Sustainability: Preventive Maintenance for Roads
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Assets need to endure in both engineering and in fiscal management terms. KEI is focused on solutions that provide long-term benefit to its clients.
Projects:
Carroll County, MD:
KEI recently won the contract to provide the County Pavement Management technology provision and support.
Updated: Aug 12, 2011
Industry Particip.:
County Engineers Association of Maryland:
Sept 22 - 24, 2011, Ocean City, MD.
Alan Kercher presented:
" Successful Infrastructure Asset Management ".
MASITE
Sept 18 - 19, 2011, Cape May, NJ.
Simon Lewis presented:
" A Review of Current Tools and Approaches for Highway Safety Analysis ".
ITE National Conference:
Aug 13-16, 2011, St Louis, MO.
Simon Lewis presented:
"ADA Compliance --The Municipal Perspective".
IRF 3rd Exec Sem Preserving Our Highway Infrastructure Assets:
August 3-5, 2011, Orlando, FL.
Alan Kercher presented:
"Idaho DOT Pavement Management Implementation - Intgerating Pavement Preservation into Pavement Management".
Updated: Oct 3, 2011
Other News:
NEPPP:
Project Manager Greg Jakubiak was appointed to one of the two Industry Business Directors for the North East Pavement Preservation Partnership.
Updated: July 24, 2011
Challenges:
KEI Solutions:
In the long run, it costs less to keep roads and other facilities in good condition through routine maintenance than it does to wait until rehabilitation and reconstruction are necessary.
The ultimate goal is to slow pavement deterioration. To this end, KEI has developed a systematic approach for maintaining road surfaces. KEI recommends agency-tailored, cost-effective repair techniques that extend the life of a pavement with a series of lower-cost surface treatments. When there is a need for major rehabilitation and reconstruction, KEI recommends the most appropriate repair technique with a goal to minimize the cost to the municipality.
Services
KEI repair techniques may include:
- Microsurfacing — a method for sealing the surface, restoring skid resistance, and filling minor depressions
- Ultra-thin hot mix asphalt — a method for sealing surfaces, improving skid resistance in wet conditions, and eliminating utility adjustments
- Cold in-place recycling — an environmentally friendly method that pulverizes and stabilizes a portion of existing pavement in place and covers with a wearing course as well as a binder course if needed shortly thereafter
- Full-depth reclamation — a method similar to cold in-place recycling that pulverizes deep enough to create a stable base course
As one of the leading experts in pavement repair techniques, KEI maximizes an agency's infrastructure budget while improving the roadway conditions. KEI’s “best-first” approach to pavement maintenance has typically proven to be four to six times more cost-effective than traditional rehabilitation techniques.
KEI
Kercher Engineering, Inc.
