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Company pitches deeper rehabilitation for county roads; board asks engineer to evaluate Anne Drive
Summary
Innovasoil Technologies presented a soil‑stabilization approach the company said can strengthen road foundations and extend life cycles; the board asked county engineers to evaluate a pilot on Anne Drive and return with cost details.
Innovasoil Technologies presented a road‑foundation treatment the vendor said prevents water intrusion, strengthens subgrades and extends pavement life. The board heard a detailed sales presentation and asked county engineers to vet the technology and evaluate a pilot project on Anne Drive.
Why it matters: Supervisors said the county’s recurring maintenance cycle is costly and sought options that extend the life of chip‑seal and paved roads. Board members asked the county engineer to review the proposer’s claims, estimate costs, and recommend whether to pilot the technology on a short stretch of Anne Drive.
Eugene Brasili of Innovasoil (company operates in the U.S. and is based in Jacksonville, Florida) described the company’s process as a foundation‑level stabilization and sealing technique. He said the firm has performed projects in Mississippi and elsewhere; the presentation packet referenced roughly 7.3 miles of candidate road segments in the county. Brasili estimated the company’s treatment cost at roughly $140,000 per mile for a 20–25 foot roadway and said the technology could save between $200,000 and $400,000 per mile over a 10‑year cycle compared with repeated, shallow repairs.
Board members asked technical questions about full‑depth reclamation, need for geotechnical surveys and whether the product is a finished surface or a foundation treatment. Brasili said the product is a foundation rehabilitation; the county would still choose a top surface (chip seal or asphalt) after the treatment. In response to a question about driveability, he said the surface treatment can be driven on immediately and is designed to prevent water from penetrating to lower layers.
Count y staff and the county engineer were asked to: (a) perform a site‑specific survey of Anne Drive; (b) evaluate the proposed process against typical county soils; and (c) return with a cost estimate and recommendation for a pilot asphalt or chip‑seal overlay after stabilization. One supervisor suggested starting with the portions of Anne Drive showing the worst deterioration and stopping work where conditions remain acceptable.
Ending
The board did not authorize procurement or pilot funding at the meeting. Supervisors signaled interest in piloting the technique but required an engineer’s written recommendation, a site survey, and a cost estimate before any commitment.
