Tulsa County Commissioner Fred Perry announces new resurfacing project for 121st Street from Hwy. 75 to Elwood The outgoing Tulsa County Commissioner for the Glenpool area, Fred Perry, was one of several elected officials who talked with members of the Glenpool Chamber of Commerce at its June meeting on Wednesday. Perry said he had a major announcement and then told the audience the county was going to pay for the resurfacing of 121st Street from Highway 75 east to Elwood and that the project would be completed this summer. That announcement drew applause and questions from the audience. Perry, who is retiring in July, said that a Missouri company, Donelson Construction LLC, will be the contractor. He noted that the company has a proprietary process including a mix and machine that resurfaces roads at a cost much lower than traditional asphalt resurfacing. The project will not include widening of the roadway, but will include an initial sealing of cracks and some shoulder work to help drainage. According to Tulsa County’s Chief Engineer Tom Rains, the process developed by the company has been used by several cities and counties during the past two or three years and it has been demonstrated to be durable. The process, according to Rains, involves using a fine grade of aggregate and oil that is applied about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Rains says that traditional asphalt is 1 1/2 inches to 2-inches thick. “It looks and wears like asphalt, but is much less costly and quicker to put down,” Rains said. He said there are other companies that make a similar product, but this company is working with the county on this project with the hope of obtaining additional work throughout the county. Rains says that this will be a resurfacing. The first step will be to have the county crew survey the nearly 1-mile stretch and fix any “soft spots” as well as work on some drainage. Rains says that water standing on the road is the main cause of deterioration. The Donelson company will first seal cracks at a cost of about $11,000. Then they will begin the resurfacing which also has a water shedding capability. The price for the resurfacing is expected to be about $40,000 in addition to the crack sealing. Rains believes the sealing and resurfacing project can be completed in about a week.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:43:34 +0000
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