PAVING SHOREHILL ESTATES

The beginning of a new Marine View Drive



Baja Vista after paving

Alta Vista after paving

Quite a process!

Pictures and commentary by "Keith" -

Before the paving starts, a gooey liquid substance is sprayed on the right and left side of the road but not the middle. The asphalt is 300 degrees when it is loaded into the dump trucks at the factory (I don't know where that is). When it gets here, the truck is skillfully backed up to the front end of a machine I call the paver. The front end of the paver is equipped with something like crabs claws which are opened to receive the load from the rear of the dump truck.

The truck and the paver look like they become one machine as they both creep down the street, with the hot asphalt dumping into the paver's front end and coming out the paver as 2" think roadway. The paver can pave up to 4" thick. After the dump truck empties it's load, the "claws" of the paver close up so that more paving material is forced into the paver's machinery. Another dump truck is soon backed up and the paver and the claws open up again.
As the roadway is laid, one operator uses a testing tool to monitor the depth of the
paving. Another operator steers the machine along the edge of the road (in our case, the curb) and constantly signals the truck driver to raise or lower the dumper of the truck to keep material flowing out of the truck.

After the paver goes by, a man comes along with a small compactor to compact the asphalt along the curb. Meantime, a roller works its way up and down the street to compress any seams and to smooth the roadway to a better degree. If any gaps are found the paving (as happened on Marine View, all the crew members carry shovels full of asphalt and fill in the hole, which is then compacted by the roller. It was quite a process and I enjoyed watching it. The roads look great.

CHANGE IN PAVING PLAN

Tomorrow (WEDNESDAY), beginning at 8:00 am ACE paving will begin paving BAJA VISTA and ALTA VISTA. On THURSDAY, beginning at 8:00 am they will begin paving Marine View Drive. At the end of each day roads can be driven on but during the day please do not drive on the roads being paved that day. Prior to paving they put a sticky substance on the roads, so walking on the roads is not recommended either. Should you have questions please contact Gayle or Dennis.

Paving Project Begins

The paving project will begin on Tuesday June 22, and be completed by Thursday, June 24. Here is the schedule.

• Tuesday, June 22 – Prep work with grader and sweeper
• Wednesday, June 23 – Pave Marine View and Baja Vista
• Thursday, June 24 – Pave Alta Vista

The paving company will place a 2” overlay on all the main roads throughout the community. The pavers will be tapering the edge where the surface meets driveways where they are currently paved so there will not be an abrupt edge in those locations. If the driveway is gravel, that taper will not be done and those owners may want to plan for the transition.

If anyone in the community wants paving work done of their own property, this would be an excellent time to contract for that work. Mike from Ace Paving has made himself available on Monday, June 21, to meet with any property owners who are interested in obtaining bids and can schedule that work for you to be completed while they are here next week. Call Mike at 360-479-4200 to schedule an appointment for any private party paving work that is desired.

If anyone has any questions or concerns please be sure to communicate those concerns as soon as possible to Mike from Ace, Gayle or Dennis G.