CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston and Carroll counties is expected to continue at least through mid-August. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 near Trenton.
To extend the life of the roadway, a preventative maintenance treatment consisting of a scrub seal over the existing pavement and then a microsurfacing treatment are being applied. Both seal the old pavement and give the roadway a new driving surface. The scrub seal, an emulsified asphalt/aggregate seal, rejuvenates the road’s surface by filling and sealing cracks in the existing asphalt. The microsurfacing that follows helps slow raveling and oxidation of the pavement, fills some ruts and minor surface irregularities, reduces water getting into the pavement, and improves surface friction.
While it may look like a typical overlay, normally done with asphalt, it will not ride like one. Minor surface irregularities will benefit from the microsurfacing, making the ride a little smoother, but not like an asphalt overlay. As the institution tasked with maintaining the roadways owned by Missouri taxpayers, MoDOT does our best to be good stewards of the monies provided to us by those taxpayers. One of the ways is to employ many preventative maintenance methods, such as a scrub seal or microsurfacing, to help extend the life of roadways. We continue to look for innovative, efficient ways to maintain the 7th largest highway system in the United States with the 46th ranked funding levels.
MoDOT encourages all travelers to slow down, especially in work zones, as there will be large equipment and workers near the driving lanes. As always, please buckle up, eliminate distractions, pay attention and drive safely so everyone is able to Arrive Alive.
For more information on this or other MoDOT projects, call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (888-275-6636
) or visit www.modot.org/northwest and view the online Traveler Information Map. In addition, MoDOT provides updated information on Twitter @MoDOTNorthwest and Facebook at @MoDOTNWDistrict. Sign up for customized emails about projects in your area by visiting modot.org and clicking on “Email/Text Updates” at the top of the page.
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