Road Paving
at Holly
Lake Ranch
As you can
see, we have
a new ½ mile
section of
blacktop
replacing a
worn out and
rough
section of
Holly Trail
East from
the corner
by the
newsstand to
Golf Dr.
with a much
smoother
riding hot
mix
asphalt.
In a meeting
on February
23, 2007
between me
as the Roads
Work Group
Chairman,
Larry Bowman
representing
the “B”
Board, Rob
James,
Association
General
Manager and
Billy Coyle,
Manager of
the Roads
and
Maintenance
Staff, we
discussed
problems and
solutions to
better carry
out the
paving work
in the
coming
year. It
was agreed
that going
forward we
will not
plan to do
most paving
until the
weather is
generally
warmer
(March or
April
forward) so
adequate
cleaning and
road
preparation
can be
done.
I would like
to point out
too everyone
that due to
the way our
roadways
were built
originally,
there is no
regular
roadway base
constructed
with a
uniform
cross-section
anywhere on
the ranch.
Therefore,
when
overlaying
the old
roadway
section,
irregularity
of the
section can
result in
places in
the road
which do not
get the
expected
thickness
required.
This means
that these
sections
tend to be
distressed
by traffic
and some of
the overlay
will peel
off. As you
may have
seen, these
failed areas
have been
repaired in
this
section.
Another part
of the
problem is a
result of
traffic
traveling on
the new
pavement to
soon after
it is laid
down. Newly
laid asphalt
needs to
cool and
settle for
at least
8-10 hours
prior to it
getting
regular
traffic.
In order to
eliminate
this
problem,
which is
dependant
upon the
Property
Owners as a
group being
cooperative
and patient
when paving
is being
done; we are
recommending
that the
traffic be
reduced to
one-way on
the adjacent
½ of the
roadway for
a period of
at least
eight (8)
hours to
allow the
newly paved
portion to
properly
cure. It
was pointed
out that
during the
paving of
the above
mentioned
section,
that some
were too
impatient to
wait for
oncoming
traffic and
chose to
drive past
the employee
with the
stop sign
and go on
the newly
paved
portion.
This is not
only
dangerous
for
everyone,
but caused
damage to
the new
asphalt in
several
areas.
These
actions
cause rework
and addition
expense.
In the
coming
months we
will have
additional
paving
project and
would ask
that
everyone be
patient and
cooperate so
the paving
will
properly
cure and be
longer
lasting
which is
what we all
want. We
are looking
at possibly
getting
additional
cones to
help direct
traffic off
the new
paving.
Should your
specific
driveway be
cut off as a
result of
the paving,
understand
that you can
cross the
new pavement
into your
driveway,
but please
resist the
temptation
to drive
elsewhere on
the new
pavement
until it is
opened for
traffic by
our Road
Crew.
Rick Van
Heyst
Chairman,
Roads &
Public Works
Work Group
