LTAP: Roads Scholar #2

various images of LTAP work throughout the state

Roads Scholar #2: Maintenance of Asphalt Roads

photo of workers laying asphalt on roadway

When it comes to asphalt roads for which your agency is responsible, do you ever experience déjà vu – that feeling that you’re continually performing the same maintenance activities over and over on the same roads? Well, maybe there’s a better way to do this work that will keep you from having to come back again and again. That’s what this course is designed to do – to help you implement procedures for more effective maintenance of these roads that will extend their service life without the need for constant repetition.

Participants will learn the following:

Basic types of asphalt pavements, the components of each, and factors that affect their performance
The identification of distresses that commonly occur in asphalt pavements and how to effectively address each
Techniques for more effective patching of potholes and base failures on asphalt roads
How to perform crack sealing on asphalt pavements
The importance of proper drainage
Having a safety mindset in performing all of your maintenance activities