Chip seal

 

Some of the worst streets in our area were repaired last week. Way to go, Town of Twisp. We've been driving and walking on potholed asphalt and rutted gravel for years. A big upgrade for our little backwater neighborhood.

According to WASHDOT, chip sealing is the application of a "protective wearing surface to an existing pavement." 

It costs much less than new pavement overlays but does the trick. Liquid asphalt is sprayed on the road using a special truck, then immediately overlaid with gravel, which is then compacted with giant rubber tires. 

According to my neighbor, an extremely noisy process so glad I missed it.

I'm leaving tomorrow, and probably won't get back to the house for a few weeks now. 

There's an old quote: "Summer should get a speeding ticket."