Summer work to target 110 miles of county roads
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As you travel Snohomish County roads this summer, be on the lookout for orange safety cones and flaggers.
County road crews and those of partnering cities will soon begin the annual resurfacing and road repair program, this year focusing on 110 miles of county roadways.
Each year the county evaluates its entire roadway network in an effort to develop a multi-year plan for preserving and maintaining county roads in the most cost-effective way possible. The 2009 Overlay and Chip Seal programs will repair, preserve or resurface 108 miles of county roadways and about two miles of city streets in Arlington, Woodway and Brier. Each municipality pays for work within city boundaries.
More than 30 projects are scheduled within the paper's readership area, covering approximately 30 miles of roadway. Tulalip will see the most work in the local area, with 12 different locations and a little more than 6 miles of road set for repairs.
A thick overlay will be applied to almost 13 miles of the county network while a chip seal or thin overlay will be used to repair and preserve more than 95 miles. Road maintenance crews will use about 20,000 tons of asphalt to patch rough or failing pavement in preparation for chip sealing.
Chip sealing is scheduled to begin in north Snohomish County on July 6, with repairs in the south end of the county beginning in mid-August. Overlay work should begin by July 1. All work associated with the 2009 contract has been awarded to Lakeside Industries.
When the contractor has finished work on a particular road, county crews add striping and place crushed rock along the shoulders where needed.
Snohomish County works with cities in an effort to reduce costs, especially for the purchase of asphalt. In the past, crews would grind and haul away old asphalt, but this year, crews will reuse ground material as part of the new road base to save money and time.
The 2009 Resurfacing Program includes work on approximately 198 county roads. Work schedules are weather-dependent as paving activities require sufficiently warm and dry weather. Typically, work at any given location is completed within a week to lessen impacts on residents and businesses.
County road crews and those of partnering cities will soon begin the annual resurfacing and road repair program, this year focusing on 110 miles of county roadways.
Each year the county evaluates its entire roadway network in an effort to develop a multi-year plan for preserving and maintaining county roads in the most cost-effective way possible. The 2009 Overlay and Chip Seal programs will repair, preserve or resurface 108 miles of county roadways and about two miles of city streets in Arlington, Woodway and Brier. Each municipality pays for work within city boundaries.
More than 30 projects are scheduled within the paper's readership area, covering approximately 30 miles of roadway. Tulalip will see the most work in the local area, with 12 different locations and a little more than 6 miles of road set for repairs.
A thick overlay will be applied to almost 13 miles of the county network while a chip seal or thin overlay will be used to repair and preserve more than 95 miles. Road maintenance crews will use about 20,000 tons of asphalt to patch rough or failing pavement in preparation for chip sealing.
Chip sealing is scheduled to begin in north Snohomish County on July 6, with repairs in the south end of the county beginning in mid-August. Overlay work should begin by July 1. All work associated with the 2009 contract has been awarded to Lakeside Industries.
When the contractor has finished work on a particular road, county crews add striping and place crushed rock along the shoulders where needed.
Snohomish County works with cities in an effort to reduce costs, especially for the purchase of asphalt. In the past, crews would grind and haul away old asphalt, but this year, crews will reuse ground material as part of the new road base to save money and time.
The 2009 Resurfacing Program includes work on approximately 198 county roads. Work schedules are weather-dependent as paving activities require sufficiently warm and dry weather. Typically, work at any given location is completed within a week to lessen impacts on residents and businesses.
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