Name of Project: Main Street Project 2100 S. to 700 S. Salt Lake City
Project Location: 2100 S. to 700 S. Salt Lake City
Project Start: August 15, 2022
Project Completion: August 22, 2022
Key Project Team Members:
- Tyler Harvey
- Brent Hager
- Daniel Grange
- Salt Lake City’s Streets Department
Project Overview
What makes the Main Street project unique from other surface treatments we performed in the past is Main Street is a main roadway leading into the capital city of Utah. Many of the challenges that were faced for the Surface Treatment crews included the many businesses along the stretch of the project, emergency responders, and residents traveling this roadway. Planning and scheduling were key to complete this project. Once this project was on the schedule, the planning and preparation began with the workgroups in the Streets Department. We had our preparation crews complete patching and inlays; we then finished with crack sealing. Once we had completed prepping the project for the surface treatment preservation, we notified the residents and business of any road closures and the project dates.
The Main Street Project made the 2022 fiscal surface treatment list for Chip Seal. For the road to be considered for treatment, it goes through an extensive process starting with Engineering, to the Streets Department. City roads are graded with an Overall Condition Index (OCI) this is completed by a Roadway Asset Service Company. Once the OCI has been completed, it is determined if the road meets the surface treatment criteria of 60–75 points. Once selected, it will move to the next step by adding it to a candidate list and later goes through the selection process. Once the road has been selected, the Streets department will conduct a visual inspection to determine if in fact the road is a candidate for a road preserve treatment.
When this project was completed, the preservation raised the OCI by 15%. With our in‑house striping crew, the completed crosswalks, stop bars at intersections and all other roadway striping keep the public safe. The rideability was great and the goal for the road was reached by providing the proper treatment to extend the life of the road.
Toolbox meetings and planning helped with keeping our employees safe. Everyone knew the task at hand and the risks involved with the roadwork in the area. Safety and awareness were kept in mind throughout the whole project. All proper traffic control devices were set up to keep drivers, pedestrians, bicyclist and believe it or not just some random dog crossing the path of our operation safe. Flaggers were designated to certain locations to give travelers direction along with a pilot vehicle to follow. Safety training is part of our policy through the year.
Salt Lake City Streets Department paved just over 3,000 tons of asphalt to prep Main Street before the surface treatment was applied. 30,000 gallons of CRS2-p emulsion was applied along with 840 tons of 3hfractured type A aggregate. Once the chip seal had cured, QSE fog oil was applied over the chip to seal the surface treatment. The striping crew used over 700 gallons of paint to complete the Main Street Project. This project cost $170,653 for the surface treatment, $411,604 for the inlays, and $21,986 for the striping bringing the total to $604,243.
