Advantages of Reclamation
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Reclaiming is Economic
With reclamation, the hauling, heating and mixing costs associated with conventional maintenance techniques can be eliminated. Costs are also reduced, as the existing roadway material is reused. This can be hot mix asphalt, chip and seal, cold mix or simply gravel. Whatever the material, it's already been paid for. Full depth reclamation stretches taxpayer dollars while improving driving conditions for the motoring public. And since the material is reused, typical disposal costs are reduced as well. Further, typical reclaimed roads can be thinner than roads using traditional construction methods, which results in less material per square mile.
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Reclaiming is Environmentally Friendly
Since reclamation reuses materials, less material has to be disposed of. Reclaiming recycles this material, which also results in less new resources required, saving natural resources and energy.
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Reclaiming is Efficient
Reclaimed roads are more resistant to frost penetration of the sub-grade, which reduces future maintenance. During the reclamation process, the roadway grade and cross-section can be modified in-process, resulting in quick construction times. And in emergencies, a road in process of reclamation can still be used by official vehicles.
What's more: our self-propelled reclaiming machine pulverizes the full flexible pavement section in-place. Modern reclaiming machines are designed to size the pulverized material for easy shaping and compaction. There's no need to rip the road and load chunks into haul trucks. There's no crushing and stockpiling. No return trip to the job site with crushed material. High quality base material is produced right on the job. And, it's done consuming much less energy for additional cost-savings.
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Reclaiming Standardizes Assorted Roadways
Full depth reclamation is designed to convert inadequate roadway sections into upgraded, homogenous base which will provide a stable platform for the appropriate pavement layer. The new base has the correct shape and proper compaction from shoulder to shoulder.
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Reclaiming Lasts Longer
The expected service life of the reclaimed road before major maintenance is required is normally 50% longer than the lift of a road with frequent cracking which has been overlaid with a comparable HMA thickness. Cracking and rutting are substantially reduced on reclaimed roads and streets. Long term maintenance costs are less because the maintenance interval is extended. Today, many public work officials rely on full depth reclamation for the improved roads and streets and use the overlay method only on pavements with a sound foundation.
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