by sandiw | Nov 1, 2021 | LTAP
With a little help, longer than you think. We just took a look back at a road that was chip sealed nine years ago and it looks great! Okay, let’s come clean a little. First, it was a double shot of chip seal and second, it was assisted with a geotextile fabric...
by sandiw | Nov 1, 2021 | LTAP
This year’s Roadway Management Conference (RMC) was held in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and the 190 or so attendees praised the three-day event that benefited from great weather, excellent technical speakers, outdoor demonstrations, and lots of in-person social...
by sandiw | Oct 1, 2021 | LTAP
No, that doesn’t sound right. That sounds like sarcasm. You are correct! It is absolutely not too early to think about winter maintenance. It is anyone’s guess when we will see the first winter storm, but the public (correctly) expects us to be prepared for it when...
by sandiw | Oct 1, 2021 | LTAP
Even the best designed, best constructed, and best preserved roadway has a discrete service life and can reach a point of no return where we may be forced to dig it out and start over. More realistically, many local agency roads, particularly rural ones, were...
by sandiw | Sep 1, 2021 | LTAP
Chuck Ingram, this year’s President for the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA), briefed us recently about new membership options, including free member pricing and lower cost workshops coming up. In short, government agency personnel at any level can...
by sandiw | Sep 1, 2021 | LTAP
The Delaware Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) has been updated for 2021-2025. Overseen by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Delaware State Police, and 28 statewide Stakeholder...
