Pave and Resurface, MA-RT 20, Russell, MA
Project Team
Prime Contractor: Palmer Paving Corp.
Superintendent: Dylan Courtney
Paving Foreman: Don Labombard
Product and Process
Pavement Resurfacing and Related Work at Various Locations
Over 150,000 square yards of milling and 22,500 total tons of HMA
Service
Mill and Pave 2” of 12.5mm Superpave Surface Course with supplemental use of 9.5mm Superpave Leveling Course. HMA was produced at Palmer Paving’s Easthampton and Springfield plants.
Client
MassDOT District 1
Details
Palmer Paving Corp. received the contract with MassDOT to resurface various locations through District 1 in Western Massachusetts. The first location on the contract was a 6 mile stretch of MA Rt 20 in Russell, MA along the Westfield River. The project scope consisted on a 2” resurface (mill and pavement overlay). Palmer Paving and MassDOT utilized the supplemental use of a leveling course on over 20% of the milled road surface to address imperfections in the underlying surface. The project also focused on updating over 6 miles of guardrail along the river to the new TL-3 federal standard. Palmer Paving also managed environmental controls, traffic loops, over 200 drainage structure adjustments, pavement markings, and shoulder work. The entire contract value of this project was $6.27 million.