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  1. foley7

    Roadway Profile Grade Line

    Thanks for the information. Now a construction questions....If the ski follows the existing road grade profile will it pick up some of the dips in the profile? It sounds to me like the 40 ft ski when used will fill some of those dips in???
  2. foley7

    Roadway Profile Grade Line

    I posted a thread earlier about overlaying a roadway with 2 inches of asphalt. After the survey was performed the existing roadway profile grade line is not smooth...after reviewing the existing profile grade the general slope of the road is -0.20% with variable grade breaks that are a couple of...
  3. foley7

    Roadway Overlay

    Thanks for the comments.
  4. foley7

    Roadway Overlay

    Everyone..thanks for the comments. I forgot to mention that I'm concerned with milling because of a geotextile fabric that was installed under the top asphalt layer during the last overlay years ago????
  5. foley7

    Roadway Overlay

    The road is in good shape except for a few areas where the base has failed. The failed areas will be fixed under this contract. We're extending the road and the money is available to overlay the existing road and fix the base failures. After looking at some cross sections the leveling layer...
  6. foley7

    Roadway Overlay

    I have a client that wants to overlay and raise the existing asphalt roadway 2 inches. The road was surveyed and the cross slopes vary and roadway profile grades have allot of unnecessary grade breaks. The road meets minimum standards. I think if you're going to spend the money you should make...
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