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Recycled tires used to repave Napa streets
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CommentSome three dozen Napa streets will be resurfaced this week with an asphalt-rubber chip seal made from 10,000 recycled tires.
These streets are considered sufficiently intact to benefit from a seal coat to extend their life. Deteriorated asphalt requires a more expensive asphalt overlay.
These streets are considered sufficiently intact to benefit from a seal coat to extend their life. Deteriorated asphalt requires a more expensive asphalt overlay.
The asphalt-rubber chip seal will be applied this week, followed by a covering of aggregate rock called “chip.”
Loose chip will be swept up, leaving a rough surface that will be covered by a smoothing slurry seal a week later.
Loose chip will be swept up, leaving a rough surface that will be covered by a smoothing slurry seal a week later.
The combination of the two treatments creates a more durable surface, improved skid resistance and longer street life, the Public Works Department said.
Affected streets in west and north Napa are posted with no parking signs in advance of seal work.
Affected streets in west and north Napa are posted with no parking signs in advance of seal work.
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MarshaMarsha wrote on Oct 7, 2008 1:06 AM:
skippert wrote on Oct 7, 2008 6:54 AM:
truthteller wrote on Oct 7, 2008 8:32 AM:
Common Sense wrote on Oct 7, 2008 9:00 AM:
tiredofcomplainingnapkins wrote on Oct 7, 2008 9:48 AM:
No thats just the streets that are in the most dire need of replacement. The city can't repave every street in town and a lot of streets don't need repaving. This isn't a conspiracy, there paving what streets need it. Your turning a postive into a negative here. Maybe if they were using this money to re-do the yards of only city officials then you might have an argument. "
shangman wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:01 AM:
musikluvr wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:25 AM:
Barry Martin wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:59 AM:
To "MarshaMarsha" - "tiredofcomplainingnapkins" has it right. There is no relationship between this street work and the residences of City officials. Work areas are chosen using a pavement management system. If you go to our website at www dot cityofnapa dot org you will find an item on the front page that shows a complete list of all the sites getting the chip seal treatment. There will also be a number of streets getting a slurry seal treatment the week of 10/14.
To "shangman" - the Register story says "These streets are considered sufficiently intact to benefit from a seal coat to extend their life. Deteriorated asphalt requires a more expensive asphalt overlay." Unfortunately the City does not have the funds to perform all the more extensive repairs needed on the deteriorated streets. The various chip seal and slurry seal efforts are intended to keep more of out streets from deteriorating.
I can be reached at 258-7843 or bmartin at cityofnapa dot org for information on City projects. "
localmama wrote on Oct 7, 2008 12:43 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Oct 7, 2008 12:46 PM:
They aren't even listed... What's with that...??? "
momtoo wrote on Oct 7, 2008 1:02 PM:
MarshaMarsha wrote on Oct 7, 2008 2:21 PM:
For you to even suggest that anyone would believe that city officials get their streets paved first indicates the need for a nice vacation somewhere.
Actually, anyone who believes half of what I write indicates the need for either a loooong vacation or a labotomy. I had one of those once: It was either a frontal-lobotomy or a bottle-in-front-of-me, can't remember which... Oh well, whatever it was, it worked!!! "
Barry Martin wrote on Oct 7, 2008 2:59 PM:
To "MarshaMarsha" - my apologies for reading serious instead of sardonic. My job sometimes compels me to check my sense of humor at the door. Sometimes. If I knew you better I would not have made that mistake. I guess I should have made it to Bloggermania II. Meanwhile, I might take you up on that suggestion for a long vacation... "
vocal-de-local wrote on Oct 8, 2008 12:06 AM: