Glendale Paving – 9/29/2010

Posted by Bob on September 29, 2010 under Daily Blogs | Be the First to Comment

Several residents in the Glendale neighborhood have raised concerns over the quality of recently paved roads in the area.  The method of paving being conducted is called “micro paving”, the process for which differs from traditional road resurfacing.

Micro paving involves laying a cold resurfacing product over a road without the need for milling the road, raising manhole covers and catch basins, and replacing driveway aprons.  Industry standards recommend that only roads that are generally sound should be considered for micro paving.  Given the fact that the roads in the Glendale neighborhood met that criteria, it was determined that implementing micro paving was prudent.  The costs to micro pave a road are approximately one third ( 1/3 rd) the price of traditional resurfacing.

Because the application is cold,  micro paving usually leaves some loose stones on the new surface.  After the material settles and is compacted by local traffic, the loose stones are then swept away.  Both the Borough and the contractor plan to sweep the roads in the Glendale neighborhood by the end of the week.  In addition, the Borough’s Public Works Department is in contact with the contractor to address any other issues of workmanship.  Upon resolution of any outstanding issues and the sweeping away of the excess stones, the appearance of the roads will greatly improve.

As with all new procedures, our Public Works Department will continue to assess micro paving and the methods used before utilizing this method on other roads in the spring.  Please feel free to comment or contact our office ( 203-720-7009; bmezzo@naugatuck-ct.gov; or bob@bobmezzo.com ) if you have questions regarding this process.