Our Public Works Department's Streets Division, in collaboration with the Jackson County Roads Department, will continue chip sealing streets in Ashland. Please be aware of the following scheduled work:
Dates:
- Wednesday, July 31
- Thursday, August 1
Affected Streets:
- Glenview Drive: Between Granite St and Hillcrest St
- Almond St: Between Manzanita St and Church St
Road Closures:
- All roads intersecting Glenview Dr and Almond St will be closed to traffic during the work period. In the event of an emergency, streets can be reopened to allow for emergency egress.
Additional Information:
- Residents in the affected areas have been notified.
- For questions, please contact the Public Works Department via email.
Upcoming Work:
- Fog seal dates for East Main St and Tolman Rd will be announced soon. These streets were chip sealed in late July. (Photo of East Main St by Morgan Rothborne of Ashland.News.)
Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we work to improve our streets.
FAQs:
Why chip seal?
- Eliminates dust and the need to apply dust suppressant.
- To keep water from penetrating the road structure on paved surfaces.
- To fill and seal minor cracks and raveled surfaces of old pavement.
- To provide an anti-glare surface during wet weather and an increased reflective surface for night driving.
- To rejuvenate the pavement surface-minimizing the effects of aging.
- To provide a highly skid-resistant surface, particularly on wet pavements.
- The process is quick and traffic can drive on the newly chipped road almost immediately minimizing lengthy delays. This eliminates the waiting period for driving from an asphalt overlay or slurry seal project.
- The cost of chip seals is 15%-20% of the cost of pavement overlays.
- Chip seal is expected to provide five to 10 years of wear-life depending on traffic volumes before additional work is needed. This delays the need for a much more costly overlay.
What is the process for chip sealing?
- Streets are evaluated for their maintenance needs.
- Crews patch any of the failing areas of roadway.
- Another crew then cleans and fills any large cracks with crack seal, which is a rubberized filler.
- When the chip seal process begins, an emulsified mixture is applied to the road.
- Immediately after spraying this liquid asphalt, a layer of crushed gravel is applied by a spreader.
- Next, the gravel is compacted and embedded into the asphalt by rubber-tired and steel drum rollers.
- The new chip-seal surface can require up to two days to cure properly. After it has fully cured, the loose gravel is swept off the surface and a fog seal is applied to the road surface to seal the surface, lock in the rock and give it that finished black look.
- Once fog-sealed, the paint striping, legends and crosswalks can be replaced completing the process.
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