Civil Engineering Association

Guidelines for the Preservation of High-Traffic-Volume Roadways

This issue explores the state of the practice for preservation treatments on high- and low-volume asphalt and concrete roadways. The report includes suggested guidelines on the application of preservation treatments on high-volume roadways.

SHRP 2 focuses on applied research in four focus areas:
• Safety, to prevent or reduce the severity of highway crashes by understanding driver behavior;
• Renewal, to address the aging infrastructure through rapid design and construction methods that cause minimal disruptions and produce lasting facilities;
• Reliability, to reduce congestion through incident reduction, management, response, and mitigation;
• Capacity, to integrate mobility, economic, environmental, and community needs in the planning and designing of new transportation capacity.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
Background
Purpose
Definitions
Organization of the Guide
CHAPTER 2 Factors Affecting Project and Treatment Selections for Pavement Preservation
Traffic Level
Pavement Condition
Climate/Environment
Work Zone Duration Restrictions
Expected Treatment Performance
Costs
CHAPTER 3 Treatment Selection Process
Treatments for HMA-Surfaced Pavements
Treatments for PCC-Surfaced Pavements
Preservation Treatment Selection
Preliminary Identification of Feasible Preservation Treatments
Final Identification of Feasible Preservation Treatments
Treatment Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Selection of the Preferred Preservation Treatment
References
Appendix A. Preservation Treatment Summaries
Appendix B. Examples of Identifying Feasible Preservation Treatments