Patching Potholes

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Patching Potholes

• Warm Springs Indian Reservation
• Road Maintenance Presentation
• 50 Bag Cold Patch vs
• Stockpiled Cold Mix Hauled From Batch Plant Near
  Redmond Oregon

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Pothole Route 53
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Second Pothole on Route 53
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Traffic Control For Pothole Patching Operation
Three Warning Signs on Approaches Flagger
Controlling Traffic in Workzone Cones Protecting
Workers from Traffic
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Third Warning Sign North Approach
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Second Warning Sign North Approach
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First Warning Sign North Approach
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Three Warning Signs On South Approach
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Workzone (Flaggers and Equipment)
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Workzone Layout (Flagger and Traffic)
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Normal Method of Patching

• Cold Patch Ordered in Summer From Batch Plant
  Near Redmond, Oregon
• Truckloads Of Cold Patch Hauled to Stockpile at
  Road Maintenance Yard
• Material Loaded Onto Patching Trailer
• Material Hand Placed in Cleaned Holes
• Patch Compacted Prior To Opening for Use
• Cost 40/ton at plant 150 Haul Costs
  50.71/ton for 14 ton Truckload Lots

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Material in Stockpile
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Patching Trailer in Shop Warming First Batch of
Patching Material For Morning Shift
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Cleaning and Drying Potholes
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Applying Emulsion (Tack)
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Placing Cold Mix
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Breaking Large Lumps
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Heating Mix and Breaking Large Lumps
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Raking Patch and Cleaning Next Area to be Patched
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Compacting Outside Edge of Patch
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Compacting Outside Edge of Patch and Drying Next
Patch Area
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Compacting Center of Patch and Cleaning Next Area
to be Patched
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Patched Pothole Route 53
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2 Pallets of Patching Compound
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QPR Patching Compound 50 Bag
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Delivered Cost of 50 Bag QPR Patching Compound
QPR 50 Bags x 112 bags x 9.60/bag 1075.20

Freight 498.00
Total 1573.20
/ 2.8
tons 561.86/ton Advantages less
preparation of pothole (cleaning drying and
applying tack emulsion). Traffic will compact
mix. Less Equipment needed to place
patch. Permanent Repair of Pothole.
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End of Presentation
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