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Brown County commissioners weigh cheaper road treatments, pilot projects and alternative bridge methods
Summary
Commissioners discussed lower-cost road treatments such as micro‑surfacing and slurry seals, heard from vendors and agreed to pursue site visits and pilot projects to test durability and cost savings versus repeated chip‑and‑seal work.
Brown County commissioners spent a substantial portion of their meeting discussing alternatives to repeated chip‑and‑seal maintenance for county roads, including micro‑surfacing/slurry treatments and an overseas-developed alternative bridge technology.
Commissioner Richard and other commissioners described vendor experiences in nearby counties and industry examples where repeated slurry or micro‑surface applications extended pavement life from a 2–3 year cadence to a 5–7 year cycle. A vendor…
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