Surface treatments on Prince Edward Island: an implementation study
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Date
1990
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University of New Brunswick
Abstract
The initial investment required for construction equipment and labratory instruments to
initiate a single crew chip seal program is $275,525 00. This is a base price estimate; it does not
include tax or the handling charges.
A chip seal will only be as good as the base to which it is applied. When a highway or
road is determined suitable for a chip seal treatment stringent guidelines and specifications for the
construction procedure are required for a quality chip seal application. It is recommended that the
rates of application for a treatment be calculated by the McLeod mix-design formulas.
To improve the public's perception of chip seal applications the name 'chip seal' should be
changed to: bituminous seal, surface treatment, seal coat, or friction coat.