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Friday, October 21, 2011

Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects

Friday, October 14, 2011 by Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects
http://www.gazette.net/article/20111014/NEWS/710149700/1034/1034/financially-strapped-cities-defer-road-projects&template=gazette

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The roads in and around Hagerstown’s downtown area are beginning to show their age.
And without the money to repair them — or the inclination among elected officials to borrow the funds — city engineer Rodney Tissue says he has taken to using innovative ways to stretch public dollars.
Rather than employing traditional materials to overlay deteriorating roads, Tissue said cracked sealing, a temporary fix for pocked roads that delays costly resurfacing, and slurry seal, an industrial strength driveway sealing material, are becoming common.
Friday, October 14, 2011 by Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects


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