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KENT COUNTY Safety Edge Projects. Lessons Learned. Vehicle leaves roadway on to the right shoulder, then over corrects, crosses centerline sticking oncoming vehicle head on. Shoulder condition?. Maintenance Issues. Low Shoulders require maintenance dollars
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KENT COUNTY Safety Edge Projects Lessons Learned
Vehicle leaves roadway on to the right shoulder, then over corrects, crosses centerline sticking oncoming vehicle head on.
Maintenance Issues • Low Shoulders require maintenance dollars • Kent County’s shoulder repair costs for 2011 where $450,000. • Over $160,000 in new gravel. • Equipment and Labor • Involves constantly working in traffic
Pavement & Shoulder Maintenance • Damage to outside edge of pavement • 7 shoulder repair units
3 Different Projects • Bailey Drive –between Vergennes St and Boynton Avenue (2.65 Miles) • Ada Drive –between Fox Hollow Dr and Thornapple River Dr (1.31 Miles) • 18 Mile Road– Casnovia to Peach Ridge Ave (1.5 Miles)
Selection Criteria • Bailey – Narrow shoulder and horizontal curves • Ada Dr. – Narrow shoulder for higher volume • 18 Mile – Narrow shoulder
Three methods • Crush and shape and 2 Course Resurface • Placed Safety Edge on both courses • Single Course overlay • Trenched existing shoulders to place safety edge • Crush & Shape and 2 Course Resurface • Placed Safety Edge during Top Course
Items to Consider • Cost to Place (including trenching) • Asphalt Valley Gutter Areas • Gravel loss at edge (incline) • Trapping Water on Shoulder • Compaction
COST Additional HMA 30 Additional Tons per Mile/Side (3.5 inch Depth) 1 Mile Both Sides @ $55/ton = $3,300 Trenching Existing Shoulder Estimated Cost = $1,000 per mile
ANTICIPATED BENEFITS • Accident Reduction • Less concern of Edge Drop • May reduce edge cracking • Reduced maintenance costs