WHY CONCRETE?

Concrete Pavement is durable.  Concrete is a chemical reaction of cement, aggregate, and water.  It forms a solid unit that, at a minimum, has strength of 3500 psi.  This quality, combined with a good subgrade can accommodate any vehicle that uses the road.  Many concrete pavements last over 40 years with very little maintenance.

Concrete is versatile.  It can be designed for a various range of strengths.  It can be used as a completely new pavement or an overlay of existing pavements which includes asphalt roadways.  It can also be placed as roller compacted much like asphalt, providing an economical, durable, long lasting product.

Concrete is safe.  The tinned surface eliminates sheeting water hydroplaning and the frictional resistance of the concrete is far superior to any other product available.

Concrete pavement is environmentally friendly.      

• It is not an oil-based product that can migrate out of the pavement and pollute our streams and air.     

• The white color reflects heat and can lower the pavement temperature a considerable number of degrees.  This quality can greatly lower the ?heat island effect? of our streets and roads.

• It also needs less light to illuminate roadway hazards.  In some cases it requires only half the amount of light.

• Pervious concrete provides excellent drainage properties that help with storm water management.

• concrete, the pavement can actually clean the air and water runoff

• Concrete pavement is economical.  Lifecycle cost have long shown that concrete is cheaper in the long run, however, with the recent increase in the cost of oil, the initial cost is also comparable.

Concrete is made of materials found locally in Kentucky and the surrounding states.  It is not made from a product that is increasingly supporting countries that are not friendly to our government or values.

CONCRETE PAVEMENT IS THE MOST DURABLE, LONG LASTING, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, AND ECONOMICAL PAVEMENT.