The Texas Department of Transportation is at it again this summer as they plan for “preventive maintenance” on several roads across the South Plains and Terry County will receive some of this work. The preventive maintenance includes seal coating. Seal coat is a layer of sprayed-on asphalt, followed by a thin layer of aggregate, particulate material that can be composed of sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete or geosynthetic substances. The resulting surface is durable, flexible and weather-resistant. A seal coat can extend the life of an existing pavement structure by sealing cracks and preventing moisture entering into the underlying layers.

A Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) preventive maintenance project to seal coat more than 415 miles of various roadways across the South Plains is scheduled to begin next week. Project contactor Lipham Asphalt and Paving Company. LLC, of Aspermont, TX, is scheduled to begin work Monday, June 20, on FM 28 in Floyd County.

“More than 400 miles of roadway, in 17 counties, will undergo preventive maintenance this summer. Seal coating extends the life of the pavement and provides a variety of benefits to the roadway,” said Ed Goebel, P.E., TxDOT Lubbock District Director of Construction, “including a waterproof surface that prevents moisture from entering and weakening the roadbed.”

Roadways included in this year’s $16.3 million program are:

  • Floyd County—FM 28, FM 784
  • Bailey County—FM 3125, FM 54
  • Castro County—FM 168, FM 2397
  • Cochran County—FM 1585, FM 1780
  • Crosby County—FM 261
  • Dawson County—SH 349, SH 137, FM 2592, US 87, Business US 87,
  • Gaines County—FM 2885, FM 303
  • Garza County—Spur 575
  • Hale County—SH 194, FM 2883, FM 789
  • Hockley County—FM 168
  • Lamb County—FM 303, FM 54, FM 168
  • Lubbock County—FM 1730, FM 2255, FM 3020, FM 3523, FM 400, FM 789, W and E Loop 289 frontage road
  • Lynn County—FM 2053, FM 1317
  • Parmer County—FM 2290, FM 145, SH 214
  • Swisher County—FM 214, I-27 frontage road
  • Terry County—FM 213, FM 303, FM 137
  • Yoakum County—FM 769, FM 1622

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