Children may be attracted to the noise and machinery, so we ask that you please keep all children under close supervision at all times, even after the work is completed for the day. Also, please follow the direction of flaggers and temporary signs and traffic control devices. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while we make these much needed improvements to the infrastructure.

IMPORTANT MCDOT CONTACTS Project Manager: Sean O’Connell 240-777-7692

Program Manager: Donald Noble 240-777-7601

Should your questions be of a more general nature, please contact the MC311 Call Center by dialing 311 or 240-777-0311.

DHS Email: [email protected]

DHS Website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Highway/

On the county map, click on the Poolesville Service Area, where you will find additional roadway maintenance projects scheduled in your area.

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