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title: HOW TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DELAYS ON ASPHALT ROAD RESURFACING
description: Reduced traffic delays with your next road resurfacing project.
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# [HOW TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DELAYS ON ASPHALT ROAD RESURFACING](https://blog.hotinplacerecycling.com/reducetrafficdelays)

 Written by [Hot In-Place Recycling](https://blog.hotinplacerecycling.com/author/hot-in-place-recycling) | Aug 4, 2020 2:08:59 PM

The average driver "from an urban center" spends 42 hours per year sitting in traffic\*. That's an entire extra work week. We all know that time increases due to road maintenance and construction. Some of the negative impacts that can result from construction are: 

- Long delays
- Road rage 
- Accidents
- Blocked emergency vehicle access
- Increased fuel emissions
- Noise
- Reduced air quality
- Negative impact on local businesses

Nobody wants to see these issues arise as a result of improving the community. Some delays are inevitable, but as the great inventor Charles Kettering says,

#### *"Problems are the price of progress..."*

# **THE CURE CAN'T BE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE**

The goal with any road asphalt resurfacing project is to repair issues in the road like potholes, reflective cracks and ruts. Resurfacing projects are necessary every 12-20 years. The challenge for public agencies is to minimize the negative aspects of the resurfacing process while getting all of the benefits of a new asphalt surface. There is a better option. Let’s compare Hot In-Place Recycling to a traditional mill and fill to see how Hot In-Place Recycling compares in terms of user delays.

# **COMPLICATED LANE CLOSURES**

 

| #### **                   MILL AND FILL** | ####                HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING |
| --- | --- |
| The truck + the milling machine requires a multi-lane closure to make room for trucks and equipment. These long-term closures are frustrating and dangerous for drivers.  | The equipment for HIR equal 120 feet total and only uses one lane. This means temporary lane restrictions that are lifted throughout each work day for less delay.   |

 

## **TOTAL STEPS REQUIRED**                                                                

| #### **MILL AND FILL** |  | #### HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The traditional mill and fill requires a separate process for asphalt removal, placement of a tack layer, and then replacement of the asphalt. Extra steps and pauses in between steps ultimately mean extra time for delays and more frustrations. |   | Hot In-Place Recycling is completed in a single pass from start to finish. All that is then required is the final hotmix overlay or surface treatment; typically within the same week. Reduced pauses between steps means much less overall disruption and restrictions. |

 

## **TRUCK **TRAFFIC

#### **MILL AND FILL**                                                                  HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING

| The “normal” 2.25" asphalt resurfacing takes requires 215 truck trips per mile. That's a lot of trucks for normal traffic to have to drive around. | HIR means no trucking required if no new structure overlay is added. The necessary pavement preservation treatments can be done without trucking depending on the method.   |
| --- | --- |

## **HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING FOR THE WIN**

In every category, Hot In-Place Recycling helps you take a detour around many common causes of driver delay during road resurfacing. This means:

- Quicker completion of projects (we’ve heard up to 20%)
- Fewer phone calls from irate drivers
- The opportunity to fix more roads in the same amount of time

#### **THE BENEFITS DON’T STOP AT DRIVER DELAYS**

In addition to the benefits for drivers, Hot In-Place Recycling also means:

- Costs reduced by up to 34%
- Reduced carbon footprint by up to 28%
- 100% recycled asphalt of existing pavement replacement

# **CAN HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING REDUCE YOUR DRIVER DELAYS?**

[\*Source: https://bestlifeonline.com/traffic-commute-times/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Texas%20A%26M,sitting%20in%20traffic%20every%20year](https://bestlifeonline.com/traffic-commute-times/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Texas%20A%26M,sitting%20in%20traffic%20every%20year)

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