Improving infrastructure lifespan with pavement coating solutions
Services: Captive Abrasive Friction Enhancement
Over 2 million miles of roads in the United States are paved with asphalt or concrete. These paved roads face relentless challenges from heavy traffic loads, chemical corrosion, and environmental factors. Pavement coatings are an innovative solution to ensure the safety and longevity of these roads, offering protection, durability, and cost-effectiveness.
The Importance of Pavement Coatings
Pavement coatings act as a shield for the road surface and substrate, providing a protective barrier against, moisture infiltration, oil spills, de-icing salts, freeze/thaw cycles, UV radiation and vehicular traffic. By mitigating these factors, pavement coatings help prolong the lifespan of highways, reducing the cost of maintenance and repairs.
Durability
Pavement coatings or sealcoating’s as they are otherwise known, are formulated with high performance materials that resist cracking, and moisture penetration, even under high traffic usage.
Improved Safety
Methods such as captive abrasive friction enhancements, incorporate skid-resistant properties, enhancing the co-efficient of friction and reducing the risk of accidents, particularly in in wet conditions.
Cost-effectiveness
By sealing the road surface, it can help to prevent it from getting into a condition where major rehabilitation or reconstruction is necessary.
These long-term benefits of surface coatings offer substantial savings over the lifecycle of the road.
Types of Pavement coatings
The choice of pavement coating is largely dependent upon several factors including the type and condition of the existing road surface, traffic volumes, climate and desired road performance. However, most pavement coatings are either:
- Asphalt based sealants
- Acrylic sealants
- Polymer modified sealants
Pavements play a crucial role in protecting and preserving our infrastructure, contributing to safer roads for motorists and pedestrians. Speak to one of our experts about our captive abrasive friction enhancements today.