Chip Seal Projects Scheduled for The Dalles Roads: Expect Short-Term Closures
From City of The Dalles Public Works Department:
The Dalles, Ore., June 3, 2024 — The week of June 10, 2024, City and County crews will begin work on several pavement preservation projects. These chip seal projects will require short-duration road closures between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at each location on the date the work is scheduled to take place. Detours will be in place during work hours.
This road work is expected to extend the service life of the pavement structure.
CHIP SEAL - Is the application of a special protective wearing surface to an existing pavement. A thin layer of liquid asphalt is sprayed down in front of the chip spreader by a distributor. A dump truck full of chips (crushed rock) locks onto a chip spreader which is pulled backwards. The chips spread over the liquid asphalt are then compacted by rollers.
Chip seal projects may require a total lane closure for a day. Equipment is slow moving and must cover the same area multiple times. Once the crew has left the work area, the rock is left on the road surface for seven to ten days so that vehicle traffic can continue to lock the rock into the liquid asphalt. Excess chips are then removed by sweepers to be reused on the next chip seal project.
Please proceed with caution in these areas during construction times and observe all temporary traffic control devices. Thank you for your assistance during this work.
A full list of projects and a 2024 The Dalles Pavement Preservation Program map can be viewed at thedalles.org/summerstreetmaintenance.
If you have questions, please contact the Public Works Department at (541) 296-5401.
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