MEASURE YIELD TO MAXIMIZE MILLING BENEFITS
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Located in the Hudson Valley alongside the Hudson River about 70 miles north of New York City, East Fishkill, New York, is home to around 30,000 residents. For three of the past four years, Intercounty Paving Co. (IPC), Carmel, New York, has won the bid to perform the paving and pavement maintenance work in the town.
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BY SARAH REDOHL
However, 2021 was the first year the town’s highway supervisor agreed to allow IPC to mill prior to paving. “Milling is nothing new on highways or state roads, but in our area towns are just starting to adopt the practice,” said Project Manager Tyler Spano. “We’re seeing that trend and we want to be on the leading edge of it.”
Spano has been working to educate highway superintendents in IPC’s area of operation on the benefits of milling. “Not only does it maintain current elevation, but it reduces reflective cracking and results in a smoother ride,” Spano said. However, many municipalities have been reluctant to try a new process with which
