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Michael Grochala and Diane Hankee <br />September 2, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />S:\Community Development\Projects\Capital Improvement Projects\2021 Street Rehab and <br />Recon\Staff Reports\20201005 WS Pavement Management and 2021 Projects\5. <br />2020.09.02.Lino Lakes PMP.DOCX <br />Many people have asked me – “what should I use as a surface treatment if I don’t sealcoat?” My <br />response has always been to keep it simple. If you can make your roads last years and years <br />longer with just having a good design and a thicker bituminous section, why incur additional costs <br />and risk applying something that you don’t know the affects in 20 years. <br /> <br />One of the key factors in increasing the longevity of a road is to keep the base (gravel) dry. Crack <br />filling is therefore an important recommend maintenance strategy for all roadways, parking lots <br />and trails. <br /> <br />Lastly, parking lots can be viewed in the same light as streets, and you also have the option to <br />crack fill and fog seal them. Fog seals can more easily be applied to parking lots than streets <br />because you can close parking lots to traffic while the fog seal cures. In addition, parking lots <br />have lesser concerns about skid resistance compared to streets which makes a fog seal a good <br />choice for parking lots. <br /> <br />As always, let me know if you have any questions.