Chanhassen explains cost-effective road repair technique for deteriorating streets
The Chanhassen City Council discussed how the city manages and repairs its 119 miles of streets, focusing on a construction method called Full Depth Reclamation that helps the city balance repair costs when roads show significant wear.
During the meeting, city officials explained Full Depth Reclamation (FDR), a road repair technique the city uses for streets in poor condition. The method involves grinding up a road's existing asphalt and mixing it with the top part of the underlying aggregate base to create a new foundation layer.
The city applies FDR when roads score below 60 on the Overall Condition Index, a 0-to-100 scale used to rate road health. This objective measurement helps city planners decide which repair method to use for each street.
According to city officials, FDR represents a middle ground in road repair costs and scope. While more expensive and extensive than a simpler technique called mill and overlay, FDR avoids the significantly higher costs of total road reconstruction, which involves additional improvements beyond basic repair.
The discussion was part of the city's broader Pavement Management Plan, a strategic approach to prioritizing road work and scheduling construction and repairs across Chanhassen. The city has created a series of informational videos explaining its road repair selection process and techniques. Residents interested in learning more about ongoing projects can visit chanhassenm.gov/projects.
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“Full depth reclamation or FDR involves grinding up a road's existing asphalt and mixing it with the top part of the aggregate base to create a new base layer.”
“We use this construction technique when the existing pavement shows signs of significant deterioration and generally scores below a 60 on the overall condition index a zero to 100 point scale we use to rate a road's health.”
“Although this method is more expensive and extensive than the mill and overlay technique it avoids the more costly total reconstruction which involves various additional improvements.”
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[0:00] the city of Chanhassen manages
[0:02] approximately 119 miles of streets and
[0:04] their upkeep We review and grade all
[0:07] city roads every 3 years Based on
[0:09] funding we prioritize what roads need
[0:11] work and schedule construction and
[0:13] repairs This is our pavement management
[0:18] plan One technique we use to repair our
[0:20] city roads is full depth reclamation
[0:23] Full depth reclamation or FDR involves
[0:26] grinding up a road's existing asphalt
[0:28] and mixing it with the top part of the
[0:29] aggregate base to create a new base
[0:32] layer After that base layer is set new
[0:34] layers of asphalt are installed on top
[0:36] Any excess material that could be
[0:37] recycled on site is hauled away to be
[0:39] recycled elsewhere We use this
[0:41] construction technique when the existing
[0:43] pavement shows signs of significant
[0:45] deterioration and generally scores below
[0:48] a 60 on the overall condition index a
[0:50] zero to 100 point scale we use to rate a
[0:53] road's health Although we use the OCI to
[0:55] address road rehabilitation keep in mind
[0:57] that other engineering factors may play
[0:59] a role in the selection process For more
[1:01] on our selection process make sure to
[1:03] check out the first video in our
[1:04] pavement management series Although this
[1:06] method is more expensive and extensive
[1:09] than the mill and overlay technique it
[1:11] avoids the more costly total
[1:13] reconstruction which involves various
[1:15] additional improvements That's full
[1:17] depth reclamation a road construction
[1:19] method that digs a little deeper
[1:21] recycling the old to build a new For
[1:24] more information about why we choose
[1:25] certain repair methods over others an
[1:27] overview of the construction process and
[1:29] other intensive repair techniques make
[1:32] sure to watch the other videos in our
[1:33] pavement management plan series For
[1:36] other information about the projects
[1:37] happening around Chanhassen visit
[1:39] chanhassenm.gov/projects
[1:42] [Music]
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