Chip seals are a popular preservation tool to help maintain roadways at a lower price point. A mile of chip seal costs about $36,000, compared to $86,000 + per mile for asphalt overlay, making it a ...

What used to be a waste by-product of coal-fired boilers at power plants and paper mills has now turned into a viable road preservation product on many state and county roads in Wisconsin. Fahrner ...

NAMPA — Road surfaces do not last forever, but it is possible to extend their life. Chip sealing — or sealing a road’s cracks, followed by putting down a layer of asphalt and small gravel, or chips — ...