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Last updated on Tuesday, May 29, 2018
(WASHINGTON CO.) - The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to chip and fog seal 44 lane-miles of pavement on State Road 56 and State Road 60 in Washington County beginning today.
State Road 56 - Today and Wednesday, INDOT maintenance crews are scheduled to chip seal State Road 56 from State Road 60 at the west side of Salem to State Road 337 at Livonia. The route will be fog sealed on June 5.
State Road 60 - On Thursday, May 31, and Monday, June 1, maintenance personnel from INDOT's Salem unit are scheduled to chip seal State Road 60 from State Road 56 on the west side of Salem to the Washington-Orange County line west of Campbellsburg. The route is slated to be fog sealed on June 6 and 7.
Chip seals coat the highway with liquid asphalt to seal pavement cracks and protecting the roadbed from ultraviolet rays. The application extends service life of the roadway, lowers maintenance costs and helps prevent potholes. Limestone chips cover the fresh asphalt--choking its stickiness and restoring a proper coefficient of friction for motorists' safety.
Fog seals further overcoat the roadway and lock the aggregate chips in place.
Weather delays would push back these application dates.
Chip seal/fog seal surface treatments are cost-effective ways of preserving pavement and extending service life. Every $1 spent saves $6 to $14 "down the road."
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