The City of Ashland Streets Division oversees general maintenance of the street system, which includes performing residential roadway overlays and roadway preparation for the biennial slurry seal project. These activities are part of the City’s pavement maintenance strategy.
The lifecycle of a street is typically 20 years; however, if a street is not maintained over the lifecycle, the street will begin to deteriorate quickly in the last five (5) years of the cycle. Therefore, maintenance treatments are vital and include, crack seal, base repair, slurry seal or overlay. Without these treatments the streets would fall into a reconstruct category. Given this lifecycle, the most cost-effective pavement management strategy is to overlay an arterial or collector street at year 15, which then gives the street section a new 20-year lifecycle. Neighborhood collectors and residential street lifecycles are often extended to 25 years with routine maintenance, which includes the application of slurry seals. (See image below.) 
PCI is the Pavement Condition Index
Slurry Surfacing System Project Begins May 29
The City has selected One Way Trigger, LLC to perform a Slurry Surfacing System treatment on selected streets. The project will begin on Thursday, May 29, with work starting on Glenview Drive at 7:30 a.m. The road will be closed for the entire day. Residents in the area have been notified, and signage has been posted.
Please see the schedule below for additional locations. Important notes:
- No work will take place on Friday, May 30.
- Friday, June 6: Work is tentatively scheduled for the central bike path between Walker Avenue and Tolman Creek Road.
- Recology trash and recycling services will continue as normal.
- No work will occur near school zones during school hours.
Additional Information
HOW WILL I BE AFFECTED?
- Minor traffic interruptions, noise, dust, and parking restrictions
- Road closures during application; cul-de-sacs will be closed
- Work zones marked with cones, no-parking signs and barricades
- Curing time: 1 hour for pedestrians, 4 hours for vehicles
- Trash and mail services may vary but will not be interrupted
- Emergency access will be maintained
- Loose gravel and surface raveling are normal and will be cleaned up
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
- Trim back vegetation at least 1 foot from the pavement
- Obey traffic and parking signs
- Do not park on streets to be treated that day
- Avoid watering lawns during treatment hours
- Avoid hard tire turns during the first couple of days as the material is soft and can easily tear
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SLURRY SEAL
- Initial color: Light brown; cures to black
- Coarse texture that smooths with time and traffic
- Not a structural overlay, but protective wearing course
- Economic maintenance option
- Temporary cosmetic scuffs may appear during warm weather curing
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Please direct questions or concerns to One Way Trigger by calling 916.680.6886 or email.
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