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2003 SmartStreet Awards
The Cement Council of Texas
proudly presents its 2003 SmartStreets Award recipients. The Council developed
the SmartStreets Program to celebrate Texas city and county agencies
that have significantly benefited their communities by rehabilitating
roadways with cement.
This year, the Council recognizes full-depth recycling
with cement programs in three categories: county, city < 100,000
in population, and city > 100,000. Congratulations to these
award-winning communities for their wisdom in choosing a fast,
environmentally
sound process that saves taxpayer dollars while building long-lasting
roadways.
Category: City < 100,000
Small Town Savvy
 Faced
with a limited budget, minimal labor force and scarce equipment
resources, City of Navasota officials nevertheless found a way to
rebuild the city’s severely deteriorating streets. After attending
a Cement Council seminar on Full-Depth Recycling with Cement, Navasota Public
Works Director Gary Johnson and Street Superintendent Ron
Akin decided to begin a program to recycle the city’s failing
streets with cement. This year, city crews recycled the remaining
35,000 sq. yds of city streets targeted for rehabilitation. In four
short years, Navasota’s FDR program has cement recycled more
than 300,000 sq. yds., literally transforming its beaten streets
into durable, drivable roadways. And they did it for very little
money compared to full reconstruction costs. Johnson calculates
that the city spent about $22,410 a mile on road materials including
cement and chip seal supplies and placement in 2002. Both Gary Johnson
and Ron Akin have become “FDR Ambassadors,” traveling
to other small towns to show them how to start up a cement recycling
program.
Click here to
read more about the Navasota’s success story
Category: City > 100,000
Saving Millions
 Since
1996, Fort Worth’s street maintenance program has saved taxpayers
millions of dollars by recycling the city’s deteriorating and
failed asphalt streets with cement. The city has rebuilt 296 lane-miles
or 2.26 million sq. yd. of roadway using full-depth recycling (FDR)
with cement, according to Najib Fares, the city’s street
program manager. The city is spending about 40% of its annual $10-million
street maintenance budget on the cement recycling. Full reconstruction
currently costs the city about $278,500 per lane mile and requires
replacing curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveway approaches. By
comparison, completely rebuilding a street and all the concrete
elements with cement full-depth recycling only costs $200,000, a
$78,500 cost-savings. But, say officials, the city routinely keeps
40% to 90% of the existing curbs, gutters and sidewalks, further
cutting the cost to $83,050 per lane mile. The cost-savings is $116,950
per lane mile. By just replacing what needs to be replaced, the
city is saving taxpayers millions of dollars. The average cost for
FDR with cement ranges from $1.95 to $2.45 per sq. yd. Thanks to
its commitment to finding the most cost-effective method of rebuilding
the city’s failing asphalt streets, other major cities are
following Fort Worth’s lead and initiating cement recycling
programs.
For the full
article on Fort Worth successful FDR program, click here
Category: County
Road Scholar
 When
Tarrant County’s rapidly expanding urban development necessitated
upgrading roads, 15-year Texas Dept. of Transportation veteran Richard
Schiller turned to cement recycling. Now the county’s Precinct
3 field operations director, Schiller choose the process after witnessing
its success at TxDOT’s Fort Worth District. Since 2001, Schiller’s
precinct has recycled 360,000 sq. yds. with cement. In 2004, the
county plans to cement recycle 180,000 sq. yds. with the help of
a new injection-system-equipped pulverizer. The county typically
pulverizes and mixes in 4.5% cement six-inches deep. Two-inches
of asphalt or a two-course surface treatment tops the roadways.
Material costs are about $1.20 per sq. yd. Schiller’s program
has caught the attention of neighboring precincts and surrounding
cities, which have expressed an interest in cement recycling their
roadways. Congratulations to Richard Schiller and his Tarrant County
crew for leading his community to the best way to rebuild roads.
Click here
for the full story!
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