Roadway Improvements

Village of Old Bennington, VT

Challenge

The Fairview roadway in the Village of Old Bennington was experiencing excessive cracking and consolidation of portions of the roadway that receive vehicular loading.

Solution

MSK completed a geotechnical investigation of the road in the fall of 2022, which recommended that the road receive a full depth pavement replacement due to poor underlying base conditions. We performed a field survey of existing conditions to collect roadway limits, elevations, and adjacent features affecting the reconstruction. A proposed conditions plan was created based on the pavement recommendations provided in our geotechnical report. The proposed conditions plan provided reconstruction pavement limits, elevations, and associated construction details.

The solution involved the removal of existing asphalt, base course, and a portion of subgrade material. It also involved the installation of processed base course aggregate, blanket drainage in select locations, manhole and valve box resetting, and bituminous asphalt pavement.

Results

The construction of the new roadway was completed in Fall of 2023.