The annual Chip Seal project is scheduled to begin Monday, August 11, weather permitting. Drivers and motorcyclists are urged to travel slower (15-20 MPH) while driving on newly chip sealed streets.

Roads are chip sealed to keep them in good driving condition.

Each year, the street chip sealing process starts with preparation of the streets by City crews making repairs starting in early spring. Candidate streets are chosen based on condition surveys using the City’s pavement management system.

First, the contractor sprays the pavement surface with an asphalt emulsion onto which are spread fractured rocks. These rock chips are pressed into the emulsion with a roller several times before the road is opened for traffic. Depending on the wetness and coolness of the weather, roads are reopened as quickly as possible, usually no more than 30 minutes after the work started. Within 24 hours, the contractor will lightly sweep up loose rock chips. Then the City street sweeper will further sweep loose chips off the roads.

Those street sections to be sealed this year include:

– Bonnie Brae neighborhood

– 193rd Ave E, 77th St E, 79th St Pl E, 78th St E, 78th St Ct E- Brookwater neighborhood

– 103rd St E- Cedar Grove neighborhood

– 96th St E, 196th Ave E- Fir View neighborhood

– 97th St Ct E; 203rd, 204th, 205th Ave Ct E- Inlet Island neighborhood

– 205th Ave E- Interlake Island neighborhood

– 60th St E and 195th Place E- South of Lake Bonney

– 185th Ave E- Lakeridge Middle School area

– 182nd Ave E, 184th Ave E, 187th Ave E Fir View

– 97th St Ct E 203rd Ave Ct E, 204th Ave Ct E, 205th Ave Ct E

– Veterans Memorial Drive E, from Locust Ave to City Limits (past Angeline Rd)

– Angeline Road – Veterans Memorial Dr E to SR 410 overpass

– 214th Ave E from SR 410 to City limits beyond 104th St E

– Allan Yorke Park Field 4 Parking

The map of the streets being chip sealed this year can be viewed on the City’s website on the Current Projects page. Call 253.862.8602 for more information.