Pavement Distress Evaluation

The purpose of the project is to determine what sections of roadway in the city of Tyler that need to be improved. The condition of a roadway will be determined and by calculating the Pavement Cracking Index (PCI), we will be able to come up with two or three possible solutions to mend that section. To determine where the attention is needed, data will have to be collected by surveying a specific section of a roadway and taking note of where the damage is. The results that came from the data collection and observation, show that the roadway is in good condition and the needs a maintenance to repair the minor cracks present. The recommended method to temporarily fix this issue would be to fill those cracks with hot rubberized asphalt. This will allow the pavement to be protected from rain and moisture that would otherwise flow through and erode the base materials and eventually cause potholes and pavement failure.