Pavement Maintenance - Cornell Local Roads Program - Cornell ...

PREFACE Millions of dollars are spent each year maintaining and repairing pavements all over New York State. Since inadequate drainage is the source of many of the problems, the <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> <strong>Program</strong> offers a one-day course devoted exclusively to drainage. I was fortunate to develop that course, Roadway and <strong>Roads</strong>ide Drainage, in 1997. Another issue I have seen in my travels around the state is that of selecting the correct pavement repair, particularly with regard to pavement surviving winter weather and heavy traffic. In many textbooks and training manuals, there is a concentration either on the management of the pavement or on the specific repair. While these items are important, I feel it is essential to focus on the selection of the repair. Management of highway systems can only be accomplished with a thorough knowledge of why pavements fail and what it takes to fix them. To this end, this class on <strong>Pavement</strong> <strong>Maintenance</strong> was developed. We considered other titles such as <strong>Pavement</strong> Preservation and <strong>Pavement</strong> Fixes. This manual discusses choosing the proper repair techniques for paved and unpaved roads. It also goes into more detail on some of the most common asphalt pavement maintenance techniques such as patching and chip seals. It is not intended to provide all of the training needed to properly select and perform pavement maintenance. It is intended to answer the most common questions and to help you get what you expect when it comes to pavement repair. David P. Orr, P.E. Senior Engineer <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Ithaca, New York March 2006 <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> <strong>Program</strong> i