Amsterdam Road will be paved -- again
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Amsterdam Road will
be paved -- again

Contractor repaved Amsterdam Road
last month and results aren't good




Scripps Media photo


FORT WRIGHT KY: The contractor that the state transportation cabinet used to repave Amsterdam Road last month using "chip seal" didn't turn out so well.

The road will have to be repaved after numerous resident complaints.

Bob Yeager, chief engineer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said officials determined repairs were necessary after an inspection.

"We've determined the work is unacceptable, and corrective work will be done,” Yeager told Scripps Media.

Residents say Amsterdam Road looks and feels like a gravel road.

The chip seal project is part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) preventive maintenance treatment program that began in recent years and has subsequently expanded to several pavements throughout the state.

Other preventive treatments that are similar but have different applications include cape seal, chip seal and fog seal.





“The chip seal process has a lot of benefits,” said Bob Yeager, chief district engineer for the Department of Highways District 6 in Covington.

“It protects and seals the surface from weather, and just as important, these type treatments can save over 50 percent in costs compared to our typical asphalt treatments.”

Chip seal is a different kind of pavement surface from asphalt and concrete.

The application process begins with spraying an asphalt solution called emulsion on the surface. Next, coarse stone is spread evenly over the emulsion, completely covering it.

Then, heavy rolling equipment properly embeds the aggregate over several passes, and open traffic further seals the material as motorists travel the roadway.

This step can take up to 30 days, so motorists may feel as though they are driving on a fine gravel road as their vehicles help compress the aggregate into place.

After the 30 days, a sealing coat is applied, which locks in any loose aggregate.

Being successfully used all over the state, it seems to be the mistake of the contractor on the Amsterdam Road job rather than the process.

Sources: KY Transportation Cabinet and Scripps Media