Hot box in use; county plans hot-mix patching on dips and short stretches

Apr 2, 2026

Highway staff said the county's new hot box is in operation and staff plan to use hot mix for targeted repairs on dips and short sections (e.g., Oak Hill, Asbury) once material becomes available; a paver wheel is on order. The plan aims to save money by doing some state-aid roads with county equipment.

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Ben, a highway staff member, reported that the county's recently acquired hot box has been in use and staff plan to procure hot mix when it becomes available to repair localized dips. "We've been having it on road since we got it," he said, adding: "We're gonna try to get some hot mix and fix some hot mix roads in that hot in that patch machine hot box and try to get a dip or 2 fixed."

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