Ultra-thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance Update, Minnesota

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2009-30 Ultra-thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance Update, Minnesota Take the steps... Research...Knowledge...Innovative Solutions! Transportation Research

Ultra-thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance Update, Minnesota Final Report Prepared by: Ahmed Ali Ahmed Office of Materials Minnesota Department of Transportation January 2010 Published by: Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services Section 395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330 St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-1899 This report represents the results of research conducted by the authors and does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This report does not contain a standard or specified technique. The authors and the Minnesota Department of Transportation do not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to this report.

Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. 3. Recipients Accession No. MN/RC 2009-30 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance Update, Minnesota January 2010 6. 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Ahmed Ali Ahmed 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Materials 11. Contract (C) or Grant (G) No. 1400 Gervais Ave. Maplewood, MN 55109 12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services Section 395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330 St. Paul, MN 55155-1899 15. Supplementary Notes http://www.lrrb.org/pdf/200930.pdf 16. Abstract (Limit: 250 words) Final Report 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Ultra-thin bonded wearing course (UTBWC) is a method of extending pavement life for both hot mix asphalt (HMA) and Portland cement concrete (PCC) roads. For this reason the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) proposed and constructed test sections in the summer of 2004 and 2005 in the Twin Cities to demonstrate the effectiveness of this type of design. The focus of this report is about how a construction of UTWBC would improve ride quality of a pavement and if any distresses occurred after the construction. By obtaining data from Mn/DOT Pavement Management Office, UTBWC showed promise for future pavement maintenance design. After the construction of UTBWC, ride quality index (RQI) improved without any major distresses. Some of the minor distresses observed after construction were longitudinal and transverse joint distresses that were a reflective cracking from the bottom of the in-place concrete joints. 17. Document Analysis/Descriptors 18. Availability Statement Ultra-thin Bonded Wearing Course, Wearing course (pavements), Ride quality, Ride quality index, Materials tests, Hot Mix Asphalt, Hot mix paving mixtures, Portland cement concrete No restrictions. Document available from: National Technical Information Services, Springfield, Virginia 22161 19. Security Class (this report) 20. Security Class (this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 23

Acknowledgments I would like to thank Jerry Geib and Steven Henrichs for their constant help and Erland Lukanen for providing data for this report.

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION... 1 UTBWC History... 1 Material Used and Construction Procedure... 1 CHAPTER 2: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION... 3 UTBWC Section on I-94 (WB)... 3 UTBWC Section on I-35 W (SB)... 5 UTBWC Section on I-394... 6 UTBWC Section on MNTH-55 (WB)... 8 CHAPTER 3: CONCLUSION... 10 REFERENCES... 11 APPENDIX A: DATA ABOUT TRAFFIC AND DISTRESSES OF THE ROAD SECTIONS

List of Tables Table 1: Coarse aggregate testing requirements... 1 Table 2: Polymer modified emulsion membrane requirements... 2 Table 3: Mix requirements, composition by weight percentages... 2 Table 4: I-94 (WB) section, mile post 209.293 -- 208.323... 3 Table 5: I-35 W (SB) section... 5 Table 6: I-394 section (MP 6.246 -- 7.596), both directions... 7 Table 7: MNTH-55 (WB) section, mile post 184.630 -- 180.591... 8 List of Figures Figure 1: Transverse joint deterioration, photo taken summer of 2008.... 4 Figure 2: Longitudinal joint deterioration, photo taken summer of 2008.... 4 Figure 3: Close-up of transverse crack on I-94 section, photo taken summer of 2008.... 4 Figure 4: I-94 (WB) section, mile post 209.293 -- 208.323.... 5 Figure 5: UTBWC on I-35W section with no major distresses, photo taken summer of 2008.... 6 Figure 6: I-35W (MP 9.190 3.163) section.... 6 Figure 7: I-394 (EB) section, photo taken summer of 2008.... 7 Figure 8: I-394 (WB) section, this figure is about 5 ft wide. Photo taken summer of 2008.... 7 Figure 9: I-394 section (MP 6.246 -- 7.596), both directions.... 8 Figure 10: MNTH-55 (WB), photo taken summer of 2008.... 9 Figure 11: MNTH-55 (WB) section, mile post 184.630 -- 180.591.... 9

Executive Summary Ultra-thin bonded wearing course (UTBWC) is a method of extending pavement life for both hot mix asphalt (HMA) and Portland cement concrete (PCC) roads. For this reason the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) proposed and constructed test sections in the summer of 2004 and 2005 in the Twin Cities to demonstrate the effectiveness of this type of design. The focus of this report is about how a construction of UTWBC would improve ride quality of a pavement and if any distresses occurred after the construction. By obtaining data from Mn/DOT Pavement Management Office, UTBWC showed promise for future pavement maintenance design. After the construction of UTBWC, ride quality index (RQI) improved without any major distresses. Some of the minor distresses observed after construction were longitudinal and transverse joint distresses that were reflective cracking from the bottom of the in-place concrete joints.

Chapter 1 Introduction This paper reviews the performance of ultra-thin bonded wearing course (also referred to by the proprietary name Novachip TM ) on high traffic volume pavements in Minnesota. Much of the performance evaluation involved ride quality data and photos obtained from ultra-thin bonded wearing course overlays on four different sections. These sections were in the Twin-Cities area and were chosen as part of an ongoing assessment. UTBWC History Ultra-thin bonded wearing course (UTBWC) is used as a pavement maintenance and rehabilitation mainly on hot mixed asphalt pavements. This method was invented in France in 1986. Specially built paving machine is used during the construction, it sprays relatively thick and warm emulsion onto the pavement surface and places thin gap-graded hot mix asphalt that meet the design thickness. This process was used in 1999 on an US-169 section in a rural area of Minnesota. A study of the US-169 project was performed in 2007 and appeared to show a promise in pavement surface rehabilitation, and in providing the maintenance engineers with a cost-effective alternative solution [1]. Some of the advantages for using UTBWC instead of other surface treatment practice are speedy application during construction, immediate opening to traffic and reduces tire noise. UTBWC can be used as a surface seal for hot mix asphalt pavements to slow down deterioration caused by traffic, weathering, raveling and oxidation [2]. It can be used to seal small cracks and provides a wearing surface with excellent frictional resistance when non-polishing aggregates are used for the coated chips. Material Used and Construction Procedure Construction of UTBWC is the application of a warm polymer modified emulsion membrane followed immediately with an ultra-thin wearing course. Hot mix asphalt composed of about 6% asphalt binder of PG 70-28. Depending on the 3/8 gap graded coarse aggregate in the mix, the binder content slightly varied from 6% binder content to meet Mn/DOT mix design. This type of coarse aggregate, Mn/DOT define as Class A aggregate or specifies as Mn/DOT 3139.2A2a and meets the testing requirements in Table 1 below. Table 1: Coarse aggregate testing requirements Tests Method Limit Flat & Elongated Ratio @ 3:1, % ASTM D 4791 25 max % Crushed, single face ASTM D 5821 95 min % Crushed, two or more Mechanically crushed faces ASTM D 5821 85 min Micro-Deval, % loss AASHTO TP58 18 max Specially built paver was used during the construction of all the UTBWC sections. This paver machine incorporated a receiving hopper, feed conveyor, a storage tank for polymer modified emulsion membrane. The paver can place UTBWC at a rate of 10 30 meters/minute [30 to 90 ft/minute]. The screed of the paver had the ability to crown the pavement at the center both positively and negatively and had vertically adjustable extensions to accommodate the desired 1

pavement profile. Polymer modified emulsion membrane was sprayed by the machine prior to the application of the UTBWC at range temperature of 50 80 o C (120 180 o F) and spray rate of about 0.20 gal/yd 2. Table 2: Polymer modified emulsion membrane requirements Test on Emulsion Method Min. Max. Viscosity, Saybolt @ 25 o C[77 o F] AASHTO T59 20 100 Storage Stability Test 1, 24h, % AASHTO T59 1 Sieve Test AASHTO T59 0.05 Residue by Distillation 2, % AASHTO T59 63 Oil Distillate by Distillation, % AASHTO T59 2 Demulsibility, 35 ml, 0.8% dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, % Tests of Residue From Distillation Penetration @ 25 o C[77 o F] AASHTO T49 60 150 Solubility in trichloroethylene, % AASHTO T44 97.5 Elastic Recovery, % AASHTO T301 60 1 Note: After standing undisturbed for 24 hours, the surface shall be a smooth homogenous color throughout. 2 Note: AASHTO T59 with modifications to include a 200 o C [392 o F] maximum temperature to be held for a period of 15 minutes. Table 3: Mix requirements, composition by weight percentages SIEVES Typical application rates 9.5 mm [3/8-in.] - Type B 65-75 lbs/sy ASTM Design General Limits mm in % Passing 19 3/4 12.5 1/2 100 9.5 3/8 85-100 4.75 #4 28-42 2.36 #8 22-32 1.18 #16 15-23 600 µm #30 10-18 300 µm #50 8-13 150 µm #100 6-10 75 µm #200 4-5.5 Asphalt Content, % = 4.8-6.0 % Draindown Test, AASHTO T305 = 0.10% max Film thickness = 9 µm [0.41 mil] min. Moisture Sensitivity, AASHTO T282 = 80 % min During the compaction processes, a steel double drum asphalt roller was used with a minimum weight of 10 metric tons. These rollers are equipped with a functioning water system and scrapers to prevent adhesion of the fresh mix onto the roller drums. 2

Chapter 2 Performance Evaluation All UTBWC applied sections have had performance data collected annually. These data were Average Annually Daily Traffic (AADT) including percent of trucks, Ride Quality Index (RQI), Equivalent Single Axle Loading, International Roughness Index, rutting and video log for inspecting surface condition. Most of the measurements mentioned in this paragraph can be found in the appendix section. Mn/DOT currently collects pavement condition data by using a special vehicle that measure rutting, International Roughness Index (IRI) and records video log of the pavement surface. In 1997 Mn/DOT modified a conversion formula for finding RQI from IRI. This was base on 32 citizens rating 120 different sections by rating the ride condition with a scale of 0 to 5, and it was correlated to IRI data. Also the IRI correlated was only based on the left path wheel. Before 1997, RQI was base on average of IRI for both wheels and was a used slightly different conversion formula. Performance evaluation of this project primarily focuses on RQI and photos obtained from Mn/DOT s van that collects annually IRI and video for pavement surface. UTBWC Section on I-94 (WB) West bound interstate highway I-94 near Rogers, MN. UTBWC was constructed in the summer of 2005 as a test section. A special paver-machine as mentioned previously was used, the machine applied modified emulsion membrane to the pavement surface and immediately placed ¾ inch of HMA with a gap graded aggregate. Prior the construction of the project, the inplace concrete pavement was grooved in 1990 and the UTBWC was placed directly on grooved PCC pavement. Table 4: I-94 (WB) section, mile post 209.293 -- 208.323 Description layer DEPTH DATE UTBWC 0.75 2005 Groove concrete N/A 1990 Concrete joint repair N/A 1985 Concrete (Doweled) built 9.00 1974 Aggregate base 6.00 1974 Grading N/A 1973 As of May, 2008 the major distress in this UTBWC section occurred along transverse and longitudinal joints. The cracks appeared to be propagating from the bottom. After further visual inspection, it was found that cracks occurred where the longitudinal/transverse joints of the concrete pavement were located. Figure 1 & 2 below illustrates the findings. 3

Figure 1: Transverse joint deterioration, photo taken summer of 2008. Figure 2: Longitudinal joint deterioration, photo taken summer of 2008. Another distress observed was missing pieces of UTBWC along cracks, revealing the concrete pavement surface. Figure 3: Close-up of transverse crack on I-94 section, photo taken summer of 2008. As part of Mn/DOT pavement condition rating, the RQI was measured every year in order to study and predicted when to rehabilitate or reconstruct a new pavement section. Figure 4 below shows the RQI of the section. It shows that ride improved after the UTBWC was applied in 2005 and dip down a little bit the following year and then stay about same for the next two years. 4

I-94 Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance (Note: UTBWC was constructed 2005) 4.5 Sec. num. 1442 RQI 4 3.5 3 UTBWC Overlay 2005 RQI Category > 4.1 - Very good 3.1-4.0 Good 2.1-3.0 Fair 1.1-2.0 Poor < 1.0 - Very poor 2.5 2 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year Figure 4: I-94 (WB) section, mile post 209.293 -- 208.323. UTBWC Section on I-35 W (SB) This UTBWC section was constructed in the summer of 2005 on I-35 W (SB) in Bloomington, MN. The limits of this project were between MP 9.190 to MP 3.163. This section is composed of a jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) with bituminous overlay that was built in 1992. Table 5: I-35 W (SB) section Description DEPTH DATE UTBWC 0.50 2004 Bituminous overlay 3.00 1992 Mill bituminous (Partial depth) 3.00 1992 Bituminous overlay 3.00 1982 Mill bituminous (Partial depth) 1.00 1982 Bituminous overlay 1.00 1978 This section has 0.5 inch of UTBWC. The overall condition of the surface was intact with no major cracks except minor reflective cracks along the longitudinal joints. The section composed of three adjacent subsections. These subsections had relatively good RQI according to Mn/DOT rating with an RQI greater than 3 prior the construction of UTBWC. After the construction of the UTBWC the RQI jump by an average of 7.0% and stayed about the same for a year. After that the RQI dipped down to the value of RQI just before the construction and stayed the same the following year (2008). Figure 6 below illustrates behavior of RQI explained in this paragraph. 5

Figure 5: UTBWC on I-35W section with no major distresses, photo taken summer of 2008. I-35W Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course (Note: UTWBC was constructed 2004) RQI 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 3" Mill & Overlay, 1992 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year UTBWC, 2004 Sec. num. 564 Sec. num. 566 Sec. num. 567 RQI Category 4.1 - Very good 3.1-4.0 Good 2.1-3.0 Fair 1.1-2.0 Poor 0.0-1.0 Very poor Figure 6: I-35W (MP 9.190 3.163) section. UTBWC Section on I-394 The construction of UTBWC of this Interstate highway was finished in the summer of 2004. Prior to the UTBWC, the sections both east and west bound were milled off an existed 1.75 overlay exposing inplace doweled concrete pavement surface and placed ¾ of UTBWC. Brief description is in Table 5 below. 6

Table 6: I-394 section (MP 6.246 -- 7.596), both directions Layer Description DEPTH DATE UTBWC 0.75 2004 Mill bituminous (Partial depth) 1.75 2004 Bituminous overlay 1.75 1996 Concrete (Doweled) built 10.00 1991 Aggregate base 3.00 1991 Grading N/A 1991 In 2008, the Mn/DOT video log showed that the section was in good condition except a few spots where the UTBWC came off exposing the inplace concrete surface. Figure 7: I-394 (EB) section, photo taken summer of 2008. Figure 8: I-394 (WB) section, this figure is about 5 ft wide. Photo taken summer of 2008. Measurement of RQI for both east and west bound sections showed relatively the same behavior in terms of increasing or decreasing RQI values over the years, between 2001 to 2006 west bound had higher RQI than east bound at one time about 17% differences. Figure 9 below shows RQI vs. Year for both lanes. 7

I-394 Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Performance (Note: UTBWC was constructed 2004) 4.5 4 Sec. num. 1804 (EB). Sec. num. 1792 (WB). RQI 3.5 3 2.5 1.75" Overlay, 1996 1.75" Mill & 0.75" UTBWC, 2004 2 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 RQI Category 4.1 - Very good 3.1-4.0 Good 2.1-3.0 Fair 1.1-2.0 Poor 0.0-1.0 Very poor Year Figure 9: I-394 section (MP 6.246 -- 7.596), both directions. UTBWC Section on MNTH-55 (WB) The construction of UTBWC was completed in the summer of 2005. On this project the UTBWC was placed on an existing bituminous overlay that had been crack repaired in the summer of 1999. Table 7: MNTH-55 (WB) section, mile post 184.630 -- 180.591 Layer Description DEPTH DATE UTBWC 0.75 2005 Major crack repair N/A 1999 Bituminous overlay 4.50 1996 Mill bituminous (Partial depth) 3.00 1996 Bituminous overlay 4.50 1984 Mill bituminous (Partial depth) 2.50 1984 Aggregate seal (Chip seal) 0.63 1972 Aggregate seal (Chip seal) N/A 1966 Bituminous layer 3.00 1955 Bituminous base 1.00 1955 Aggregate base 5.00 1955 Grading N/A 1952 Review of the video log taken in the summer of 2008 showed that the UTBWC was in a good condition with minor longitudinal and transverse cracks that propagated from the bottom. 8

Figure 10: MNTH-55 (WB), photo taken summer of 2008. This section has two subsections (Secnum 11541 and Secnum 11542) adjacent to each other. According to the collected RQI values, these adjacent subsections had fluctuating values, but after UTBWC was constructed the values were similar. In 2006 and 2007 the RQI of both subsections improved and decrease slowly without major dipping in 2008. Figure 8 below shows RQI values for both subsections (i.e. Secnum 11541 and 11542). 4.5 MNTH-55 Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course (Note: UTBWC was constructed 2005) RQI 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 3" Mill (Partial depth) & 4.5" Overlay, 1996 Major crack repair, 1999 1 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year UTBWC, 2005 Sec. num. 11541 Sec. num. 11542 RQI Category 4.1 - Very good 3.1-4.0 Good 2.1-3.0 Fair 1.1-2.0 Poor 0.0-1.0 Very poor Figure 11: MNTH-55 (WB) section, mile post 184.630 -- 180.591. 9

Chapter 3 Conclusion Overall condition of all the UTWBC sections constructed in the summer of 2004 and summer of 2005 in the Twin Cities showed a promising performance up to now with only minor deterioration. Most of the distresses were along transverse and longitudinal joints; this type of distress is common on bituminous overlay on Jointed Plain Concrete pavement. This product dramatically improved the IRI of all the sections. It showed a good bond both on bituminous and concrete surfaces. All sections revealed no major cracks in 2008 which stop runoff water and deicing chemicals from getting into the pavement. Constant increase of traffic flow on Twin Cities highways and the need for shortening highway lane closure time, UTWBC would give a better choice for pavement engineers when needing to maintain and improve the ride quality of a pavement. A good decision can only be made when the life service of these sections is achieved and compared with the Mn/DOT current pavement maintenance life expectancy and cost. 10

REFERENCES 1. Ruranika, M. and Geib, J. (2007). Performance of Ultra-Thin Bounded Wearing Course (UTBWC) Surface Treatment On US-169, Princeton, MN, Minnesota Local Road Research Board, Report No. MN/RC 2007-18. 2. Pierce, L.M., Uhlmeyer, J.S., and Weston, J.T. (2003). NOVACHIP Post Construction/Performance Report, Washington State Department of Transportation, June. 11

Appendix A Data about Traffic and Distresses of the Road Sections

Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-35W SB 564 1989 I-35W SB 564 1991 1.96 I-35W SB 564 1993 0.91 I-35W SB 564 1994 1.23 I-35W SB 564 1996 100768 1188077 8.1 1.06 I-35W SB 564 1997 105101 1258737 8.1 I-35W SB 564 1998 109827 1063910 6.5 0.77 I-35W SB 564 1999 112683 1108221 6.5 I-35W SB 564 2000 109877 1140130 6.7 0.99 I-35W SB 564 2001 114272 1203284 6.7 1.18 0.22 I-35W SB 564 2002 109584 1245269 7.2 1.19 0.17 I-35W SB 564 2003 111557 1279751 7.1 1.31 0.23 I-35W SB 564 2004 110257 1373439 7.6 1.31 0.18 I-35W SB 564 2005 111359 1397606 7.6 1.15 0.22 I-35W SB 564 2006 109201 1364885 7.5 1.13 0.17 I-35W SB 564 2007 109201 1407760 7.6 1.25 0.15 I-35W SB 564 2008 1.3 0.18 Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-35W SB 566 1989 I-35W SB 566 1991 1.59 I-35W SB 566 1993 0.76 I-35W SB 566 1994 1.07 I-35W SB 566 1996 100768 1188077 0.95 I-35W SB 566 1998 109827 1063910 6.5 0.74 I-35W SB 566 2000 109877 1140130 6.7 0.83 I-35W SB 566 2001 114272 1203284 6.7 0.93 0.19 I-35W SB 566 2002 109584 1245269 7.2 1.07 0.15 I-35W SB 566 2003 111557 1279751 7.1 1.08 0.2 I-35W SB 566 2004 110257 1373439 7.6 1.09 0.19 I-35W SB 566 2005 111359 1397606 7.6 0.9 0.21 I-35W SB 566 2006 109201 1364885 7.5 0.88 0.14 I-35W SB 566 2007 109201 1407760 7.6 1 0.14 I-35W SB 566 2008 1.04 0.16 A-1

Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-35W SB 567 1991 1.8 I-35W SB 567 1993 0.81 I-35W SB 567 1994 1.13 I-35W SB 567 1996 100768 1188077 8.1 1.2 I-35W SB 567 1998 109827 1063910 6.5 0.82 I-35W SB 567 2000 109877 1140130 6.7 0.91 I-35W SB 567 2001 114272 1203284 6.7 1.15 0.16 I-35W SB 567 2002 109584 1245269 7.2 1.27 0.14 I-35W SB 567 2003 111557 1279751 7.1 1.36 0.18 I-35W SB 567 2004 110257 1373439 7.6 1.28 0.14 I-35W SB 567 2005 111359 1397606 7.6 0.96 0.2 I-35W SB 567 2006 109201 1364885 7.5 0.99 0.14 I-35W SB 567 2007 109201 1407760 7.6 1.09 0.13 I-35W SB 567 2008 1.22 0.15 Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-94 WB 1442 1991 1.2 I-94 WB 1442 1995 1.26 I-94 WB 1442 1996 60000 1176475 11 I-94 WB 1442 1997 62580 1239611 11 1.45 I-94 WB 1442 1998 69000 1149750 9.1 I-94 WB 1442 1999 70794 1191477 9.1 1.45 I-94 WB 1442 2000 77000 1535738 10.7 I-94 WB 1442 2001 80080 1612826 10.7 1.89 I-94 WB 1442 2002 79000 1303926 8.7 1.82 I-94 WB 1442 2003 80422 1367244 8.9 2.02 I-94 WB 1442 2004 89000 1505041 8.7 2.25 I-94 WB 1442 2005 89890 1529003 8.7 2.29 I-94 WB 1442 2006 93000 1602423 8.7 1.69 I-94 WB 1442 2007 93000 1889987 10.2 1.77 0.13 I-94 WB 1442 2008 1.6 0.17 A-2

Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-394 EB 1804 1991 I-394 EB 1804 1993 1.74 I-394 EB 1804 1995 1.61 I-394 EB 1804 1996 135000 630337 3.2 I-394 EB 1804 1997 140805 667784 3.2 1.32 I-394 EB 1804 1998 143000 687551 3.2 I-394 EB 1804 1999 146718 716254 3.2 1.34 I-394 EB 1804 2000 145000 736264 3.3 I-394 EB 1804 2001 150800 777023 3.3 1.65 0.06 I-394 EB 1804 2002 150000 672432 2.8 1.62 0.03 I-394 EB 1804 2003 152700 745489 3 1.64 0.05 I-394 EB 1804 2004 151000 1044192 4.2 1.44 0.16 I-394 EB 1804 2005 152510 1050521 4.2 1.18 0.18 I-394 EB 1804 2006 148000 1090164 4.4 1.16 0.09 I-394 EB 1804 2007 148000 872774 3.5 1.29 0.14 I-394 EB 1804 2008 1.47 0.14 Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) I-394 WB 1792 1991 I-394 WB 1792 1993 1.55 I-394 WB 1792 1995 1.58 I-394 WB 1792 1996 135000 630337 3.2 I-394 WB 1792 1997 140805 667784 3.2 1.24 I-394 WB 1792 1998 143000 687551 3.2 I-394 WB 1792 1999 146718 716254 3.2 1.05 I-394 WB 1792 2000 145000 736264 3.3 I-394 WB 1792 2001 150800 777023 3.3 1.13 0.1 I-394 WB 1792 2002 150000 672432 2.8 1.22 0.08 I-394 WB 1792 2003 152700 745489 3 1.22 0.12 I-394 WB 1792 2004 151000 1044192 4.2 1.11 0.06 I-394 WB 1792 2005 152510 1050521 4.2 0.99 0.1 I-394 WB 1792 2006 148000 1090164 4.4 0.92 0.11 I-394 WB 1792 2007 148000 872774 3.5 1.08 0.11 I-394 WB 1792 2008 1.16 0.1 A-3

Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) MNTH-55 WB 11541 1991 1.8 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1992 2.5 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1993 1.57 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1995 1.67 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1996 32037 296908 7.3 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1997 32517 304812 7.3 0.8 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1998 34857 305711 6.8 MNTH-55 WB 11541 1999 35903 318443 6.8 0.94 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2000 35134 325172 7 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2001 36539 341857 7 1.04 0.14 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2002 36902 118488 2.7 1.16 0.13 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2003 37567 121674 2.7 1.5 0.17 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2004 36136 121375 2.8 1.11 0.11 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2005 36498 123743 2.8 1.22 0.26 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2006 34414 118670 2.8 1.03 0.13 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2007 34414 131313 3 1.07 0.16 MNTH-55 WB 11541 2008 1.11 0.17 Truck ROAD Direction Sec. num. Year AADT ESAL Percent IRI (m/km) RUTTING (in) MNTH-55 WB 11542 1991 1.81 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1992 2.91 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1993 1.73 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1995 1.99 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1996 32037 296908 7.3 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1997 32517 304812 7.3 0.58 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1998 34857 305711 6.8 MNTH-55 WB 11542 1999 35903 318443 6.8 0.67 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2000 35134 325172 7 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2001 36539 341857 7 0.83 0.15 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2002 36902 118488 2.7 0.92 0.17 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2003 37567 121674 2.7 1.01 0.2 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2004 36136 121375 2.8 0.97 0.09 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2005 36498 123743 2.8 1.07 0.26 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2006 34414 118670 2.8 1.04 0.15 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2007 34414 131313 3 1.03 0.16 MNTH-55 WB 11542 2008 1.07 0.16 A-4