To understand why sealcoating works, it is necessary to understand the nature of asphalt pavement. Due to its excellent waterproofing, flexibility, and adhesive properties (which bind the aggregates in the pavement,) asphalt is used extensively for paving and road construction. The strength of an asphalt pavement is directly related to…
FAQs Regarding Sealcoating: What is sealcoating and what does sealcoating do? Sealcoating extends the useful life of the capital asset—an asphalt parking lot—by protecting the pavement from the natural aging process caused by sunlight, water and debris. Sealcoat also protects pavement from degradation caused by leaking oil, gasoline and other…
This article was produced by Pavement Coatings Technology Council (PCTC) February 4, 2021 Experienced pavement professionals understand that pavement maintenance programs consist of three different types of operation: preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and emergency maintenance. Preventive maintenance is typically the least expensive type of maintenance, and emergency the most…
February 15, 2021, by Jessica Lombardo: T&N Asphalt Services upgraded parking stalls at 70 Kroger stores to help them better serve their customers during the pandemic, winning them the 2021 Seal & Stripe Small Job award from Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction magazine. When the world shut down in the spring…
A comprehensive comparison of a strip-mall parking lot in Florida, where each business was responsible for the maintenance of their portion of the parking lot. Some maintained their lot properly, others did not. In this study, you will see the difference sealcoating makes.
This article was created by PAVEMENT February 1, 2016 The benefits of sealcoating asphalt parking lots are measured in the long term through increased useful life of the pavement resulting in reduced cost. There are other potential benefits that can best be seen through the long term, such as…
To understand how sealcoating works, it is necessary to understand the nature of the asphalt pavement itself. Because of its excellent waterproofing, flexibility, and adhesive properties to bind and hold the aggregates in the pavement, asphalt has been used extensively for paving and road construction. Prior to the advent of…
2009 Edition, December 2009. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is approved by the Federal Highway Administrator as the National Standard in accordance with Title 23 U.S. Code, Sections 109(d), 114(a), 217, 315, and 402(a),23 CFR 655, and 49 CFR 1.48(b)(8), 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2).
