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The dam road at Clinton Lake, located approximately one mile west of Lawrence, KS, received a much needed upgrade this past summer when Kansas City, MO preservation specialist Vance Brothers Inc. rejuvenated the two-lane public roadway with a two-process Cape Seal surface treatment.

Before applying the surface treatment, the contractor’s crews had to fill cracks, ranging from a ½-inch to 1-inch wide, using a rubberized asphalt material. The repaired surface was then covered with a 3/8-inch polymer modified chip seal and then a Type III (3/8-inch) microsurfacing treatment. All standard specifications outlined in the project contract had to comply with the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction in accordance with the International Slurry Surfacing Association’s requirements for surface treatment applications.

Vance Brothers has been serving the Midwest market since 1923, providing construction and manufacturing capabilities. Construction services provided by its experienced crews include microsurfacing, slurry seal, chip seal, under-seal, fiberized crack sealing, and Petromat installation.

On the Clinton Lake project, the asphalt road surface measured 24-feet wide at the access roads and 28-feet wide at the crest of the dam.

The south access road also has 10-foot-wide paved shoulders that run from the access road to the dam crest.