Full Depth Reclamation gets to the root of the problem on Kentucky State Route - 175

Annual overlays were no match for sub-surface issues

(Bancroft, KY; August, 2009)

In any given year, Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group will perform soil stabilization applications on hundreds of projects ranging from highway reconstruction, airport runways, subdivision roads, commercial building pads, drying operations on mass grading projects and many other miscellaneous project types. These projects can range in size from 1,500 to several million square yards. Each project presents a unique situation and subsequent challenges to success. This particular project is the rehabilitation of a 1 mile stretch of Kentucky State Route 175 in Muhlenberg County near Bancroft, KY.

The Problem - A Failed Roadway Caused by Heavy Loads From a New Coal Mine

A new coal mine, run by Pheonix Coal, brings new jobs and economic development to a rural community. The downside is that it also brings dozens of haul trucks loaded with 80,000 lbs of coal. This road was not built to accommodate frequent heavy loads and shortly after quarry operations started, the roadway began to yield to the strain. Looking back, this road has long been in bad shape. Years of overlays had attempted to cover up the problem. Once the haul trucks started running on it, the real problem came to the surface quickly.

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