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Raymore City staff pitch hot‑in‑place asphalt recycling as cheaper option for rural roads
Summary
City staff told the Raymore City Council they can reuse existing asphalt with hot‑in‑place recycling (HIR) to treat roughly 60,000 square yards—about 10 lane miles—at roughly half the cost of mill‑and‑overlay, and said funds are available to put the work out to bid and return for contract approval.
Raymore City staff on Monday presented a plan to pilot hot‑in‑place asphalt recycling on low‑volume rural streets, saying the method could deliver roughly double the roadway coverage for about half the cost of a traditional mill‑and‑overlay.
Staff member Fearborn told the Raymore City Council the idea grew out of a demonstration the mayor observed on a rural Missouri road; city staff then invited a vendor to evaluate local candidate streets. Engineer Salisbury described the technical process—lab cores to confirm suitability, on‑site heaters, scarifiers and rejuvenating agent, followed by compaction—and played a vendor video that outlined the steps.
City staff stressed the financial case:…
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