ccsa 2007 award of excellence innovative & successful cape seal project city of santa cruz city...

CCSA 2007 Award of Excellence CCSA 2007 Award of Excellence INNOVATIVE & SUCCESSFUL INNOVATIVE & SUCCESSFUL

CAPE SEAL PROJECTCAPE SEAL PROJECT

City of Santa CruzCity of Santa CruzCity Street Residential & City Street Residential &

Collector Cape Seal - 2007Collector Cape Seal - 2007

Special ConsiderationsSpecial Considerations

•Extremely Active Environmental community •Location on Monterey Bay•College Town with high volume of foot and bicycle traffic at all hours•Very Active Arts and Entertainment Venues throughout city.

Infrastructure and Construction Considerations

•City Average PCI=48•Old, narrow, shaded streets.•Lack of previous maintenance•Typical ocean side weather •Afore mentioned environmental issues

Strategy Chosen for Project•City prep, contractor treat•Cape Seal (PMA TR/SLURRY)•PMA Terminal Blend Tire Rubber bid proved very cost effective. Well below City Engineer estimates

Project Highlights•City and Contractor coordinated efforts well•Low Cost allowed almost twice as many streets to be treated as originally estimated•PMA TR applied with no special equipment and no environmental issues.•0 Safety issues

With the success of their 2007 Cape Seal project the City of Santa Cruz is

planning to do it again in 08

Che CorlettChe CorlettGraham Contractors, Inc.Graham Contractors, Inc.che@grahamcontractors.com(408) 293-9516(408) 293-9516

Josh Spangrud, PEJosh Spangrud, PECity of Santa CruzCity of Santa Cruzjspangrud@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us(831) 420-5178(831) 420-5178