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Enhancing Kent County Roads: A Partnership for Improved Infrastructure and Safety

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Kent County Road Commission collaborates with 21 townships to serve over 235,000 residents through the 2011 Local Township Match Program. The townships invested over $2.5 million to upgrade local roads, including transitioning 80 miles of gravel to asphalt, resurfacing 24 miles of asphalt roads, and enhancing existing gravel roads with 53,000 tons of new material. Emphasizing proper pavement management, the focus is on maintaining good pavements while addressing safety issues and drainage improvements to ensure long-lasting infrastructure.

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Enhancing Kent County Roads: A Partnership for Improved Infrastructure and Safety

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  1. Kent County Road Commission Partnering with 21 Townships serving over 235,000 residents and 1312 miles of Local Roads

  2. 2011 Local TWN Match Program Townships contributed over 2.5 millions dollars. Upgrading gravel roads to asphalt .80 miles Re-Surfacing Asphalt Roads 24 miles Appling new gravel to existing gravel roads 53,000 tons Improving drainage Applying dustlayer

  3. Construction vs. Preservation

  4. PASER • Good Pavements (10 – 8) • Little or no distress observed • Requires little to no maintenance • Fair Pavements (7 – 5) • Non-structural distresses observed • Requires surface treatment or overlay to preserve base & sub-base • Poor Pavements (4 – 1) • Distress indicates structural failures • Requires heavy rehab or reconstruction

  5. Practical Selection Considerations • Right Fix, Right Road, Right Time • Pavement Management Philosophy • Preserve base & sub-base • Address Specific Safety Issue • Wet pavement & rut filling • Wedge paving & crown correction

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