Avondale Road Work Planning Update 7/22/09

On July 22, People for a Better Avondale had a meeting with KCDOT (Rick Brater and Linda Dougherty)  about going back to the drawing board on AR vs grinding.  Doug Carlson of the Rubber Pavement Association and George Way a retired engineer from ADOT both from AZ were also in attendance via conference phone.   

Doug and George who came out in June and met with Megan to study Avondale stated many reasons AR was a good solution for Avondale and explained that the mistakes on 520 have been studied and could be corrected on future applications. In fact, they are being corrected on the I-405 test patch next month. They also stated the cost benefits.  The County is not 100% convinced that an AR overlay on Avondale would work despite success stories that Arizona has had on similar projects. Now we wait for their decision. King County is still scheduled to start panel replacement work in August.  

Studded tires remain a big concern.