Brown Church Road Chipseal Surface Treatment

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 Brown Church Road Chipseal Surface Treatment

Project to Continue in August; Includes Chipseal Resurfacing

PURPOSE Chipseal resurfacing. Often re- mat over the complete road sur- Signs will be posted identifying This newsletter is to update you ferred to as “Tar & Chip,” face, usually in two separate such restrictions. Access to resi- on the upcoming roadway repairs Chipseal is a pavement surface applications (or “coats”), and dences will be available at all and resurfacing of Brown Church treatment that combines an over- provides the roadway with a uni- times; however, minor delays Road and to describe the process. lay of liquid asphalt binder and a form thickness and appearance. may be experienced as workers This pavement system preserva- layer of small gravel. The Following placement, rubber restrict traffic from freshly tion project employs long term Chipseal application used on tired rollers complete the com- placed material. strategies to preserve and en- Rural/Rustic roads throughout paction effort until field testing Cyclists should proceed with hance the physical and operating the County will preserve the indicates that all relevant specifi- extra caution when traveling on conditions of the roadway system pavement structure as well as the cations have been met. freshly applied material, as loose as it exists and assures a system natural, agricultural and historic aggregate stone may cause slip- serviceable for many years. This characteristics of the surrounding page. The newly resurfaced road- project falls under the County’s area. way will be swept approximately Rural/Rustic Roadway Resurfac- PROJECT WORK PLAN two weeks after surface treat- ing Program. Below is the general scope of ment has been completed to re- BACKGROUND Chipseal Resurfacing Projects. move residual stone. The Montgomery County De- Some steps may have been com- partment of Transportation’s pleted earlier this year. (MCDOT) Division of Highway 1. Roadway Base Repair – Services (DHS) maintains nearly Field Inspectors have found sev- Compacting the new material with rollers. 5,200 lane miles of streets and eral areas of the roadway in need highways in the county’s trans- of full-depth patching. The areas 4. Sweeping of Residual aggre- portation system, including Ru- of distressed pavement marked gate - Following the initial ap- ral/Rustic Roads such as by the MCDOT inspectors will plication, the road will be swept Brown Church Road. These rus- be removed and replaced by new within 7-14 days to help reduce tic/exceptional roads exemplify pavement. The final resurfacing the amount of surface dust and residual stone, which is evident the rural and agricultural land- of the road will cover these Loose aggregate may cause slippage. scape of the county and have patched areas. Patching typically for a period after the application. special characteristics which precedes other construction 5. Replace roadway lane mark- Generally speaking, this work is contribute significantly to the activities by several weeks. ings - Permanent lane markings, best characterized as noisy and rural and historic features of 2. Crack Sealing - It may be if existing prior to the project, disruptive. However, MCDOT Montgomery County. necessary to clean and seal large will be replaced shortly after and its contractors will take all As part of our pavement system cracks in the roadway before resurfacing operations. necessary steps to mitigate any preservation efforts, MCDOT resurfacing. A flexible filler ma- SCHEDULE inconveniences this work may initiated a new Pavement Man- terial is injected into the cracks, This project is scheduled to con- cause. If, for some reason, you agement System in 2008. At that filling voids and preventing tinue in August 2015 and will have a medical condition that time, MCDOT concluded a com- water infiltration and damage. take approximately ten days to could be potentially impacted by plete condition inventory of all complete, weather permitting. construction activities, please County roads, identifying and Working hours for this project alert the project manager listed rating the condition of each. This will be between 9am and 3pm, on the opposite side of this news- new assessment system is updat- Monday through Friday. Howev- letter or Josh Faust, Public Out- ed every two years and has ena- er, construction will be permitted reach Manager, at 240-777- bled the development of County- on Saturdays, if necessary, to 7642. wide road resurfacing schedules expedite the completion of the Quality control for the entire based on a formula-based objec- project. project will be managed by tive rating system coupled with IMPACTS County inspection staff to ensure budgetary parameters. Street resurfacing will necessitate that the project meets County SCOPE OF PROJECT Binder and Chipseal application. temporary lane closures and tem- specifications. Overall, pavement conditions of porary parking restrictions. Our Brown Church Road were gener- 3. Chipseal Resurfacing - goal is to maintain continuous Thank you for your cooperation ally rated as fair, with some areas Asphalt emulsion binder is first traffic at all times utilizing alter- and patience as we work to im- described as needing more atten- sprayed onto the pavement, im- nating one-way traffic; however, prove the county infrastructure tion. This rating, combined with possible detours may be imple- mediately followed by an appli- for residents and users! the Rural/Rustic roadway desig- cation of aggregate (stone). mented to help minimize incon- nation, meets the criteria for Chipseal is applied in an inch veniences to the traveling public. 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 MCDOT NEWS No. 2015.89 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. 2015.89 NOTICE OF BROWN CHURCH ROAD CHIPSEAL RESURFACING PROJECT IN MOUNT AIRY

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: Shawn Boardwine 240-777-7649

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 Damascus Service Area, where you will find additional roadway maintenance projects scheduled in your area.

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