Benefit/Cost of Applying a Higher Asphalt Film Thickness (AFT) vs. doing a Chip Seal at 1 Year

Summary:

In Minnesota, reducing the influence of oxidation is a continuous challenge. Researchers will compare the effectiveness of two different methods: applying a surface treatment (typically a fog or chip seal) and increasing the asphalt film thickness during original construction.

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Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator:  Zhanping You

Technical Liaison:  Bruce Hasbargen

Project Coordinator:  Marcus Bekele

Panel Members: 
Chelsea Bennett - Materials & Road Research
Dan Sauve - Clearwater County Hwy Dept
Gregory Johnson - Materials & Road Research
Joel Ulring - Materials & Road Research
John Garrity - Materials & Road Research
Michael Flaagan - Pennington County
Paul Nolan - Materials & Road Research
Ross Hendrickson - State Aid for Local Transp
Timothy Donaghue - District 2